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Possible next temple in each county in Utah

Updated after October, 2024 General Conference Beaver County Temples: None (Cedar City Temple District) Stakes: 2 Possible first temple: Beaver Commentary: Once the church is more comfortable with small, part-time temples in rural Utah, Beaver will get a temple Box Elder County Temple: Brigham City Utah Temple Stakes: 11 Possible next temple: Willard or Perry Other possibilities: Tremonton Doesn't seem likely in the near future. Growth in Box Elder County will be in the areas south of Brigham City, hence Willard or Perry. Cache County Temples: Logan, Smithfield Stakes: 38 Possible next temple: Nibley/Hyrum Eventually: North Logan, Providence, Wellsville Possible in the near future. Growth in the Cache Valley will be south of Logan. The driver for population growth in Cache Valley is proximity to the Wasatch Front. The Hyrum, Nibley, College Ward area seems to be where future growth will be. Carbon County Temples: Price (Announced) Stakes: 4 Possible next temple: None Unless the

Next Temple in Each of the 50 States--Not a prediction, just my guesses

Updated after October 2024 General Conference Alabama Current Temple: Birmingham, Huntsville Possible Next Temple: Mobile (5 Stakes in 3 states) Justification: Travel time to existing temples Other possibilities: Montgomery Alaska Current Temple: Anchorage, Fairbanks Possible Next Temple: Juneau (1 Stake) Difficulty and expense of travel anywhere else Other possibilities: Palmer/Wasilla, Soldotna Arizona Current Temples: Mesa, Phoenix, Gilbert, Tucson, The Gila Valley, Snowflake, Yuma, Queen Creek Possible Next Temple: Flagstaff or Prescott Reduce load on temples in Mesa and Gilbert and save traffic headaches for patrons Other possibilities: Glendale, Kingman, Holbrook, Window Rock, Scottsdale Arkansas Current Temple: Bentonville Possible Next Temple: Little Rock (3 Stakes) 2 hours of travel to Memphis Other possibilities: Fort Smith California Current Temples: Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, Fresno, Sacramento, Redlands, Newport Beach, Feather River (Yuba City), San Jose, Yorba Lind

US metro areas and cities with multiple stakes without a temple

Note: This is NOT a temple prediction post. Only cities more than 40 miles from their temple included. Updated October, 2024 Alabama None Alaska None Arizona Prescott, Arizona Temple District: Phoenix Arizona Stakes: 2 Distance to temple: 83 Miles Flagstaff, Arizona Temple District: Snowflake Arizona Stakes: 2 Distance to temple: 120 Miles Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Temple District: Memphis Tennessee Stakes: 3 Distance to Temple: 154 Miles California Note: Greater Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco metros and Central Valley not included. Lancaster, California Temple District: Los Angeles California Stakes: 2 Distance to temple: 66 Miles Victorville, California Temple District: The Redlands California Stakes: 3 Distance to temple: 53 miles Colorado Manassa/San Luis, Colorado Temple District: Albuquerque New Mexico Stakes: 2 Distance to temple: 191 miles Florida Fort Meyers, Florida Temple District: Fort Lauderdale Florida Stakes: 2 Distance to temple: 128 Miles Georgia Augusta

Largest Cities in Utah without a temple (Operating, Under renovation, Announced or Under Construction)

List of the 30 largest cities in Utah that currently do not have a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Updated after April 2024 General Conference 1. West Valley City Temple District: Salt Lake, Taylorsville 2. Sandy Temple District: Draper, Jordan River 3. Millcreek Temple District: Salt Lake 4. Herriman Temple District: Oquirrh Mountain 5. Murray Temple District: Taylorsville 6. Riverton Temple District: Jordan River, Oquirrh Mountain 7. Eagle Mountain Temple District: Saratoga Springs 8. Spanish Fork Temple District: Payson 9. Roy Temple District Current: Ogden Future: Syracuse (Possible) 10. Pleasant Grove Temple District: Current: Mount Timpanogos Future: Lindon, Mount Timpanogos 11. Kearns Temple District: Taylorsville 12. Midvale Temple District: Jordan River 13. Springville Temple District: Provo City Center 14. Cottonwood Heights Temple District: Salt Lake, Taylorsville 15. Kaysville Temple District: Layton 16. Holladay Temple District: Salt Lake 17. Cle

The Apostles as appointed by church president

Joseph Smith 18 Apostles 3 Future Church Presidents Thomas B. Marsh David W. Patten Brigham Young Heber C. Kimball Orson Hyde William E. McLellin Parley P. Pratt Luke Johnson William Smith Orson Pratt Lyman E. Johnson John E. Page John Taylor Wilford Woodruff George A. Smith Willard Richards Lyman Wight Amasa Lyman Brigham Young 9 Apostles 2 Future Church Presidents Ezra T. Benson Charles C. Rich Lorenzo Snow Erastus Snow Franklin D. Richards George Q. Cannon Joseph F. Smith Brigham Young, Jr. Albert Carrington John Taylor 6 Apostles 1 Future Church President Moses Thatcher Francis M. Lyman John Henry Smith George Teasdale Heber J. Grant John W. Taylor Wilford Woodruff 5 Apostles 0 Future Church Presidents Mariner W. Merrill Anthon H. Lund Abraham H. Cannon Mathias Cowley Abraham O. Woodruff Lorenzo Snow 2 Apostles 0 Future Church Presidents Rudger Clawson Reed Smoot Joseph F. Smith 11 Apostles 3 Future Church Pre

What defines a ward?

The standards for beginning a new ward a very clear. In the US and Canada, 300 people are required. Outside of the US and Canada, it is only 150. There must be enough temple-recommend holding men to be able to staff the bishopric and other organizations. But with recent changes in the church, and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, could this standard change? My hunch is, that for most of the church, it will not. In my stake, there are six wards, and I do not see that changing even with fewer callings needed. But in smaller cities and towns, I can see that some places will see branches become wards. All you need now are enough active men to form an effective Elder's quorum and enough active women to form a functioning Relief Society. I would say north of 20 in each case. 40-50 adults could constitute a ward in many cases. In some cases, the church could even wave the requirement that a Bishop live within the ward, as long as he lives nearby. The could help areas o