New Temple Predictions - March 2021 Edition

I have updated my temple prediction map in preparation for General Conference in April. Data used to identify probable locations for future temples include the size of the Church in a specific geographical area (i.e. number of stakes and districts, the number of wards and branches), the age of the oldest stake in a specific geographical area, church growth trends, distance to the nearest temple, the historical number of endowment sessions scheduled at the nearest temple, and member and missionary reports regarding member activity, temple attendance, and convert retention. In September 2019, I divided prospective temple sites into more likely and less likely categories. This change appeared warranted given recent trends of temple announcements in remote areas of the world with few relatively Latter-day Saints, such as Tallahassee, Florida; Cobán, Guatemala; Budapest, Hungary; and Okinawa, Japan, that appear less likely to receive temple announcements given historical trends. Altogether, there are 156 potential temples on the map (40 more like temples, 116 less likely temples).

Locations added to the temple prediction map in March 2021 include:

• Buenos Aires North, Argentina (less likely)
  
• Canberra, Australia (less likely) 
• Chiclayo, Peru (less likely) 
• Chimbote, Peru (less likely)
• Farmington, Utah (less likely)
  
• Fort Worth, Texas (less likely)
  
• Fortaleza South, Brazil (less likely)
  
• Ha'apai, Tonga (less likely)
• Jacksonville, Florida (less likely)
  
• Kimbanseke, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (less likely) 
• Las Vegas, Nevada (2nd temple) (less likely) 
• Lehi, Utah (less likely)
  
• Lima South, Peru (less likely)
  
• Lower Hutt, New Zealand (less likely) 
• Mexico City, Mexico (2nd temple) (less likely)
  
• Milan, Italy (less likely) 
• Morelia, Mexico (less likely)
  
• Nuku'alofa City or Malapo, Tonga (less likely)
• Palmas, Brazil (less likely)
• Queen Creek, Arizona (less likely)
  
• San Pablo City, Philippines (less likely)
• Santa Ana, El Salvador (less likely)
  
• Santiago South, Chile (less likely) 
• Savannah, Georgia (less likely)
• Sioux Falls, South Dakota (less likely)
• Smithfield or North Logan, Utah (more likely)
  
• Toulouse, France (less likely)
• Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (less likely)
  
• Yopougon, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (less likely)
  

The following prospective temple was transferred from the less likely category to the more likely category:

• Austin, Texas
  

The following 10 locations appear most likely to have temples announced this coming General Conference. You are welcome to provide your top 10 picks for temple announcements in the comments below.

1. Monrovia, Liberia 
2. Smithfield or North Logan, Utah
   
3. Angeles or Olongapo, Philippines
4. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 
5. Missoula, Montana
6. Colorado Springs, Colorado 
7. La Paz, Bolivia
   
8. Charlotte, North Carolina
9. Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
10. Austin, Texas
    

See below for the map of likely and less likely new temple sites: