New Temple Predictions - September 2024 Edition

I have updated my temple prediction map in preparation for General Conference in October. 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, the distance to the nearest temple, traffic/transportation, the square-footage of the nearest temple, the historical number of weekly endowment sessions scheduled at the nearest temple, and member and missionary reports regarding member activity, temple attendance, and convert retention are variables used to identify prospective sites for future temple announcements. Altogether, there are 208 potential temples on the map (which is 5 potential temple sites less than the total number of potential sites identified in March 2024). The following nine locations have been added to the temples prediction map with this current update - all of which are less likely temples:

• Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Kigali, Rwanda
  
• Lilongwe, Malawi
• Macon, Georgia
  
• Mwene-Ditu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple
• Saleilua, Samoa
  
• Takoradi, Ghana
  
• Tema, Ghana
  
• Yaoundé, Cameroon
  

Also, there were five locations that were moved from the less likely to be announced list to the more likely to be announced list. Provided with a reasoning for the transfer from the less likely temples to be announced list to the more likely temples to be announced list, these locations included:

• Abuja, Nigeria (remote distance, three stakes in the metropolitan area, creation of the Nigeria Abuja Mission in 2024, significant recent growth in Jos, Nigeria that appears likely to become a stake in the immediate future)
• Cottonwood Heights/Holladay/Sandy Utah Temple (temple in this area could serve 20-30 stakes, this area of the Salt Lake metropolitan area is the most unreached by current temples).
  
• Lomé, Togo (significant recent growth in the Benin Cotonou Mission where there are now five stakes and one district)
  
• Port Harcourt, Nigeria (metropolitan area on the Afro-Eurasian landmass with the most stakes [7] without a temple, multiple new stakes likely to be created in the immediate future, two missions now headquartered in city [second mission created in 2024], significant steady growth in the number of stakes. Although the Aba Nigeria Temple is nearby, the Aba Nigeria Temple is on the opposite side of the city from where Port Harcourt is located. There has also been significant growth in Aba as well that can better support the current temple. There are now five stakes in Aba alone)
• Rigby, Idaho (significant recent growth in the number of congregations and stakes in the Idaho Falls, Idaho area, additional new stakes likely to be organized in the near future, Idaho Falls Idaho Temple now has 31 stakes assigned)
  

In my opinion, the following 10 locations appear most likely to have temples announced this coming General Conference. As always, your prediction lists are welcome and encouraged.

1. Spanish Fork, Utah
2. Angeles or Olongapo, Philippines 
3. Kampala, Uganda
4. Santiago, Dominican Republic
5. Osorno, Chile OR Puerto Montt, Chile
6. El Paso, Texas
7. Price, Utah
8. Bo, Sierra Leone
9. Port Harcourt, Nigeria
10. Rigby, Idaho
    

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