"The First Presidency has announced open house and dedication dates for the Calgary Alberta Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). The public is invited to visit the temple during an open house from 29 September through 20 October 2012, excluding Sundays and Saturday, 6 October. Free reservations for the open house can be made through the www.calgarymormontemple.org website in the coming weeks."

mormonnewsroom.org/calgary-alberta-temple-open-house-dedication-dates

This will be the 3rd temple in the Province of Alberta and the 8th Canadian Temple. Cardston was the 6th temple created in 1923, after the Hawaii temple and the first out of the United States.  The 9th temple in Canada is under planning in Winnepeg, Manitoba.

Since the LA Kings won the Stanley Cup, Canadians don't have much else to cheer about except these temples.

http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/calgary/

4 New YSA stakes created in Phoenix, AZ

Following the pattern in Utah, Idaho and recently Virginia, the church is converting it's university stakes to Young Single Adult Stakes (YSA).  Four were created in the Phoenix - Mesa area this week

http://ldschurchgrowth.blogspot.com/

27. Gilbert Arizona YSA - June 9th, 2012
28. Mesa Arizona YSA East - June 9th, 2012
29. Mesa Arizona YSA West - June 9th, 2012
30. Phoenix Arizona YSA - June 9th, 2012


There are now 95 stakes in Arizona and 1,501 in the US.  There are 2,976 worldwide but still 50.4% are in the US. 19 of the 30 stakes created this year are outside of the US and surprisingly only one stake this year is in Utah.

The Church is on track to create 65 stakes this year or 1.3 per week. That translates to completing 5 or 6 wards and branches a week and probably 2 or 3 buildings a week. The Church has not created more than 50 stakes a year since 1996.

Year	Members	Stakes	Add New
1969	2,807,456	496	23
1970	2,930,810	537	41
1971	3,090,953	562	25
1972	3,218,908	592	30
1973	3,306,658	630	38
1974	3,409,987	675	45
1975	3,572,202	737	62
1976	3,742,749	798	61
1977	3,969,220	885	87
1978	4,166,854	990	105
1979	4,404,121	1,062	72
1980	4,639,822	1,218	156
1981	4,920,449	1,321	103
1982	5,162,619	1,392	71
1983	5,351,724	1,458	66
1984	5,641,054	1,507	49
1985	5,919,483	1,582	75
1986	6,166,974	1,622	40
1987	6,394,314	1,666	44
1988	6,721,210	1,707	41
1989	7,308,444	1,739	32
1990	7,761,179	1,784	45
1991	8,089,843	1,837	53
1992	8,404,087	1,919	82
1993	8,689,619	1,968	49
1994	9,025,914	2,008	40
1995	9,340,898	2,150	142
1996	9,694,549	2,296	146
1997	10,070,524	2,424	128
1998	10,354,241	2,505	81
1999	10,752,986	2,542	37
2000	11,068,861	2,581	39
2001	11,394,522	2,607	26
2002	11,721,548	2,602	-1.0
2003	11,985,254	2,624	22
2004	12,275,822	2,665	41
2005	12,560,869	2,701	36
2006	12,868,606	2,745	42
2007	13,193,999	2,790	42
2008	13,508,509	2,816	26
2009	13,824,854	2,869	40
2010	14,131,467	2,898	29
2011	14,441,346	2,946	48
2012	Actual	2,976	30

The Church membership doubles about every 18 years, or in less than a single generation and has done so since it's first year after being restored in 1830.