The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be building eight new temples, church President Russell M. Nelson announced Sunday afternoon.

The temples will be (in order of announcement):

Bahía Blanca, Argentina

Tallahassee, Florida

Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Benin City, Nigeria

Syracuse, Utah

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

The Shanghai temple will be the first in the People's Republic of China, and Dubai will be the first in the Middle East region.

Nelson said the Dubai temple announcement is "in response to their gracious invitation, which we gratefully acknowledge."

He also addressed the significance of the Shanghai temple, adding that it will not affect the legal status of the church in China, nor will the church be sending proslyting missionaries to the country.

Nelson's full statement on the topic: