Hello, everyone! I am posting for the first time today (as I have not felt well up until now and have thus spent most of my day snoozing) to report some minor changes in temple construction progress. Let's dive right in to discuss those changes!
First of all, as some of you may have noticed in recent versions of the reports I have published here about temple construction progress, I have been tracking how much time there will be between the date of each report and the 200th anniversary of the gospel's restoration (Saturday April 6,, 2030, when, if tradition holds, at least some of the General Conference proceedings from that weekend will be broadcast live from the site of the restoration of the Church in Fayette, New York). As of today, there are 12.60 decimal years between now and then. The average number of temples that will need to be completed between now and then still sit at between 3-4 each year, which the Church can likely easily do.
It is also now just less than a month before open house tickets will be available for the Meridian Idaho Temple (with the open house set to start in less than two months and the dedication to follow in just about 2.5 months). Likewise, it is just over two months prior to the date when the open house tickets will be available for the Cedar City Utah Temple open house, with the open house starting just short of two months from today, and the dedication following in just over three months.
As we also know, the renovations for the Memphis Tennessee and Tokyo Japan Temples will start exactly one month from today, with the renovations for Oklahoma City set to start in about 1.5 months, and the Asuncion Paraguay renovation will start two months from today.
In the meantime, only minor progress has been reported on temples now under construction, with it being noted by several of my sources today that the Durban South Africa Temple roof slab has been poured completely. Also, with the Fortaleza Brazil Temple, the exterior walls of the meetinghouse are rising.
I also found this interesting: It appears now that, until further progress is made towards resolving the delays that are continuing to prevent full-scale construction from starting on the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple that many sources are not comfortable with trying to estimate a completion date for this temple. We do know that whenever full-scale construction does begin that it is anticipated to take 20 months or so to complete. That said, I have not seen a compelling enough reason that I should take out the completion estimate I have listed for that temple. But if there has been no further progress on this temple within the next couple of months, I will then consider it wiser to not list a completion date until construction does begin, because that will be around the time winter starts again in Winnipeg, and it will then be too late for that construction to begin during 2017. I encourage us all to continue to pray that whatever is delaying this process will be resolved sooner rather than later. Until more is known, I remain optimistic.
Aside from what I have noted here, there have been no other noticeable temple-related developments to report. I will continue to keep my eyes open for such developments and I will be sure to pass along any information as I receive it. In the meantime, thank you for the privilege of your time. Comments alre always welcome and appreciated. Until my next post, may the Lord be with and bless you alll.
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Minor Temple Construction Progress Developments to Report
I have had a lifelong love for Church history, which has extended to ongoing reports of the ministry of our apostles and prophets, General Conference, and all temple developments. This blog enables me to share that love with all who read my thoughts on these developments, which are sometimes reported multiple times per day as needed.
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