The updated estimates follow below. Since so much has changed in this regard just within the last 24 hours or less, I have no doubt that there will be plenty of other changes as this month progresses. The only constant in such estimates is that they continuously change. Those updates follow below.
That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Until my next post, I wish each one of you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.
Future estimates for known temple-related events
2018:
Monday February 19: Oakland California temple Renovation
Closure (date has been confirmed)
Sunday March 4: Washington DC Temple Renovation Closure (date
has been confirmed)
Sunday April 15 or 22: Houston Texas Temple Rededication
(private)
April or May: Full-scale construction anticipated to
begin on the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple
Sunday May 20: Jordan River Utah Temple Rededication/Mesa
Arizona Temple Renovation Closure (both have been confirmed)
July: Hamilton New Zealand Temple Renovation Closure
(confirmation of official closure date is pending)
Sunday August 12 or 19: Concepcion Chile Temple
Dedication (160th operating temple)
Sunday October 14 or 21: Barranquilla Colombia Temple
Dedication (161st operating temple)
Sunday December 9 or 16: Rome Italy Temple Dedication
(162nd operating temple)
2019:
Mid-January: Kinshasa DR Congo Temple Dedication (163rd
operating temple)
Mid-February: Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple Dedication (164th
operating temple)
Mid-March: Memphis Tennessee Temple Rededication
Mid-to-late April: Fortaleza Brazil Temple Dedication
(165th operating temple)
Early-to-mid May: Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple
Rededication
Mid-to-late May: Lisbon Portugal Temple Dedication (166th
operating temple)
Early-to-mid June: Raleigh North Carolina Temple
Rededication
Early-to-mid August: Durban South Africa Temple
Dedication (167th operating temple)
Mid-to-late August: Asuncion Paraguay Temple Rededication
Mid-to-late October: Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple
Rededication
Mid-November: Arequipa Peru Temple Dedication (168th
operating temple)
Mid-December: Oakland California Temple Rededication
NOTE: While the Church has indicated that this temple’s
rededication is anticipated during 2019, it is one of the older ones, and, as
such, if the renovation process is delayed for any reason whatsoever, its
rededication could be pushed back into 2020.
2020:
Mid-February: Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple Dedication
(169th operating temple)
Mid-to-late April: Tokyo Japan
Temple Rededication
Early-to-mid June: Winnipeg
Manitoba Temple Dedication (170th operating temple)
Early-to-mid September: Mesa
Arizona Temple Rededication
Mid-November: Washington DC Temple Rededication
2021:
Mid-May: Hamilton New Zealand Temple Rededication
NOTE: I heard that 2018 and 2019 could be big years for
temple groundbreakings. If that proves correct, then many other temples could
also be dedicated during 2020 and 2021. It also seems safe to assume that other
temple renovations will be announced, which will in turn necessitate subsequent
rededications. As the next two years unfold, I will have a better idea of when
such events may occur, and they can then be added to the other estimates above.
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