1.
New Dehli India (proposed in 1992 by Elder Neal
A. Maxwell; this temple may be a long time in coming)
2.
Vilnius Lithuania Temple (proposed in 1993 by
Elder M. Russell Ballard: one of the newest ones listed on the LDS Church temples sites, though the proposal is more than 20 years old)
3.
Nairobi Kenya Temple (proposed in 1998 by
President Gordon B. Hinckley; this temple is very likely to be announced soon because of extensive and explosive Church growth)
4.
Maracaibo Venezuela Temple (proposed in 1999 by President
Gordon B. Hinckley; South America has been another region that has really grown in the Church, and I can foresee a day when every country in South America will have a temple.)
5.
Singapore Temple (proposed in 2000 by President
Gordon B. Hinckley; the promise of a temple here is prophetic and will happen soon.)
6.
Southwest Salt Lake Valley Temple (proposed in
2005 by President Gordon B. Hinckley; he stated at the time he mentioned it that a site had been purchased, but they were not ready for an announcement yet. Another temple in the Salt Lake Valley would help combat the heavy load of the temples currently there.)
7.
Managua Nicaragua Temple (proposed in 2012 by
Elder Russell M. Nelson; as noted above, the Church in South America has been growing quite a bit, and I foresee a day when every South American country will have a temple.)
8.
Kasai Region Democratic Republic of the Congo
(proposed in 2016 by Elder Neil L. Andersen; the Church in Africa has really grown, and another temple in the DR of the Congo may be needed very soon.)
9.
Lehi Utah (This is Amy's hometown. Not many cities "need" a temple. Lehi definitely does to combat everything that is going wrong there.)
10. Layton Utah (This city has really expanded. It may very well be the property President Hinckley alluded to above.)
11. Toole,
Utah (The Church membership is high there)
12. Pocatello,
Idaho (This is the only major Idaho city that doesn't currently have a temple, and having one here would be fabulous.)
13. Tacoma,
Washington (With a large number of LDS congregations and no temple within 200 miles, this city is a great candidate for a temple.)
14. Benin
City, Nigeria (The Church has grown a lot in Africa, and a second Nigerian temple would surely be a blessing to the Saints there.)
15. Maracaibo,
Venezuela (Again, I see a day when every South American country will have a temple.)
16. Brasilia,
Brazil (With a high Church presence, Brazil may be a good candidate for several more temples in the near future, especially since no progress has been made on the Fortaleza Brazil temple since its 2011 groundbreaking.)
17. Salvador
Brazil (see above)
18. Harare,
Zimbabwe (The Church has grown so much in Africa that a Zimbabwean temple makes sense.)
19. Puebla,
Mexico (Mexico Church membership has increased substantially.)
20. Queretaro,
Mexico (See above. Multiple new temples for Mexico makes sense.)
21. Cagayan
de Oro, Philippines (With the growth of the Church in the Philippines, another Filipino temple makes sense.)
22. Santa
Cruz, Bolivia (Again, I see a day when every South American nation will have at least one temple.)
23. Quito,
Ecuador (See above.)
24. Auckland,
New Zealand (The Church has grown a lot in the Pacific.)
25. Bentonville,
Arkansas (There's not a temple within 200 miles of this city, so having one there makes sense.)
26. Jacksonville,
Florida (Not sure how busy the other Florida temples are, but a third would surely be a blessing to the Saints there.)
27. San
Pedro Sula, Honduras (Honduras may be ready for a second temple.)
28. Salem,
Oregon (The one other temple in Oregon is busy enough, and the Church has grown enough in Oregon that another temple there makes sense.)
29. Belem,
Brazil (Brazil may be ready for several new temples, especially as no progress as been made on the Fortaleza Brazil temple.)
30. Budapest,
Hungary/Vienna, Austria (Of the two, I see a temple in Austria as the more likely possibility. In this, I am not affected by the fact that Amy served her mission there. It would be great to have a temple there.)
I should mention that it would only take 27 of these being announced to make it to the 200 temple mark.With the possibility of having 154 temples by the end of this year, with 160 by the end of 2017, and considering that there may be 3-6 more under construction by then, if an average of 3 temples were completed a year, with an average of 5 temples announced every year, 200 temples by Apirl 6, 2030 could become a reality.
Well, what do you think?
I came over to your blog after reading Matt's. While there may be a day when every South American country has a temple, building one in Maracaibo does nothing to further your statement. Venezuela has a temple already in Caracas. The countries that are yet to have a temple are Guyana and Suriname. I did not include French Guiana in my list because it is still a dependent territory of France. Also, your statement that there is not a temple within 200 miles of Tacoma is incorrect.
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know. I appreciate the feedback. Sorry it's taken so long to respond. I'm not used to getting comments on my blog, so I don't regularly check for them unless someone notifies me that they have left a comment they'd like to make. My main reason for supporting the prediction of a temple in Maracaibo is because it was proposed with the apostolic promise that attending other temples in the area would soon necessitate one there. That promise was made by President Gordon B. Hinckley, and I can't honestly tell you whether that was before or after the building of the temple in Caracas. Thanks for letting me know about the incorrectness of the statement re: the Tacoma temple. Iwill be sure to correct both points, including your most excellent and valid observations, in another post at another time. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThe "backlog" of temple announcements, as some have termed it, is completely gone with respect to temples located in the US. If no new temples are announced in this country, there will probably be none under construction here within two years. I would say the odds of some of your US location picks being announced next are very high. I think more locations in Utah are very probable. One slight correction: Oregon already has two temples, Portland and Medford. But Salem does seem a good location for the next one that is announced there. Also, in Florida, Pensacola may get one before Jacksonville, based on distance at least. If going by the 200 mile rule, there are at least three other states that need one or more new temples, not that I think these are likely: Maine, South Dakota, and Alaska (2 locations there). Other western states as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback. I appreciate the comments. I won't be surprised if new temples are announced, but I won't be surprised either if no new temples were announced. Nearly every time temples are announced, at least one has been in the United States, with the obvious exception of those announced last April. I explained in a previous comment how I arrived at the inclusion of these potential temple sites. Time will tell just how right (or wrong) I am. Thanks for the additional comment.
ReplyDeleteHow about Richmond, VA? There is no temple in Virginia yet (although DC is on the northern edge) and a good population of LDS around the capital (4 stakes) as well as the many servicemen around the naval yards in Norfolk and Newport News not far away down the bay. I think this is a gap in the current east coast coverage that may be a likely spot ...
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