I hope that, in whatever feedback follows the posting of this updated list, there will be an appropriate degree of appreciation and deference to the research I have done. But, as I always have and hopefully always will, I acknowledge my weakness as being just one person who, at the end of the day, is basing this information on the resources I could find on the subject, limited though that information may be. So if anything has been overlooked by me, I would welcome the clarification and correction. I hope that this most updated list can generate the same degree of thoughtful discussion and feedback which has characterized any previous version of this list that I have ever done.
As I have done in the past, I have tried to prioritize this list by the order in which I feel they will be announced. If any of these selections need to be reordered, please be sure to bring that to my attention.
Thanks in advance to all who will review this list and please do let me know your earnest and honest opinion on my work.
Managua
Nicaragua
Port
Moresby Papua New Guinea
Bentonville
Arkansas
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Kampala
Uganda
Nairobi
Kenya
Lehi Utah
Layton
Utah
Budapest
Hungary
Pocatello
Idaho
La Paz
Bolivia
Fort
Worth Texas
Puebla
Mexico
Missoula
Montana
Brasilia
Brazil
Jacksonville
Florida
Belo
Horizonte Brazil
Rapid
City South Dakota
Benin City
Nigeria
Salvador
Brazil
Montpelier
Vermont
Lagos Nigeria
Richmond Virginia
Port
Harcourt Nigeria
Edinburgh
Scotland
Salem
Oregon
Tacoma
Washington
Neuquen
Argentina
Kumasi Ghana
Chile (top locations: Antofagasta/Valparaiso/Santiago (2nd temple)
Kumasi Ghana
Chile (top locations: Antofagasta/Valparaiso/Santiago (2nd temple)
What do you think about a temple in northern Chile? What about near Toole, Utah. A huge percentage of new stakes in last couple decades in the Salt Lake district have been in the Toole area or further west in Nevada
ReplyDeleteIndexing is important to digitizing records to find for temple work. Indexing is usually easy depending on the type of record.
ReplyDeleteYou even get to choose. It does not take a lot of time commitment. You can use as little or as much time as you want. My stake set the goal for a million records this year. We are getting close. You all should do some too. Whether you do five minutes a week or five hours, it all is important. Please help in this great work.
As I have before stated, I once had a list of possible future temple sites that was 60+ strong in number. As further research was done, and as the conference for which I was preparing this list drew near, I had to eliminate the temples that were not as likely. Among the many options I considered were two or three sites for future temples in Chile. While I would have to go back and look at the older versions of this list to be sure, I know off the top of my head that one was in Valparaiso, and, in the spirit of the announcement of the second Lima Peru temple, the second was another in the capital city of Santiago. Just a minute. Let me do some research on the latest Church growth in Chile. Having looked on LDS Church Temples and Wikipedia, it seems there might be sufficient Church activity to warrant another Chilean temple. I will add that possibility in just a moment. Thanks, Chris, as always, for the comment.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the indexing program goes, I was involved in it back before it could be done online. During that time, it was known as extraction. I have often heard pleas, from various sources, regarding participation in that effort. I would be more than happy to be involved in indexing. It's just that, for the last several years, there has been so much going on in my life that renders my participation in that impossible. My health is such that I have not even been able to regularly attend the temple or even my weekly Church services for a while. But it is something I believe is important to focus on, and it is something I am hoping to do just as soon as I can reasonably do so. For the moment, I've got more than enough on my plate. In fact, in some ways, I have got far too much on my plate. I know I likely need to look at my life and make some endeavors a greater priority than I now do. But given all that's been going on with me lately, I have had to content myself with doing what little I can do when I can do so. Thanks for putting a plug in for this program. I hope that those who can will take advantage of this opportunity. From my past experiences with its precursor, I can personally attest to the blessings that come into the lives of all engaged in family history and temple work, whatever form that takes. I like to think that my labor of love on this blog, which has been so focused on Church news and developments in general and the goings-on and happenings on the temple front in particular, is playing an important part in the work of salvation. Thanks again, Chris!
ReplyDeleteI don't inex a lot. But I try to do it when I can. I really like obituaries because they are easy. I can do one in a few minutes and quit for the day or spend more time. Or start one save it and quit and come back later.
ReplyDeleteChris, I just realized I made no comment about your suggestion of Tooele Utah. I wanted to say in regards tot that particular location what I have said about other suggestions like it: Given the latest temple announcements that have been made, no city anywhere can be ruled out as a possible contender for a future temple site. This is especially true of Tooele. That is another one I had on my list of 60+ when it had so many good options, but, except in rare previous occasions that I know of, it is unheard of to have more than two Utah temple sites under active consideration at one time. And of the many likely possibilities for future Utah temples, I feel that Layton and Lehi are the the two most likely for near future announcements. And that impression has been borne out repeatedly by numerous sources. I would be happy to consider Tooele as a future possibility at some point. But in my mind, such a temple is not as likely as ones for Layton and Lehi. I would welcome any comment of any kind from any and all who may disagree with me on this point, and if there is enough public support to back up the idea of an imminent announcement of a temple for Tooele, it is not, in my own humble opinion, as likely or imminent as Layton or Lehi. As always, thanks, Chris!
ReplyDeleteI also feel that Layton and Lehi areas are strong contenders. Look forward to the day we have many more temples keeping busy around the world and in the modt remote places on earth.
ReplyDeleteI also feel that Layton and Lehi areas are strong contenders. Look forward to the day we have many more temples keeping busy around the world and in the modt remote places on earth.
ReplyDeleteMe too. My lifelong enthusiasm for and love of temples has led to my growing fascination regarding all facets of temple construction progress and predicting future temple sites and timelines for future temple events. This blog is my way of thanking the Lord for these sacred houses of worship. Everything important to me has come as a result of the Church being so focused on temples and family. The temple is where I met and married my wife. For that reason alone, anything and everything about temples will forever be fascinating to me. And I just learned recently from an e-mail sent to me by a good friend who would know this that my blog has recently become one of the top Google search results for all temple news and developments. That is sobering and awe-inspring to contemplate. And it is because of my love and appreciation for temples that I so very much loved my involvement with the extraction program, which was the precursor to today's indexing program. I would like nothing more than to become involved again with this sacred work. But given all that's happening personally right now in my life, I have not even been able to regularly attend Church or the temple within the recent past. I have been overwhelmed by my health situation and how no one can seem to figure out what is going on with me. When added to the similar and equal intense difficulties my wife is having with her health, you will no doubt understand and comprehend just how hard it has been to do the daily things. I have always used distraction and keeping myself busy as a coping means to deal with my lifelong health challenges. But right now, it is more than I can handle just to get up and sit on the sofa all day, not moving around much and only doing the bare minimum I can get away with. But we are working on all of these things. As soon as there is sufficient improvement with my health situation and that of my wife, I will get as involved as I possibly can with life, including hopefully getting back to either writing or working full-time outside the home for my living. And regular Church and temple attendance and indexing are all part of the future plan. It's just not practical for either my wife or myself right now. My biggest sorrow in life comes from well-meaning people who presume and assert that we are not doing everything we can or should be doing. But all of these things will come in time. In the meantime, my consistent blog posts and keeping abreast of Church news and developments helps me immensely in dealing with what would otherwise be a stressful, impossible mess to deal with. Thanks again for all your great comments, Chris!
ReplyDeletemy message was for all who read your blog. I was not directed any one person. I fugured I could encourage a lot of people by posting here.
ReplyDeleteI understand fully now, Chris, and I apologize for my incorrect assumption that your indexing comment was directed to me personally. I very much appreciate your enthusiasm for all Church-related happenings in general, and for the indexing program in the future. Indexing is something about which I have heard so much, and I am continually amazed by all those who have responded to any invitation to participate in it. I plan on doing so as soon as I am able. After all, I absolutely loved doing extraction, the precursor to indexing, and it has always been my hope and intent to participate in the new indexing program, which, from what I understand is the newest and much more efficient way to do what we used to do with the extraction program. I have also been, by virtue of my previous participation in extraction, not to mention my many, many hours of service in the temple, absolutely over the moon about all developments about new ways to do family history and temple work, and I can't wait to try indexing myself. I was also a firsthand witness to the wonderful outpouring of blessings that have attended my previous experiences with family history and temple work. One of the richest blessings I have received from that process is the fact that I met and married my wife in the temple. For that reason, I will always be grateful for my previous involvement with extraction, and I look forward to the same results by participating in indexing. I can't wait to get started!
ReplyDeleteThat's one of the many reasons why I find my current situation so frustrating. I can barely live any semblance of a normal life right now. And, as I stated in the most recent post I did, I have been continually frustrated and bothered by the fact that other people seem to single us out as never doing enough and just mooching off the government. It is so very hard to not have any answers about why my wife and I have struggled so much with our health throughout our lives, and most especially now. I find myself more often than not champing at the proverbial bit because we are not now able to do things we know we rightly should, including and especially regular Church and temple attendance and participation in such things as indexing. Because things have been so bad for so long, more often than not, I am constantly unable to even do regular daily personal scripture study and prayer. But I know, because I've experienced these things in my life before, that in so many ways, I can't afford to let life's burdens, tribulations and challenges from doing what I know I need to be doing. But as with so many other things in my life, it's one thing to know it deep in my heart where it counts and another thing to put aside what I'm going through long enough to engage in these things. I can't afford not to. And I know I need to majorly man up and get back to all of this. But I keep allowing myself to be overwhelmed by life, curl up in a little ball, and not bother fighting the good fight. I don't know why I've been this way more often than not lately. As my wife keeps telling me, I used to be this amazing, extremely good and religiously (pun intended) faithful man who would rather sacrifice his own life and health than to let these very important things slide. Somehow, somewhere, I stopped fighting. And my wife, Amy, has been caught in the fallout of my folly. So for me, in reflecting on your remarks regarding indexing and upon her constant encouragement to me to get back to living my life, I am hoping I will have the ability to do so. Thanks for reminding me, even if you didn't intend to do so, that such a fight is worth it and that I need to get back to the things that were once so important to me. I hope you have not been offended by my previous responses. You have become such a good friend and such an integral part of providing feedback on the work I feel I can do, and I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have that in my life. I pray that you will overlook my knee-jerk reaction to your invitation, which I always knew was meant for the general public and not for me personally. I meant no offense, and I certainly hope none was taken. Sorry for the sermon, and thanks for letting me vent.
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