Here is the list (they are placed in the order in which I believe they will be announced. I would like to thank Jonathan Whiting for his suggestion about listing them horizontally rather than vertically).
Managua Nicaragua
Port Moresby Papua New Guinea
Bentonville Arkansas
Freetown Sierra Leone
Kampala Uganda
Nairobi Kenya
Lehi/Layton Utah
Budapest Hungary
Pocatello Idaho
La Paz Bolivia
Fort Worth Texas
Puebla Mexico
Missoula Montana
Jacksonville Florida
Rapid City South Dakota
Edinburgh Scotland
Salem Oregon
Tacoma Washington
Richmond/Waynesboro/Buena Vista Virginia
Brasilia/Belo Horizonte/Salvador Brazil
Neuquen Argentina
Benin City/Lagos/Port Harcourt Nigeria
Kumasi Ghana
Port Moresby Papua New Guinea
Bentonville Arkansas
Freetown Sierra Leone
Kampala Uganda
Nairobi Kenya
Lehi/Layton Utah
Budapest Hungary
Pocatello Idaho
La Paz Bolivia
Fort Worth Texas
Puebla Mexico
Missoula Montana
Jacksonville Florida
Rapid City South Dakota
Edinburgh Scotland
Salem Oregon
Tacoma Washington
Richmond/Waynesboro/Buena Vista Virginia
Brasilia/Belo Horizonte/Salvador Brazil
Neuquen Argentina
Benin City/Lagos/Port Harcourt Nigeria
Kumasi Ghana
Curious as to why Nampa? It is very close to Boise, and will most likely be in the new Meridian Temple district. It could happen though. There are always surprise announcements.
ReplyDeleteThe list is good. I'm also wondering "Why Nampa?" because of the proximity of the Meridian and Boise temples.
ReplyDeleteI'd recommend posting your list horizontally in the future, as it would be easier to read. Like this:
Managua Nicaragua
Port Moresby Papua New Guinea
Bentonville Arkansas
Freetown Sierra Leone
Kampala Uganda
Nairobi Kenya
Lehi/Layton Utah
Budapest Hungary
Pocatello/Nampa Idaho
La Paz Bolivia
El Paso/Fort Worth/Katy/Austin/McAllen Texas
Puebla Mexico
Missoula Montana
Edinburgh Scotland
Richmond/Waynesboro Virginia
Brasilia/Belo Horizonte/Salvador Brazil
Neuquen Argentina
Benin City/Lagos/Port Harcourt Nigeria
Kumasi Ghana
Hey, Chris and Jonathan! Thanks for your thoughtful feedback. I may not have mentioned that I am what's called "geographically challenged." I like to joke that in the Boy Scouts, I earned my orienteering merit badge on accident...and it wasn't the usual sort of accident either. I therefore did not register just how close Nampa was to Boise and Meridian. I only thought of it as a good prospect because of the number of stakes in that area. Based on your feedback, I will be eliminating that possibility. I could see a temple in every major Idahoan city one day, and I can't shake the feeling that if Nampa keeps growing the way it has, it too will get a temple when the time is right. It's certainly not unheard of to have many temples in close proximity to each other. Living in Orem as I do, I am within a reasonable driving distance of the Provo, Provo City Center, and Mount Timpanogos Utah Temples. Thanks to you additionally, Jonathan, for your kind suggestion about having them horizontally rather than vertically. They will be much more easily read that way. I will alter that in this post within the next few minutes. Thanks again to you both for your readership and interest.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I like to look at, are the list of stakes in each temple district on Ricks temple site. Under each temple you select "temple district" on the left. He lists the stakes alphabetically, but you can also choose chronologically or the map. The map may give you a general idea of where stakes are. The Meridian and Boise Idaho temples are about 25 mins apart. Nampa city center is about 25 to 30 mins from each temple. There could be the day that it could possible get one when the church grows much more. The new Meridian temple is nearly 84% larger than the Boise temple. (35,868 sq ft vs 65,960 sq ft).
DeleteNo problem. :)
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ReplyDeleteHow far is Kumasi to Accra?
ReplyDeleteEduardo, I do not know. But I will find out. One moment. It appears the distance between them is 125 miles. This makes Kumasi a prime candidate for a temple, when considering also the number of Church units that have been established between the two areas. Thanks. Great question.
DeleteYou mentioned a possible temple in Waynesboro/Richmond, VA. I'm thinking that that a temple maybe a little further south in Buena Vista, VA where the quasi-LDS Southern Va University is located. I know of some undeveloped university-owned property that has been set aside for "undetermined future needs" as a possible site for one. Not to mention, there are two Stakes there and provides a more central location for areas of West VA.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your analysis and feedback. I will add Buena Vista as the third of three possible sites for a future Virginia temple. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks, James! The list is much easier to read, now.
ReplyDeleteYou are more than welcome. The credit for this change goes entirely to you, my friend, because you were the one who originally brought it to my attention. If the list looks any better at all, that is because of your most excellent suggestion. I so very much appreciate the increased interest in and comments about my blog posts, even and especially those that are not only coming on my posts itself, but on other forums as well. I am overwhelmed at times by the increasing interest in my posts and the ever-increasing traffic of people reading and commenting on them. I hope I demonstrate the least part of the appreciation I daily feel about all this unfolding. Thank you very much again for your suggestion and for your kind comment above.
DeleteNo problem, man! You're doing a great job of advertising on Matt's Church Growth site. :)
DeleteThank you for saying so. I owe a lot to Matt because of his giving me permission a while back to talk about his posts on this blog and to share information about and links to things I post. A couple of times now, when I have posted about my blog, those posts have somehow been deleted directly after they were submitted. But every time this has happened, without hesitation, Matt enables those comments again. The arrangement has led to this blog becoming more and more popular as the number of those who read my posts has increased. That's staggering and gratifying enough for me, but when added to the fact that there are people who have read my posts with whom I am now friends on Facebook and who read every post without fail, leaving comments on content in almost every one. I am delighted to be able to report to all of you reading this that this post has had, especially in light of how recently it was written, the most views and far and away the greatest number of comments of any of the over 300 I have done since my blog was born. Obviously the location and prospects of future temples is a subject that appeals to many. I am even more humbled by the ever-increasingly many that have said they regularly check my blog. Jonathan, I don't know how frequently you check my blog, and I don't desire or need to know that ever. It's none of my business what you check or don't check on during any given day. I just thank you for your questions and insights on every one of my posts you have visited, and that thanks infinitely multiplies concerning those for which you have commented, either once or many times.
DeleteIn the same breath, though, it always warms my heart when I hear of people who have told me they check my blog daily, if they don't check it multiple times per day. I suppose I should tell those people that, if they want to, they can subscribe to my blog on their phones, which would alert them to posts or comments as they are made. I can see where that would help, but since most of my posts and comments are done late at night or early in the morning (my body clock is severely out of sync, especially with whatever is going on with my health, so I am often up until 2 am or later and usually only have been stirring out of bed between 2 and 3 pm.
Where was I going with all of this? Oh, yes. I was trying to make two points. The first is that I welcome any and all subscribers, but I am no less appreciative of those who only check my blog when I advertise a specific post or set of posts on Matt's blog or Facebook. It is knowing that there is value and interest in what I have to say that has helped this blog to be the success it is, even though I will likely never see success to the degree of the labors of love that are done by Matt and Rick, but I feel that I will be perfectly content if I find out that what I have said on this blog has had a positive impact on just one person. And knowing that more people than that have said so is overwhelming. One final point I want to make. As I'm sure Rick and Matt are all too aware of, some posts appeal to people where other posts with a similar subject generate few readers and no discussion. Such has been the lot of many of my posts. The personal ones I have done have not yielded any commentary at all, not even expressions of concern and support. I will never object to a post without comments, but it does bother me how some topics I tackle are better received, more popular, and get more feedback than others.
DeleteThe topic of temples is one other prime example. I did a couple of posts recently discussing the latest temple construction progress and, for temple events that may occur during 2017 or 2018, have offered my best prediction for when future groundbreakings and dedications may be announced and have also estimated the dedication month. If this post above has interested any of you at all, I would encourage you to look that one over and leave any comments about my educated guesses on that particular post that you might feel inspired to share. And I could just be misjudging the situation. It could be that, rather than a lack of interest causing the problem, those who have read the post may feel they have nothing to add. I can understand and accept that. But even if you agree with me, I'd like to know. And, as with this post, on that post, I may have missed something that should have been obvious. It's been known to happen. I am only one person, after all. So take a look at that one and leave comments there if it appeals to you. I hope this post is interesting/informative to you, and I welcome feedback about it, whatever the nature of that feedback is. Thanks.
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Great list! Thanks very much! I am curious about more information regarding Missoula Montana. I know you have said in the past that Elder Bednar suggested this as a possible site. Rick has not added it yet to his proposed list at ldschurchtemples. Can you tell me more about when Elder Bednar suggested this, the setting, and any information about the possible site. I have asked some in other areas of Montana and they are unaware of this possible site. Thanks very much! Enjoy your blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inquiry. The only reason I know anything about the temple proposed in Missoula Montana is because someone mentioned it in a previous comment on another post. The possibility of a Missoula temple was mentioned by Elder David A. Bednar when he was presiding at a stake conference in the area. He made it clear that the Church was not at that time looking for or anticipating such a site, but that it would possibly happen at some point in the not-too-distant future. As to why Rick Satterfield has not added the Missoula temple to the list of those publicly proposed, I did ask him about that. He said that until I mentioned it to him, he had not been aware of this happening, and he said that because the details were at best sketchy and inconsistent, without even a knowledge beyond the rough month of when this happened, he did not at this time feel confident enough to add it to his list of publicly proposed temples. As with other feedback he's given me, he promised to keep his eyes and ears open for any solid information on this temple, and he said he would be sure to let me know as soon as he knew anything. He did say that he appreciated seeing that temple on my list of those imminent for announcement, and that when he has enough information about it, he will add that temple to his list. So it's a work in progress. That's basically all I know or have heard about this possibility. It may be imminent, it may be not. There may be in some people's minds questions about if all this is actually happening or whether or not it is under any consideration, active or otherwise. I have felt confident enough, based on my limited knowledge about this, to add it to my list. But it may be a while before it is officially accepted as a possibility, let alone before it happens. I have done some study on the Church activity level in the area in which the temple would serve, and it would do the job nicely for that area. For now, I will just wait until more information is available. I feel confident enough to have included it on my own list, but understand that others may not share my confidence or even the opinion that it will happen. Confusing enough? Suffice it to say it's all very ambiguous, and may be open to individual interpretation and acceptance. Hope that answers your question.
DeleteJames, thank you for your work and enthusiasm. Just for the record, my exact response was: "James, I'd love to post Missoula as a proposed temple location, but I only post proposals that appear in Church publications." That's all I've said regarding Missoula. Thank you.
DeleteThanks for that most needed clarification and correction, Rick. I am very sorry if I in any way misquoted you or misrepresented your attitude. I hope you harbor no ill feelings for me about my having done so. If you do, it is perfectly understandable, and I will work as hard as I can to get back into your good graces. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment, and thanks again for the clarification and correction.
DeleteNo worries, James. Thanks for providing a place for us to discuss potential temple locations. It's my favorite topic, as you can imagine. I've had my eye on Missoula for quite some time now. The surrounding mountains would make a gorgeous setting for a temple.
DeleteI am beyond relieved to hear that there are no hard feelings. I've been worried about that since it happened. Thank you for letting me know. I agree with you about Montana. It is an ideal location for a temple, and I hope we will have one there before too much longer. Based on the limited information available to me, it sounds like it is most likely to happen sooner rather than later. By the way, I was overjoyed to read your wonderful posted news regarding Harare Zimbabwe. What a wonderful milestone! To think that a site will be announced and a groundbreaking will take place there all during the early months of next year. This will mark the first time that I know of that ground was broken for a temple in any nation other than the United States within a year of the temple announcement. It also means that for the first time in Church history, 3+ temples are going to be under construction simultaneously in Africa. How wonderful it was to read of this milestone. And I owe any ability on my part to post about things like this mostly to your wonderful labor of love. I hope you know how much I appreciate what you do. Even if you don't hear it from anyone else, I want you to know that your work has definitely made a difference for me personally. Thank you, Rick, for your kindness and consideration. And thanks, as always, for commenting.
DeleteI think a Virginia Temple will go to Richmond likely Chesterfield County mainly because it is more central to all of the stakes in the state that would be assigned to it. Plus, the Church tends to always build temples near the largest urban area. Waynesboro just doesn't fit that mold.
ReplyDeleteFrederick, thanks for taking the time to comment here after doing so on Matt's blog. I appreciate your opinion and in some ways share it, but, after considering all the possibilities, until I can gather more information about which city might be more likely for a temple in Virginia, I don't feel confident enough in narrowing it down any further. The list of Virginia possibilities may indeed expand instead of shrinking. It all depends on the information I can gather. I would love nothing more than to narrow my prediction for the #1 most likely location, but at the moment, I don't feel confident enough to do so. Thanks for your feedback. I will consider it and continue to study. My one consolation is that the location of a possible temple in Virginia is not something I need to absolutely resolve beyond question or doubt today. I have posted these possibilities in an attempt to get the list of most likely and most imminent temple announcements trimmed down to a number I feel confident with. As more information has come to my attention, the list has gotten bigger, not smaller. I am grateful I have about 4 months to study the options and narrow down things before general conference. And that is one of the many reasons I have requested feedback on my choices. I will be the first to fully recognize and acknowledge that, aside from what I can gather by watching Church growth through Rick Satterfield's Temple website and through Matt's Church growth blogs, unless something crosses my radar through comments on my work, I have no way of knowing or figuring out which of all the many possibilities is most imminent and most likely. This list was once 60+ strong in possibilities and has been gradually narrowed down to what I predicted for last general conference. When no new temples were announced then, it was an easy matter to transfer my predictions to the next conference. That is why I post about it so frequently here. I recognize that people may have more first-hand knowledge than I have about this subject, and I am continually blown away, especially lately, by the interest in and feedback about my work. As I have so often said and felt, my own small labor of love may never enjoy the degree of success of that of Rick and Matt's. In fact, it is thanks to them that I am even able to venture any such predictions. Their constant willingness to share with the world in general and me in particular their thoughts about Church growth and temple developments has enabled this blog to become what it is: just one more outlet where such things can be discussed. I am overwhelmed with gratitude. Thank you, Frederick, for your feedback and the information you shared. I will give it every due consideration and try to come to some solid decision about one or two most likely locations for a future temple in Virginia. Thanks again.
DeleteI also think you should consider Jacksonville, Florida.
ReplyDeleteA Florida temple was once on this list. Rick Satterfield, my main sounding board about all these predictions, once indicated to me what the most likely city for Florida's next temple. It is always a possibility. If there is one thing I have learned from observing the temple announcements that have come in the last little while, it is that they are unpredictable at best. There have been temples I thought would happen at some point in the future, but certainly not within my lifetime. And all of those temples have now been announced. In my mind, no city anywhere can be eliminated anymore as a future temple prospect in the near or far-distant future. I will try to look back at my past lists and see if I can recall which city it was that Rick said was most likely for the next Florida temple. When I find it, I will consider the growth in the area, and then add it or not, as I feel impressed to do so. But if I do decide to add Florida to my most imminent list, it will mostly be due to feedback I have lately received on my blog, including this latest comment from you, Frederick. So I thank you for taking the time to bring this to my attention. I will look into it as I am able to do so. Thanks again.
DeleteDid my research on previous posts about future temples, and I found that comment that Rick Satterfield made on the possibility of a third temple for Florida. According to his comment, Jacksonville is the most likely and most imminent future possibility and prospect for Florida. Based on his previous comment and the one you made above on this post, I have taken the liberty of adding Jacksonville. I have done my best to group the temples listed above into the most likely order in which they may be announced in the future. If comments on this list continue, it may lead me to resort the order listed. I welcome any and all continued feedback on this significant subject. Thank you, Frederick, for bringing this to my attention.
DeleteAnd Chris, I don't want you thinking that I in any way overlooked your comment about how Rick's labor of love, particularly his list of current temple districts, can play a part in this list. Full disclosure here: As I've said before, I arrived at my current list of future temples only after observing what was posted by Matt and Rick. Extensive study of the current temple districts has helped a lot in trimming down this list to where it is now, and I imagine that will be ever more the case in the future. I do my best to keep abreast of it all, but at the end of the day, I am only one man and can only do so much research at one time. That's one of the reasons I continue to welcome and encourage comments on my work. If there is something I am missing or overlooking, I want to know about it and remedy the situation. And the comments on this post alone have helped me far more than I can ever express or demonstrate. Thanks to you all for your continued interest and insights. You all are the reason I can do what I do to whatever degree of success I am able to achieve. And for that, I am increasingly becoming more and more grateful and appreciative. The comments everyone has made and continues to make always brighten my day, and I am absolutely humbled that this blog has become one of many resources for such information and discussions. I can never hope to enjoy even in the smallest part the success of Rick and Matt's endeavors, but my one hope is that I can, even in the slightest and smallest degree possible, make a difference in the life of even one person who frequently checks on and responds to my posts. My everlasting and eternal gratitude goes out to you all. The commentary on this issue has been inspiring. Thanks again.
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DeleteYes, some temple announcements are completely unpredictable. Who would have guessed Hartford, CT, Star Valley, WY, Fort Lauderdale, FL or Sapporo, Japan?
ReplyDeleteFWIW, I always believed there would be temples built in Payson Utah and in Paris France, but based on what I knew from my studies of activity in the area, I never believed either would happen during my lifetime. Several years ago, a good friend from my parent's ward's group of youth that I was in got called to serve in Italy. Because he and I had served together in so many ways when we were young men, we had formed a strong friendship. It was therefore only natural and proper that I exchanged letters with this young man. He often wrote to me of his experiences, and particularly about the growth and progress of the Church in the area in which he was serving. He sometimes expressed frustration to me about the seeming lack of progress in the work and of people's earnest interest in the gospel. As part of my attempt to give him some encouragement, I said that he would likely find out in the future about people that had been impacted personally by his service there, and I felt impressed to tell him that I felt sure activity in Italy would someday pick up to the point where Italy would have a temple. About 3 years later, we had the landmark announcement from President Monson about a temple to be built in the very midst of the area in which this friend served. At the risk of tooting my own horn, I will say that I was very glad that the Lord saw fit to use my words to comfort my friend, and that they were proven to be somewhat prophetic in nature. Is that too vain? Naturally, as has sometimes been the case, some areas of the Church struggle for years to make any notable progress on temples following their announcement. The Italy temple, by the time it's dedicated, will have been under construction for over 8 years. It is in observing these wonderful temple milestones and developments that I have found the courage to keep my readers updated on the latest temple progress, including the indication of where I feel temples are most likely to be built in the not-too-distant future and when future temple events might happen. Time will tell just how right or wrong I am. Whatever the case may be, I am extremely grateful for the increase in interest about these important posts. I am always gratified to hear that my posts have made a difference in anyone's lives, and I cannot overstate that enough. Thanks to you all for this marvelous discussion. I hope it will continue. And I hope that my posts and comments, such as they have been, are contributing well to the public discourse about such developments. Thanks again, and let the discussion continue!
DeleteWhen considering new temples have you considered how busy the existing temple(s) is that the new temple would take stakes from. Is there published info on how busy temples are?
ReplyDeleteAn excellent question, Chris! The short answer is that until such information is available in the public domain, there is no way to tell. And the Church, to the best of my knowledge, never has published that information and likely never will. One good indicator of the level of activity within any temple is the number of available sessions. The temples that only operate at certain times and only schedule a certain number of sessions per day are less likely to have competition in the form of other nearby temples. I have tried to take that factor into consideration. But at the end of the day, the main factors I have used in determining the likelihood of one temple location over another are the number of stakes within a temple district (I have first-hand knowledge that the number of stakes assigned to a temple district directly impacts how many sessions will be scheduled for that temple and is a good indicator of the attendance numbers there. The more stakes in any temple district, the busier the temple is more likely to be.) and the highest number of units without a temple nearby. Most of the sites above fit that criteria perfectly. I will admit that it's far from being a perfect way to determine the likelihood of one site over another, but because more relevant information that might factor into such choices is not in the public domain, it's what I have to go on. That is why I have loved getting feedback about my picks for future temples. Other people may have firsthand knowledge about the many options available that I simply do not have. And I have never once resented having more information upon which to base my picks. If anything, I wish there was more information available to me. That's one of my main reasons for inviting and encouraging feedback on all this. Knowledge is power, and with the knowledge people have that I don't, I can fine-tune my picks to be the best they can be. Thanks for the inquiry.
ReplyDeleteThe content of this comment was copied and edited from its original location on Matt's Church Growth Blog. I am putting it here for all to see and to hopefully start a discussion here about a potentially game-changing idea as far as future temple announcements go. Here's the comment:
ReplyDeleteThanks to you all for this most enlightening conversation. Every time I have checked [my] blog in general and this post in particular recently for new comments, I have been blown away by the information and knowledge shared by all of you. It certainly has helped me to see some things more clearly. I am still no closer than I ever have been to making any kind of determination regarding how imminent I feel a temple in Virginia might be, but while I inwardly debate that, I am leaving it on my list. An intriguing point [was brought up on the LDS Church Growth Blog by John Pack Lambert]. Based on what he said about West Virginia, South Dakota, Vermont and Maine, it sounds like one or two of those states may be ripe for a temple announcement. As far as that goes, I have before explained that my current list of most likely and most imminent temples has only been drawn up after eliminating many others that I feel are not as likely. Two of the possibilities I had mentioned on the last such massive list were for South Dakota Rapid City and for somewhere in Vermont. I have a remote connection to the Rapid City area. That is where my dad served his mission. With what was said above, I am thinking about the prospect of now adding possible future temples for at least South Dakota and Vermont. But before I do so, I would like some feedback on the likelihood of that. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
Vermont is mostly remote with few stakes. But several of the small temples announced by President Hinckley in the late 1990's have very few stakes. Plus Vermont with it being the birthplace of Joseph Snith, it could have a historic site temple, like we have in Palmyra, Winter Quarters, and Nauvoo.
ReplyDeleteA temple anywhere in Vermont would definitely be historically significant, to be sure. The main questions in my mind are making my head swim. Is there sufficient Church growth in Vermont and member commitment to keep any such temple relatively busy? Also, is the attendance of the Vermont Saints at their assigned temple sufficient enough to warrant them having one in their own state? The same considerations likely hold true for South Dakota, or any other location that might take away activity from the temple to which the region is currently assigned. I can see the case for building such temples, but I also understand there is validity and veracity in the arguments against having temples in such areas. So, in my mind, I am no closer to a resolution as far as how likely and/or preferable any such future sites may be. Guess I will wait for more feedback and to do more studying on the subject. Thanks, Chris!
ReplyDeleteI just noticed that Temple Rick is estimating that the Harare Zimbabwe temple will have an official site announcement early next year and the groundbreaking sometime next year as well. I was not predicting that Harare would have its groundbreaking until at least 2018. Exciting times!
ReplyDeleteThe Area President says we should have a site announcement for the Harare Zimbabwe Temple early next year and that construction should begin shortly thereafter. Exciting indeed!
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I absolutely join in the excitement about this monumental milestone, and I owe the fact that I know about it solely to Rick's temple site. Because of what's happening personally with my health, I was late in the game in finding out about this wonderful news. But you can bet that I will be posting about it in a new post on this blog before the day ends. Thanks for sharing.
DeleteOn the subject of church growth in Montana, TempleRick just posted this article about a new building in Billings:
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The Billings stack when I served in that stack back on 2014 and in 2015 there was was a lot of baptisms in the city and on the westend by the temple a lot of moveins the stack it self is very close on splating. They have added 3 warda in 2014 and all close to adding a new one befor to long. The building in Billings has been in the works for the last 2 years, the last building was finished back around 2005 I believe. The stack it self had 11 wards and 3 branches with over 5000 members if I remember right.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful news day this has been just in terms of Church growth and developments alone. The new Billings building strengthens my case for a temple in Missoula. I will keep an eye on all of this and let you all know as soon as I can once I find out about any developments on this front. For now, I need to blog about the wonderful news regarding the Zimbabwe temple. Thanks to you all for the wonderful discussion. I hope it continues to the degree it has so far, whether that discussion continues on this post or any others I've done, or even on Matt's Church Growth blog. For now, I will get to work on writing and publishing that post about Zimbabwe. Thanks to you all for the feedback and fantastic comments.
DeleteWith Missoula they do have between 50-100 baptisms a year, the stevensville stake has a ward that had 80+ baptisms form 2014-2015 every Sunday we would have between 15-30 investigators at church.
DeleteIs the new building in Billings a stake center, or a regular meetinghouse?
ReplyDeleteJohnathan, as far as I know, the new Billings building is a stake center. But I would welcome feedback and correction if I am in error on this point. Thanks.
DeleteJohnathan, the article itself is somewhat ambiguous and unclear on whether it will be a stake center or a regular chapel. When I first read the article, it appeared it was a stake center, but a closer reading does not verify that by any means. Whatever type of building it is, I'm sure it will do well to serve the members in the area. And if anyone finds a better answer to this question, just let me know. Thanks again for all the comments.
DeleteThe new building in Billings I thank is a meeting house but I do now that stack is clouse to being splat, I thank the monad building would be made as a stack center the building has I thank 10 arch's of land with it. The Cody Wyoming stack is getting close as will when I served there I remember talking to a stack high council member and he said once Cody and Powell got 4 wards each that the stack could be split they already have a building in Powell that could be used as a stack center.
ReplyDeleteBryce, I appreciate your informative post, but, being the spelling and grammar Nazi that I am, I feel you should be aware of your misspelling of some words. When you say "stack", I think you mean "stake". When you say "splat", I am assuming you mean "split". You also said "thank" where I'm sure you meant "think". And from what I gather, in saying "arch's", you are probably referring to "acres." I hope I don't offend you by saying this. I know some people have a challenge with correct spelling and grammar. My only desire is to hopefully bring this to your attention so that you might potentially avoid whatever personal embarrassment might arise from unintentionally using the wrong words. Also, I honestly can't speak for anyone else but myself, but for me, incorrect spelling is hard on the eyes and makes it difficult to decipher your meaning. I hope you take no offense at my saying this. I certainly don't intend any offense. Thanks again for the information.
ReplyDeleteBryce, I hope that my comment above has not offended you or driven away your desire to read and comment on this blog in the future. That was never my intent. My wife kindly pointed out to me that perhaps you were posting your comment from a mobile device that has autocorrect enabled. I had not considered that possibility. If I have offended you or hurt your feelings in any way by my thoughtless comment, I hope and pray you will forgive me. I have a bad habit of opening my mouth and promptly sticking my foot in it more often than not. And I couldn't bear the thought that I may have been responsible in any way for hurting your feelings or making you feel bad. That was never my intent. If I have hurt or offended you, I am willing to do whatever I can to make it up to you, if you will give me that chance. If that is not possible, and I have lost your readership, I understand. I would have sent this apology to you directly, but beyond having a link to your blogger profile, I don't have a way to do that. Please know that I highly appreciate and value your comments and that it would mean the world to me if you would be willing to continue your readership and comments here. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteIts all good.
DeleteIts all good.
DeleteThank you, Bryce! I have been worried about that a lot since I posted my comment. I certainly meant no offense, and I'm glad to know that you understand and accept that. I will be posting below a link to my latest post, which is an update and revision of potential future temple sites. I would welcome any feedback from you and anyone else on that. I include a link to that latest post at the bottom of all of these comments. Thank you, Bryce, not only for your readership and comments, but for your kind response to my comment and apology.
DeleteFor those who might care to know, based on a recent comment made on the LDS Church Growth blog, I will add to this list in just a few minutes a temple for South Dakota. There seems to be a very strong case for this to happen, and it seems appropriate to do so now. Let me know if you disagree.
ReplyDeleteSouth Dakota could be a place for a temple, there is a lot of church growth over in the Dakota's it had a high number of baptisms back in 2014 with over 400.
DeleteSouth Dakota could be a place for a temple, there is a lot of church growth over in the Dakota's it had a high number of baptisms back in 2014 with over 400.
DeleteI agree. That, and the fact that my dad served his mission in Rapid City South Dakota, was enough to persuade me that a temple is imminent there. As I stated in my comment above, I have an updated list of future temple sites that I have posted, to which I will post a link below all of these wonderful comments. Thanks, Bryce, as always, for your feedback.
DeleteI am in the process of trying to narrow down some of my selections, particularly for those states or nations that have multiple locations identified. I am having more success with some of them than with others. It is a work in process. I will do my best to do the best research I possibly can, then will post on this blog any future updates and expansions which I may feel are necessary. Stay tuned. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAs I stated in the two comments I just added above in response to those most recently posted by Bryce, I have taken the opportunity to do deeper and more thorough research about the possibilities I have listed above, and have made additions, revisions, and corrections. Given the fact that the new list now renders the list above outdated, I would appreciate any future and further comments on my updated picks to take place in response to that newest post. Here's a link to it. Enjoy, and thanks for your feedback! Let the discussion continue anew there.
ReplyDeletehttp://stokessoundsoff.blogspot.com/2016/12/revised-list-of-cities-for-which-i-feel.html