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Thursday, January 5, 2017

Important and Significant Temple Construction Progress Update

Hello. I am posting today for a very exciting reason. When I made my first check of the LDS Church Temples website, I was initially very disappointed to see that no progress has been noted on temples now under construction. But those disappointed feelings faded away very quickly when I looked at the information about announced temples.

Just between the last time I checked the site and now, there has been sufficient reason enough to warrant noting that a groundbreaking announcement is anticipated soon for the Arequipa Peru Temple. That was great to hear.

The one question in my mind, which I am trying to get resolved in the best possible way, is whether the site announcement and groundbreaking ceremony for the Harare Zimbabwe Temple may take place before the groundbreaking in Arequipa. Since it is difficult to tell, I would welcome any thoughts in that direction. For the moment, my line of thinking is that since the Arequipa groundbreaking appears to be more imminent than the unfolding of events in Harare. it is Arequipa that should be listed first. I will change that in the posted report below. Feel free to let me know your thoughts and feelings on this matter. If it comes to a point where I need to change it again, I am more than willing to do that. Just let me know what you think, if you feel inclined to do so.

Here's my updated report:

Temple Construction Progress Report (current as of 1/5/17)
Current Temple Status: 155 operating; 1 scheduled for dedication; 11 under construction; 1 scheduled for rededication; 2 undergoing renovation; 10 announced. NOTE: There is a more than likely possibility for several announced temples to have a groundbreaking announced during 2017. Two are very close to that so far this year, and there may be many more before too much longer.

Dedication scheduled:
156. Paris France Temple: Exterior lighting system operating; interior work underway; scheduled to be dedicated on Sunday May 21, 2017.

Under Construction:
157. Meridian Idaho Temple: Light fixtures hung; interior trim underway; completion anticipated sometime during late 2017.
158. Cedar City Utah Temple: Fencing progressing; entrance plaza created; landscaping areas defined; hanging drywall; completion anticipated sometime during late 2017.
159. Tucson Arizona Temple: Pouring walkways; erecting fencing; installing art glass windows; hanging drywall; completion anticipated sometime during late 2017.
160. Rome Italy Temple: Interior work progressing; completion anticipated sometime between early and mid-2018.
161. Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple: Building the exterior walls; completion anticipated sometime between early and mid-2018.
162. Concepcion Chile Temple: Attaching building wrap to exterior walls; adding landscaping structures; completion anticipated sometime during mid-2018.
163. Durban South Africa Temple: Pouring temple foundation; setting rebar for missionary housing walls; palm trees planted along entrance road; completion anticipated sometime during mid-2018.
164. Barranquilla Colombia Temple: Pouring walls for steeple base; completion anticipated sometime between late 2018 and early 2019.
165. Winnipeg Manitoba Temple: Groundbreaking held Saturday December 3, 2016; completion anticipated sometime between late 2018 and early 2019.
166. Fortaleza Brazil Temple: Second floor exterior walls poured; completion anticipated sometime during 2019.
167. Lisbon Portugal Temple: Excavation underway for temple and utility building; structural framing going up for meetinghouse; completion anticipated sometime during 2019.

Scheduled for rededication:
8. Idaho Falls Idaho Temple: Closed for renovation; finish work underway; rededication scheduled for Sunday June 4, 2017.

Undergoing Renovation:
20. Jordan River Utah Temple: Closed for renovation; rededication anticipated sometime between late 2017 and early 2018.
41. Frankfurt Germany Temple: Closed for renovation; some exterior stone removed; foundation exposed; old meetinghouse razed; rededication anticipated sometime between early and mid-2018.

Announced:
168. Arequipa Peru Temple: Construction preparation phase; awaiting groundbreaking announcement.
169. Harare Zimbabwe Temple: Approval and construction preparation phase; official site announcement anticipated in early 2017, with the groundbreaking anticipated to take place shortly following the site announcement.
170.  Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple: Governmental approval phase; preliminary environmental license issued in November 2016; groundbreaking pending.
171. Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement.
172. Bangkok Thailand Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement.
173. Urdaneta Philippines Temple: Stalled in planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement.
174. Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple: Planning phase; awaiting official site announcement.
175. Quito Ecuador Temple: Planning phase; awaiting official site announcement.
176. Belem Brazil Temple: Planning phase; awaiting official site announcement.
177. Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple: Planning phase; awaiting official site announcement.

Key:
Bolded numbers and text denote temples whose numbers already exists (for renovations), or is certain due to a scheduled dedication, as well as information that is certain, such as dedication or groundbreaking dates.
Italicized numbers and text denote temples whose numbers may change based on the order in which future dedications and groundbreakings are scheduled.
Underlined numbers and text denote temples whose numbers may change based on progress towards planning, approval, and groundbreaking.
Red text denotes changes from the last posted temple progress report. 


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4 comments:

  1. TempleRickJanuary 6, 2017 at 4:03 PM

    Although we don't have enough information to know for sure, I think it is safe to assume that the groundbreaking in Arequipa will take place before the groundbreaking in Harare where we still don't have a site announcement.

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  2. James G. StokesJanuary 6, 2017 at 5:58 PM

    Thank you, Rick! I appreciate your confirmation of something I already believed that this would be the case, but it's so nice to have that belief confirmed. I was reasonably certain this would be your answer, but thought it would be better to ask. That said, I do apologize if I have missed any message you may have sent my way recently. Circumstances have prevented me from regularly checking my e-mail. So I appreciate hearing from you here. As I stated to you before, the comment section here is currently the very best way to reach me. Thanks again for letting me know your thoughts. Please keep me posted on anything else that may come to your attention in regards to temple news and developments. I do my best to regularly follow your site, and so far, that's not been hard to do, especially because of the flexibility in terms of what I am allowed to do during downtime at work, but I so appreciate these insights you are always so willing to provide. Thanks for your labor of love. Hope you know that I appreciate your efforts, which continue to make a profound difference in my life many times a day.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2017 at 9:45 AM

    James, you have mentioned that your dad was originally from St. George. I grew up there. How much family do you have there? Most of my relatives on my dad's side for many generations are from that area.

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  4. James G. StokesJanuary 8, 2017 at 2:23 PM

    Well, my dad's parents have lived in St. George all of my dad's now 61 years. His dad died in 2000, and his mom passed away in August last year. He still has his two youngest brothers living there. The oldest of the two has inherited my gradma's house, by virtue of him and his wife being her primary caregivers for the last several years. My dad's youngest brother lives not far from that same house, and he coaches some football in Dixie. He's changed which team he is over a couple of times now, so I'm not sure who it is he coaches now. Not much of a football fan myself, but by all reports, he's good at what he does. Does that answer your question? Thanks, as always, Chris!

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