Stokes Sounds Off: Major Additional Changes to Temple Construction Progress Report

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Friday, January 20, 2017

Major Additional Changes to Temple Construction Progress Report

Just since my last posted temple construction progress report late last night (less than 24 hours ago), there have been several more milestones in that regard that have led me to revise it once again. I hope you will enjoy this additional report. Thanks for your continued readership. Comments are always welcome and appreciated. Enjoy, and let me know what you think.

Temple Construction Progress Report (current as of 1/20/17)
Current Temple Status: 155 operating; 1 scheduled for dedication; 11 under construction; 1 groundbreaking scheduled; 1 scheduled for rededication; 2 undergoing renovation; 9 announced. NOTE: With one groundbreaking announced already this year, two more have the potential to be announced and scheduled very soon, and there may be several more groundbreakings than that in the year ahead.

Dedication scheduled:
156. Paris France Temple:  Gilding inscription over baptistry; finish work underway on interior; dedication scheduled for Sunday May 21, 2017.

Under Construction:
157. Meridian Idaho Temple: Patron plazas and water feature added to temple grounds; interior finish work underway; completion anticipated sometime during late 2017.
158. Cedar City Utah Temple: Art glass installation and landscaping continues; completion anticipated sometime during late 2017.
159. Tucson Arizona Temple: Trees and landscaping rocks added to parking lot green spaces; exterior lighting tests underway; 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: Temple foundation poured; setting concrete forms for missionary housing exterior walls; 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.

Groundbreaking Scheduled:
168. Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple: Preparing for groundbreaking; environmental license issued in November 2016; groundbreaking scheduled for Saturday March 4, 2017.

Rededication Scheduled:
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:
169. Arequipa Peru Temple: Construction preparation phase; awaiting groundbreaking announcement; groundbreaking anticipated in early 2017.
170. Harare Zimbabwe Temple: Approval and construction preparation phase; official site announcement anticipated in 2017, with the groundbreaking anticipated to take place shortly following the site announcement.
171. Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement. NOTE: The LDS Church Temple website indicates that a potential site has been identified, though it has yet to be officially verified.
172. Bangkok Thailand Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement. NOTE: As the above-mentioned website indicates for this temple, while no official temple site has been announced, there may be a possibility that a Church office building may be repurposed to function as a temple, meetinghouse, and office building under one roof, in a similar fashion to those temples in Hong Kong China and Manhattan New York. This is most likely to be confirmed sooner rather than later.
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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2 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 24, 2017 at 10:38 AM

    Has anyone else noticed that the Church's announcement of the groundbreaking for the Rio de Janeiro Temple neglects to mention the temple in Manaus? I noticed that when it was first posted and expected it to be edited/corrected quickly, but it remains the same as of now.

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  2. James G. StokesJanuary 24, 2017 at 7:34 PM

    Interesting thought, Steven! I had not noticed that until now. Probably just an oversight on the Church's part. I'm sure it will be remedied, given time. I do have one suggestion for you on this: Since you noticed it and were the first to mention it, I might advise you to use the feedback form on the Church's website to report this oversight. The Church is very good about responding to such corrections. For example, when a Church news release mentioned Elder Kent F. Richards was still serving as the Temple Department Executive Director, I had, through my own study on the issue, verified that that assignment had been shifted to Elder Larry Y. Wilson. I pointed this out to the Church in the feedback I provided, and after they had verified that information, they were quick to correct it. If, for whatever reason, you don't feel comfortable with the idea of submitting this feedback yourself, I would be happy to do so on your behalf. Just let me know. I can't believe that escaped my notice. I'm usually good at picking up on things like that. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, Steven! Let me know what you decide. I appreciate the feedback.

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