Friday, May 12, 2017
Additional Temple Presidents Called
Late yesterday night, the News & Events section of the Church's official website (lds.org) posted a list of newly called temple presidents. There were 33 new presidents listed, and, on my list, I had all but three of them. I have noted that on my official list and will be transferring those temples to the list of those that have been announced on the LDS Church News website when those calls are featured in the LDS Church News. In the meantime, to my surprise, I learned that, according to the list on lds.org, the new temple presidents would begin their service effective August 1. As I have mentioned when posting previous versions of my list of new temple presidents, it was my experience during my six-year service that temple presidencies generally changed in November, and that those changes usually were effective at the beginning of the first full week of the month, either on Monday or Tuesday. If it now happens that these changes become effective on August 1, that is news to me. In the meantime, the three temples that were on the lds.org list but not on my list until last night are Manila Philippines, San Salvador El Salvador, and San Antonio Texas. On that Texas temple, the news story further noted that the new president of that temple would be announced at a later date. For now, that is the update I wanted to share. More to come once more is known. Comments continue to be welcome and most appreciated.
I have had a lifelong love for Church history, which has extended to ongoing reports of the ministry of our apostles and prophets, General Conference, and all temple developments. This blog enables me to share that love with all who read my thoughts on these developments, which are sometimes reported multiple times per day as needed.
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