Stokes Sounds Off: Minor Update on Durban South Africa Temple

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Saturday, July 22, 2017

Minor Update on Durban South Africa Temple

Hello, all! While no significant progress has been made on most of the temples now under construction or undergoing renovation, a minor update was reported on the Durban South Africa Temple. I reported previously that the basement floor walls were poured, and today I learned that the stairs of that basement floor were being installed. But I thought it was sufficiently significant to note. The study of general temple developments continues on an ongoing and frequent basis, and I hope that some few of you might find such updates interesting.  If time and circumstances allow, I will plan on hopefully posting more later this weekend. For now, I just wanted to note that update. Any comments are welcome. Thank you for the privilege of your time.

2 comments:

  1. I am hoping for more temple news such as groundbreakings this year. I especially hope and pray that the temple in Urdaneta Philippines breaks ground soon. It has been waiting a long time. I hope we see progress on the temple in Winnipeg Manitoba and all other announced temples.

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  2. Great to hear from you again, Chris! In terms of the Urdaneta Philippines Temple, the end of delays there have some speculating that a groundbreaking could happen there either late this year (or, more likely, early next year). In terms of the Winnipeg Manitoba, temple my research has led me to conclude that, unless construction begins in earnest on that temple within the next two months, Rio will likely be finished first. But miracles have been known to happen. I have recently also revisited the order in which I list announced temples on my report, and the results have been surprising. The analysis of such developments are ongoing. I am still trying to work out how the latest developments will affect the estimates I offer on my timeline for future events. Hopefully, I will be able to post more on all of that in the not-too-distant future. Thanks, Chris!

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