Stokes Sounds Off: BREAKING NEWS: Completion estimate provided for the Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple

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Monday, October 30, 2017

BREAKING NEWS: Completion estimate provided for the Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple

Hello again, everyone! I have some exciting news to report, which is a real game changer. According to many sources available to me, while we do not know when full-scale construction may begin for the Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple, it is anticipated that it will be completed sometime during early-to-mid 2019, the same time-frame given for the completion of the Durban South Africa Temple, and for the rededications of the Memphis Tennessee, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, and Asuncion Paraguay Temples. As you can see, I have also confirmed the closure of the Asuncion Temple. With all of that in mind, it seems likely that the first few months of 2019 are going to be jam-packed with temple-related events. Since I just discovered this information, I have not yet had time to put together my thoughts about the potential sequence of events for next year. But I wanted to pass this news along, for what it may be worth. That does it for this post. Any comments are welcome and appreciated. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Until my next post, which will, barring anything else unexpected, be another in the series that will discuss temple possibilities in the Asia Area of the Church, I wish each one of you all the best and pray the Lord's blessings upon you all.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 31, 2017 at 12:28 AM

    To me, the temple in Haiti appears almost similar in design and size to the President Hinkley era small temple, but maybe with some modification.

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    1. James G. StokesOctober 31, 2017 at 2:03 AM

      Thanks for that comment, Chris! I heard from several people that the Haiti temple is similar in design to the temple being built in Kinshasa. The one difference between the two, which accounts for the 18-month estimate for Haiti, is that for a time, those who worked on the Kinshasa temple were local members not trained in construction. Depending on the extent to which such members were involved in that process, that would account for the delays that temple has experienced. Even so, it is awesome that the Kinshasa temple is now anticipated to be the second new temple dedicated next year. And if what I have heard about the Haiti temple is any indication, it could be the first new temple dedicated during 2019, perhaps even before the dedication for the Durban temple. It will be interesting to see. Thanks, Chris!

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    2. James G. StokesOctober 31, 2017 at 2:05 AM

      Just wanted to add a note that I just recently revised my thoughts about the potential time-frame for temple-related events between the beginning of 2018 and the end of 2020, and those can be found higher up on this page. Thanks again, Chris!

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