Hello, everyone! I am posting again to note that, in addition to what I reported in terms of the progress on the newest Chilean temple, progress has also been noted recently on the Kinshasa DR Congo Temple. At that temple site, entrance walls are being plastered, the steeple is receiving a white paint coating, and roof eaves are being framed. Based on that update, it would appear that my estimate that this temple could be dedicated in mid-to-late September is warranted.
As always, I am keeping an eye out for any and all developments in this regard, and I will be sure to pass along any additional updates as I learn of them. That does it for this post. Any comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Until my next post, I wish each one of you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in all that you do.
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Additional update reported on Kinshasa DR Congo Temple
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I hope that temple finishes soon. Those saints are faithful and the nearest temple is very far away.
ReplyDeleteMe too, Chris! The one thing that has always amazed me over the years is how quickly some temples progress while there are others that take far longer. I have spoken before of the swift progress of the Star Valley Wyoming Temple, dedicated within 18 months or so of its groundbreaking. If what I have heard is correct, the Port-au-Prince construction process is anticipated to only last 12-18 months once full-scale work begins. Then we have the Rome Italy Temple, which, as I recently reported, will likely not be finished next year as many had hoped. The construction on that temple will have lasted around 9 years by the time it's finished. As I have also observed, except for delays that are caused by issues with the construction or by government entities, the Lord's hand is at work in moving His temples forward. I am grateful to be part of the public discussion on such things. And, as always, I thank you for your comment, Chris!
DeleteAn additional thought just hit me. The Concepcion Chile Temple has been under construction since its October 2015 groundbreaking, meaning that the construction process will have lasted just under 3 years by the time it is dedicated. The Kinshasa DR Congo Temple, about which I focused this post, had its groundbreaking in February 2016. So both of those temples are examples of how the Lord has moved the construction process along. If the information I received a couple of days ago is correct, the same contracting company that was in charge of the Concepcion Chile project are also the ones who will construct the Port-au-Prince temple. It will be interesting to see what happens with all of this. Whatever does happen, you and everyone else who reads my blog can be sure I will do my best to pass updates along as I receive them. Thanks again, Chris!
DeleteThe general contractor for the Concepción Chile Temple, named COSAPI, is the same contractor for the Trujillo Peru Temple, Arequipa Peru Temple, and Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple. The company is based in Peru. A different company, Westland Construction, is overseeing the Port-au-Prince project.
DeleteRick, thank you for that correction and clarification. I have had a recurring problem lately with getting facts mixed up and providing information that may not be completely accurate or updated. That is primarily because I am going through some medical challenges at the moment. I will be all right; it's just been rough going, and it has somewhat impacted my ability to properly recall information I have read. I appreciate you commenting to correct information I have published here. Thank you for that. I will be most anxious to see what happens with temple construction going forward. If the last 11 months are any indication, the rest of this year is sure to be just as significant in terms of temple-related progress. Thanks for your comment. I appreciate you!
DeleteJames. Reading your post on this on the other blog, I would agree with your comments about UT and ID temples. I was suprised about Saratoga Springs being announced before Layton. My family in Tooele say they would love a temple but that would take away much of the support offered in maintaining the Salt Lake Temple.
ReplyDeleteHeber I can see because of the crowding of the Provo Temples and the issue with driving during winter but it still may be a few years for that because of greater demand still in UT county. I was thinking of Price but with the decline of the mining industry that might be less likely.
ReplyDeleteI have currently been looking at areas that might warrant a temple due to international boarder and safety issues like El Paso TX or even some say in United Arab Emirates and other European countries.
* some day not some say
ReplyDeleteObviously there are many places I would put higher on the list, especially in Africa.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Praia, Cape Verde
Nigeria - Abuja, Benin City, or Lagos
Cape Town, South Africa
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Maputo, Mozambique
Kampala, Uganda
and
Monrovia, Liberia
Hey, Kenny! Thanks for taking time to comment. I appreciate hearing from you. As I may have mentioned here and on some of the comment threads on Matt's blog, I recently started doing a series of posts about future temple prospects, as I am working to refine my list of possibilities prior to the April General Conference. I have only done two such posts thus far, focusing on the two main geographical areas of the Church in Africa. I would appreciate your comments on the research I presented in those posts. Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I did want to respond to one part of your comments above. Back a short while ago, I had temples for both Kenya and Uganda on my list of near-future possibilities. In the process of shrinking then expanding again the list of those, and with the announcement of the Nairobi Temple, I eliminated Uganda as a near-future possibility. That said, we do know that the Church in Africa has seen one new temple announced with each of the last three group of those announced within the last three April conferences. We also know that in West Africa, where there are 3 temples currently, Matt has said that a total of 13 temples could be operating in that region by 2030 or so. So we are sure to see many more temple announcement in Africa. Just wanted to note that. Thanks.
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