Hello again, everyone! I am back with my list of possible future temple sites that may be announced in the near future within the Europe Area. I have four on my radar at the moment, and they are as follows: Praia Cape Verde, Budapest Hungary, Vienna Austria, and Edinburgh Scotland. Let me now detail my reasons for including these locations.
First, I wanted to talk about the potential I see for a temple in Praia Cape Verde. The Saints in Cape Verde currently fall under the Madrid Spain Temple district, and have to travel 2,125 miles to get to it. Once the Lisbon Portugal Temple is dedicated, the Cape Verde Saints will have a journey of 1,861 miles to travel. Even then, that is more than 9 times the distance goal of 200 miles that has been set by President Monson. Additionally, Cape Verde ranks as the 10th of the top 10 nations with the strongest LDS presence that does not have a temple. So I feel a temple there will happen sooner rather than later.
Next, as I have previously mentioned, I was told by a few people that the next European temple would be built in Budapest Hungary. The case for a temple in Cape Verde seemed more compelling, but I think we will see a Hungarian temple sooner rather than later. The Church units in Hungary currently fall under the Freiberg Germany Temple district, and Hungarian Church members currently travel 436.6 miles to get to that temple. So Budapest qualifies for a temple just based on the distance involved in allowing Saints of that nation to worship.
The third temple on my list is Vienna Austria. My wife served her mission there and I hope someday to be able to take her back for a visit. I am more than slightly biased in my choice of this location. The Saints in Austria currently travel a distance of 324.1 miles to get to their assigned temple in Frnakfurt. So again, we have another site that makes sense, at least in that regard.
Finally, I have Edinburgh Scotland as a possibility. When I first put Scotland on my list of future possibilities, I was torn in regards to whether that nation or Ireland might better serve the people in both nations. But my research shows that Scotland is more likely. Scotland currently falls under the Preston England Temple district, and the Scottish Saints have to travel a distance of 185.4 miles to get to their assigned temple. Perhaps that is not as arduous a journey as the Saints in other countries in this area might have, but it seems a bit too close to President Monson's 200 mile goal, so I could see it happen.
There you have it. Hope you enjoyed reading my thoughts on the potential new temples that could be constructed in the Europe Area. Do I have any on this list that might be more unlikely than I think? Have I overlooked any other locations that could use a temple within this area? It is now your turn to "sound off" in the comments below.
That does it for this post. 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 everything you do.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Temple Site Possibilities, Europe Area--Part Two: Potential Future Temple Locations
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Cape Verde seems closer geographically to Africa and temples there. But is closer culturally and linguistically to Portugal. Is it cheaper to fly to Portugal than say Nigeria or Ghana? I hope it gets a temple soon.
ReplyDeleteCape Verde is an island republic that is located 350 miles west of the Cape Verde Peninsula in West Africa, according to Wikipedia. So while the peninsula bearing that name falls within the Africa West Area, the actual country is much closer in proximity to the Europe Area. That is why the Church includes Cape Verde in the Europe Area, and it is closer to its currently assigned temple in Madrid Spain, which, as noted in the post above, is 2,125 miles away. That distance will only slightly go down to 1,861 miles once Cape Verde Saints are transferred to the Lisbon Portugal Temple district. That is one of several weird and unusual anomalies that are found in the way the Church has divided its current geographical areas. As to your final question, I don't know about flight prices, but in terms of mileage, the distance between Praia Cape Verde and Aba Nigeria is 2,203 miles, and the distance between Accra Ghana and Praia Cape Verde is 1,709 miles. But I want to note that, if flying to Spain or Portugal is cheaper than flying to Nigeria or Ghana, that could be why the Church has Cape Verde in the Madrid district, and why that nation's Saints will likely be transferred to the Lisbon district once that temple is dedicated. Hope that answers your questions. Thanks for your comment, Chris!
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