Hello again, everyone! After devoting a good chunk of my day to posting the previous four parts of my analysis of current and potential future temples, I just wanted to post again briefly and wrap up this "series within the series" by discussing those potential future temple locations which I have on my personal list for this area.
Here are the possibilities I see, in order of likelihood within that area: Fort Worth Texas (which, as noted in Part Three of the series of posts I have done today on this area, is the most likely location for the next temple in Texas); Flagstaff Arizona (which, as mentioned in Part Two of this series, seems to be the most likely prospect for Arizona's next temple, and which would serve many of the Saints in that region of Arizona who, as noted, travel almost 120 miles to get to their currently assigned temple in Snowflake.
Finally, aside from the discussion about anything I have missed, the last few possibilities I see in terms of future temples for this area are three specific locations in Nevada, namely: Elko, Winnemucca, and Henderson.
A Henderson temple would help split the current Las Vegas temple district, just as Winnemucca would do for the current Reno temple district. As far as Elko, the interesting thing there is that the two stakes of the Church in that city fall under the Salt Lake temple district, which is currently a drive of 229.6 miles for the Saints in Elko.
Another city in Nevada which I will be watching (but which I do not presently have on my list) is Ely, which is assigned to the Cedar City Utah Temple district at the moment, and which makes it necessary for the Ely Saints to travel 201.1 miles to get to that temple. So I have the first three I mentioned among the list of potential prospects I have kept, and I will be keeping Ely in mind and watching for anything that might warrant my adding it to the official list. For now, it's among some other temples that are more distant possibilities than for the immediate future.
This concludes my coverage of the North America Southwest Area, and also the bulk of my coverage of the areas of the Church within the North American continent, with the exception of the three areas of the Church that cover Utah and small portions and fragments of surrounding regions. That also does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, especially those that would let me know if I have not considered something in the analysis I have provided here. 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.
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Temple Site Possibilities: North America Southwest Area, Part Five--Area Wrap-Up and Potential Future Temples
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As you commented above, it would be great to see a temple in both Elko and Winnemucca but I would list Elko first. That might cause a much longer wait for Winnemucca just like getting temples all around Pocatello cause them to wait, but Elko is farther away from both the Reno and Salt Lake Temple and would still be about the same from a temple in Tooele.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your additional comment here, Kenny. I agree with your assessment completely. Elko and Winnemucca may both get temples at some point in the near future, but of the two, Elko does seem to be the more likely and most imminent possibility.
DeleteThat brings up an interesting question: Right now, I have Henderson, Elko, and winnemucca on my list for potential new temples in Nevada. Of the three, Elko and Henderson seem to have the strongest chances for the next temples in Nevada. Which one of the two might be announced first? Would Winnemucca be better to have on my list of temples that will likely occur in the future, but perhaps not as soon as Henderson or Elko? And with what I shared about the city of Ely, does that seem more likely to occur in the near future than Winnemucca or either of the other two? If so, I will likely shift those possibilities that might only happen further down the line to the list I have made for such possibilities. Let me know your thoughts on that. Thanks, Kenny!