Hello again, everyone! There has been a lot of Church news (some of it temple-related) which I hope to report on later this evening. But KSL just aired a story about President Nelson being in Bengaluru India, and a couple of things stood out to me that I just had to share.
First, it was mentioned that President Nelson is looking for a site for the temple he announced in that city. But KSL shared an interview with President Nelson as he was there, and he indicated in that interview that he had felt impressed to announce the Bengaluru India Temple the day before General Conference began.
It is impressive that, with all that President Nelson was preparing for during General Conference, the Lord indicated to him that the time was right to announce an India temple, and that he did so within 48 hours of receiving that impression.
This would also seem to verify that Bengaluru was likely not on the list of 80 potential temples that Elder Wilson referenced almost a year ago. But without knowing which locations were on that list to begin with, I cannot say for sure that that location was not on the list.
Stay tuned for more on these developments as I learn of it. That does it for this post. Any and all 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 everyting you do.
Thursday, April 19, 2018
BREAKING NEWS: President Nelson in Bengaluru India
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Further reading on President Nelson's time in India indicates that the impression to announce a temple in Bengaluru India did not just come the day before General Conference; it appears that occurred just before he prepared to go to bed that night. And since Bengaluru was part of the tour plan, he apparently determined to waste no time and announce the temple, then spend some of his time in that city looking for a suitable location. If that is not a prime example of how important it is to heed the Lord's voice in our lives, I don't know what is. And the entire General Conference weekend was a reiteration of what President Nelson highlighted in his Sunday Morning address, the importance of revelation for the Church and in our individual lives as members. Just wanted to add that, for anyone interested to know.
ReplyDeleteI still don't think we fully realize how historic this last general conference was. I think that we will be talking about this last general conference for generations. Still, I often wonder how much of the announcements at general conference is already known to many people. Thanks for the insight into the idea that at least the announcement about the India temple was a surprise to many!
ReplyDeleteThank you for those insights and thoughts, Nate. One of many perks of living in what has aptly been called "the age of information" is that important news such as the major announcements made during General Conference and accounts of the worldwide ministry of our apostles can be more easily reported and passed along. The major announcements in General Conference were carried almost immediately by several prominent news outlets both within the US and internationally. It is possible that news of some of these developments may have reached some of the Saints in nations around the world before many of them heard it firsthand by being able to view the proceedings of General Conference.
ReplyDeleteThat said, prior to hearing the report on how the Bengaluru Temple was announced unexpectedly, I had assumed that the 7 locations that were announced were all on the list of 80 locations which Elder Wilson had referenced were being considered for an announcement within the 15 years following late April of last year.
Since that clearly did not apply to Bengaluru, it is obvious that President Nelson is taking time to listen for the inspiration of the Lord in such announcements, and with that in mind, I am more convinced than ever than we will likely see at least a few additional temples announced in each General Conference, perhaps even with a few here and there in between each April, October, and subsequent April. And I am also equally certain that President Nelson will continue to do everything he can to expedite the process of getting temples that have been or will be announced underway as soon as that can be reasonably done. It is a most exciting time in which we live. Thanks again, Nate!