As I also previously noted, Elder Kevin S. Hamilton, who will conclude his service as president of the Church's Africa Southeast Area on August 1 of this year in order to become a member of one of the 6 area presidencies here in the US, was quoted shortly after the announcement of the Harare Zimbabwe Temple in 2016 as saying that a site announcement and groundbreaking were likely to occur at some point in 2017. And, as we know, 2017 came and went with no developments in that regard. I for one hope that the Church might enable a groundbreaking to occur at least for the Harare temple before Elder Hamilton returns to Church headquarters, but time will tell if that is possible.
In the meantime, the corrections I mentioned in relation to my list of announced temples are necessary because I failed to correctly update the numbering, and in view of the additional information that came my way within the last 12 hours or so. The corrected version of my list of announced temples follows below.
So as not to disturb the flow of that list, I will conclude now as I always do. 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 everything you do.
186. Bengaluru India Temple: Announced April 1, 2018;
awaiting official site announcement.
Note:
President Nelson’s recent world tour includes this city, which may involve a
search for a suitable location. While there may be obstacles to getting this
temple started, I could see a groundbreaking happening within the next 5 years
or less. And perhaps Elder Gong’s status as someone of Asian descent might be a
means to get work started on this temple sooner than that.
187. Managua Nicaragua Temple: Announced April 1, 2018;
awaiting official site announcement.
Note:
President Nelson had publicly proposed a temple for Managua while an apostle,
and he fulfilled that proposal himself. As noted elsewhere, Elder Juan A. Uceda
is being assigned as president of the Central America Area, and one reason may
be so he can work with the Nicaraguan government to get quick approval for this
temple. If that occurs, a groundbreaking could happen within the next 3 years
or less.
188. Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple: Announced April 1,
2018; awaiting official site announcement.
Note:
Although this temple is the second to be announced for the Philippines since
the beginning of last year, I would anticipate that this temple will likely not
have a site announcement or groundbreaking until both the Urdaneta temple and
the second temple in Manila are at least under construction. That said, I
believe this temple could potentially have a groundbreaking within the next 3-4
years.
189. Russia: Announced April 1, 2018; awaiting official
location and site announcement.
Note:
Although Russia may have problems that could potentially create a barrier to
getting this temple built, President Nelson had supervisory responsibility for
the Europe East Area of the Church for several years, including during his
tenure as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. For that reason, he
may be able to effect an expedited start for this temple. That area is now
overseen by Elder Uchtdorf, who, as a European-born apostle, may have unique
connections to help that process as well. Being conservative, I could see a
groundbreaking for this temple in 7-10 years, but certainly sooner if the Lord
opens doors for that to occur.
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