Following my analysis of the feedback presented in the comments on that post, I offered this list of additional prospective locations that could also have a temple announced in October. After further analysis of the comments on that list, I added most of those locations to the original list, and published the brand new list of combined prospects in this post, which I shared almost two weeks ago.
This leads me to the question I wanted to ask, and why I would like feedback on it. As we know, more mentions have been recently made lately about how President Nelson's temple-building legacy will outpace and overshadow that which we saw previously during President Hinckley's temple-building revelation that culminated in the rapid increase in the number of operating temples during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
While we don't know the extent of those plans, it may be safe to assume that we are entering another unprecedented era of temple developments. With that in mind, on the one hand, I don't want to go too far overboard in terms of the most imminently likely prospective locations that may have a temple announced in October. But on the other hand, I have been asking myself how many temple locations are too many.
For that reason, in addition to the three resources I have provided above, I wanted to also provide here a list of refined locations I have ready in case I do need to slim down the list to its' bare minimum. Here is that list:
October 2018 General Conference Temple Locations
Predictions (slimmed down to the most imminently likely)
Africa &
Europe: Freetown Sierra Leone; Antananarivo Madagascar; Praia Cape Verde;
Monrovia Liberia; Maputo Mozambique; Budapest Hungary; Kumasi Ghana/Lagos
Nigeria
Latin America
(includes Brazil, Central America, Mexico, and South America): San Pedro
Sula Honduras/Senahu or 2nd Guatemala City Guatemala; Salvador/Belo
Horizonte Brazil; Santa Cruz/La Paz Bolivia; Puebla Mexico; Ciudad del Este
Paraguay
Oceania (includes
Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the Philippines): Port Moresby Papua New
Guinea; Auckland New Zealand; Davao Philippines; Pago Pago American Samoa
United States:
Missoula Montana; Bentonville Arkansas; Green Bay Wisconsin; Herriman Utah; Des
Moines Iowa; Montpelier Vermont; Las Cruces New Mexico; Jacksonville Florida;
Jackson Mississippi; Elko/Ely Nevada
Having provided this additional list, I wanted to get some feedback. Which of those four lists seems to be the best version? How extensive should this list be? And regarding whichever of the lists any of you favor, is there anything I need to change in terms of eliminating or adding any prospects? It is now your turn to "sound off" in the comments below. Your feedback is always welcome and appreciated whenever and on whatever subject it is offered.
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Although there will inevitably be a temple in the far-off locations in Guatemala someday, I believe that Senahú --- or perhaps Cobán which has a larger leadership base and is a central gathering point for the Polochic Valley --- will still be a number of years away. The need for a second temple in Guatemala City is far more critical at this time. A second temple in Honduras located in San Pedro Sula would also be a priority before Senahú - Cobán. The day will come.
ReplyDeleteHello, and thank you for stopping by to share your thoughts with me and others who read this blog. If you are the same person who made an earlier comment about how you are living and working in the Central America Area of the Church, I would certainly trust your opinion and first-hand knowledge on this subject more than I would my own research, primarily because aside from that research, I am not familiar with Guatemala or the Church's situation in that nation at all.
ReplyDeleteI also recall a comment earlier (which may have been from you as well) about how a second Guatemala City temple may be more imminent than one in Senahu. In the early days of my research on the subject, Senahu seemed to be a top prospect upon which several people who commented at that time agreed. That said, I would certainly defer to your expertise on this subject. For that reason, whichever list I wind up using, I will narrow down the Guatemalan choice to a second in Guatemala City, which, given what we saw occur in 2016 and 2017 (when second temples were announced for Lima Peru and Manila Philippines) is not unprecedented.
I also appreciate your evaluation that a temple in San Pedro Sula Honduras would be more imminent than a temple in Senahu. I also did not realize that Honduras only currently has the one temple in Tegucigalpa, which would certainly make a second in San Pedro Sula more imminent than a 3rd for Guatemala. I will keep all of that excellent feedback in mind when I do my final edits on the list of locations.
That said, I had mentioned above that the list of locations I shared in this post was one of four I had published on this blog, and my hope was to get a feel for which would be the best version with the most imminent prospects. Did you have any thoughts on that? Thanks again for taking time to comment. I appreciate hearing from you, and would likewise enjoy any additional feedback you might have for me.
I would rank them: 1. A second Guatemala City temple. 2. San Pedro Sula Honduras. 3. Cobán (about 90 minutes from Senahú, but much larger and better popoulation base of members. I would only put the second temple in Guatemala City on your imminent list. San Pedro Sula in 5 years or more and Cobán 7-10 years. I have worked, lived and served in Central America many years.
ReplyDeleteThank you for those important clarifications. While we don't know the extent of President Nelson's plans to expand the number of temples worldwide, at the same time, I would certainly defer to your first-hand knowledge of the Central America area of the Church, so I will for sure narrow my Central America selections down to a second Guatemala City Guatemala Temple.
ReplyDeleteThat said, as I may or may not have clearly stated, at the moment, I have four different versions of the list of potential locations that I am putting together for the October General Conference. Your feedback in the last two comments helps me narrow down my choices for Central America. Do you have any opinion on which of the four (the three I linked to or the condensed version I shared in this post) would better cover the most likely prospective locations that could have a temple announced in October? I don't know whether or not you have any insight into other areas of the Church, but I do know that the only dumb questions are those that go unasked. Whichever of the four versions I use, I will for sure slim down the immediate Central America prospects to just a second temple for Guatemala City. Thank you again for all your valuable insights.