Hello again, everyone! I wanted to post briefly to share some temple-related developments. I have previously mentioned the progress the Church is making towards having 200 operating temples by or before the 200th anniversary of the reestablishment of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (which will occur on Saturday April 6, 2030).
As of today, there are now 11.63 years remaining until that day. With 159 operating temples currently, there are 30 others in various phases of construction. So the Church would just need to complete each of those and announce and complete 11 others within those 11.63 years, which could be easily done if 3.53 temples were completed per year.
As I also previously mentioned, with only 2 temples scheduled for dedication later this year, 2018 will be below that average. But the Church has already scheduled 1 temple dedication to take place next year, and there are 4 or 5 others that will, barring anything unexpected, be dedicated the following year. And there are 3 that we know of so far which are anticipated to be dedicated in 2020, likely within the first half of that year. And any temples that might have a groundbreaking within the next year or sooner could likewise be completed in 2020 and the following years.
As the next two years pass, and each of these temples goes on to dedication, the passage of time and the number and timing of those dedications will cause that average to shift. It is also worth noting that, although very little is known so far about the extent of President Nelson's temple-building plans (other than the fact that those plans will outpace and overshadow President Hinckley's previous legacy as the foremost temple-building Church president), the number of temple events in the future could potentially expand exponentially.
I should also mention that, although it is very rare indeed to get to mid-to-late August of any year without a temple groundbreaking being scheduled, let alone held, if work is going on behind-the-scenes and outside our notice to rapidly prepare a number of temple sites for the construction process, it may not be unreasonable to believe that the Church may announce a number of groundbreakings simultaneously, nor would it surprise me at all if some of those groundbreakings were only announced 2-6 weeks before they occur.
The last such announcement we had was in 2016, when the First Presidency announced that the groundbreaking for the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple would take place just 15 days before it was held. We also know that there are currently 3 announced temples that seem closest to a groundbreaking ceremony, and that others may also be close, though the timing of all but the most imminent 3 may be harder to pin down.
And of course, with a number of temples undergoing renovation (all but one of which have reportedly made steady progress), the number of temple events that will be held over the next two years may be off-the-charts and unprecedented.
That said, there was one temple construction development which has been reported in recent days. On August 17, a new photograph posted to the LDS Church Temples Facebook page a couple of days ago showed that progress has been made on the white exterior of the meetinghouse which is being built adjacent to the Lisbon Portugal Temple.
I am keeping my eyes open for all such developments and will pass word of those along to you all as I become aware of it all. That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated. Thank you for the privilege of your time. If you enjoyed what you read here, please feel free to subscribe to stay informed of newly-added content. 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.
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Temple Construction Updates
I have had a lifelong love for Church history, which has extended to ongoing reports of the ministry of our apostles and prophets, General Conference, and all temple developments. This blog enables me to share that love with all who read my thoughts on these developments, which are sometimes reported multiple times per day as needed.
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