Hello again, everyone! A couple of additional Church news stories have been reported, along with some new temple developments. There's a lot to talk about, so let's get right into all of that. We start with the temple news. In a First Presidency letter dated November 5 of this year, a change was announced for the dedication dates of the Rome Italy Temple.
Rather than being held over an 8-day period (from Sunday March 10-Sunday March 17) as originally announced, dedicatory services will now be held over a 3-day period (from Sunday March 10-Tuesday March 12). Nothing has changed in terms of the announced dates or plans for the open house or the youth devotional. I will look forward to seeing if any reason is given for this change. It will be interesting to find out about.
Our second and final piece of temple news comes courtesy of the Ghana Mormon Newsroom. As previously noted, ground was broken earlier today (at around 3:00 AM Utah time) for the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple. Still no word yet on an estimated completion time-frame, but I have offered my thoughts (based on what I now know) that a dedication could take place in mid-to-late 2021. I will provide more information on that as I learn of it.
Having covered the temple news, we turn in conclusion to the Church news I mentioned. President Henry B. Eyring, who has accumulated a collection of personal watercolors, now has the opportunity to showcase his work through a new art exhibit called "A Virtual Journal" which is now on display at the Church History Museum. The Church News shares an article about that, while the Newsroom provides some additional details.
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Thursday, November 8, 2018
Miscellaneous Church and Temple News
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Hello again, everyone! I have a couple more developments to report. First, in relation to temples, the Church News published the following report covering the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple groundbreaking, which occurred earlier today. You can find this article at the address below.
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Given what was noted in the article (that construction on that temple is anticipated to take around 2 years) I am readjusting my estimate for the completion of that temple to sometime between late 2020 and early 2021. If the construction process for this temple makes steady progress, then perhaps its' dedication could occur sooner than that. I will keep my eyes open for any news in that regard.
In the meantime, in conjunction with the article I shared above about President Eyring's artwork being exhibited at the Church History Museum, there was another article featuring a video of President Eyring working on one of his projects, and talking about how working with watercolors to create such art evokes both faith and the magic of creativity. The address at which that article can be found follows below. Enjoy, and thanks again to you all.
Sorry. Forgot to add the link to that other story like I said I would do. Here it is:
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Hello again, everyone! An additional comment, if I may. The Church News has provided a special look at the most significant takeaways from the most recent leg of President Nelson's ongoing Global Ministry Tour. You can find that story at the web address below, and it is well worthy of your time. Thanks again to you all.
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