Hello again, everyone! As recently as yesterday, I had posted Church and temple news and noted that the announcement of the open house and dedication dates for the Fortaleza Brazil Temple was anticipated any day now. I am pleased to pass along to you the official announcement from the Newsroom about that, along with the Church news article on that subject as well. As those articles explain, the open house is set to occur during a 4-week period spanning Saturday April 27-Saturday May 18, with the exception of the Sundays of April 28 and May 5 and 12. The end date of the open house will coincide with the day the youth devotional is held for the Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple.
In a somewhat unusual but not entirely unexpected move, the First Presidency has scheduled this temple's youth devotional for Saturday June 1, with the dedication to follow on Sunday June 2. I am calling that unusual because it is not often that the dedication of one temple has been set to precede the rededication of another which had its' dedication previously set. If there has been any relation in the past between a temple dedication and a rededication, it is usually that the rededication of one temple precedes the dedication of a new temple that was previously set. But as I also mentioned above, it was not entirely unexpected.
Given what we knew about the status of the Fortaleza Brazil Temple as of yesterday, the release of the dedication information was simply a matter of time. I think that, as a result of the Fortaleza Temple's dedication being set for June 2, with the rededication of the Oakland California Temple being set for June 16, we can safely conclude that the latter event will likely be the last temple event held before the annual July recess is observed by the General Authorities, unless a temple groundbreaking is held during the final two weeks of that month.
As always, I do continue to monitor any and all temple developments and will do my level best to bring word of those to you all here as I receive it. In the meantime, I also wanted to mention one additional item of Church news. The Church News has provided highlights of President Nelson's first year as Church President by sharing 61 unique photographs taken of him in 2018. The photographs show his personal warmth, his love for his Brethren in the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve, and several pictures highlighting significant moments from General Conference or his personal ministry to the one in the midst of his travels.
As the article also notes, he will reach the 1-year mark of his Church Presidency in just four days. I will be posting here on that day in honor of that milestone. If other Church or temple news crosses my radar between now and then, you can also count on my passing those along as well. That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as such comments are made in accordance with the established guidelines. Thank you for the privilege of your time. If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly-added content, please feel free to subscribe. 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.
Thursday, January 10, 2019
BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for Fortaleza Brazil Temple
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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Hello again, everyone! The Church News continues to release articles highlighting the ministry of President Nelson as the one-year anniversary of his ordination and setting apart draws ever closer (it is now just 3 days away). The article below summarizes 15 major announcements made within this first year of his presidency.
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I would just add that that article mentioned the mission changes announced this year, but not those announced last year. The news release for those changes (in which 5 new ones were announced, while 19 others were consolidated with neighboring missions) can be found at the web address below:
https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/mission-adjustments-2018
The Church News also published another edition of "This Week on Social" which featured posts from Elders David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, and Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Sister Michelle D. Craig, First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency. Surprising, this edition featured the fewest number of social media posts we have seen in quite a while. You can find that article at the following address:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-01-11/this-week-on-social-an-apostles-answer-to-finding-unity-and-happiness-looking-at-life-through-a-telescope-48754
Different media outlets have interviewed Elder D. Todd Christofferson about his experience of serving as a law clerk to the judge that had legal oversight of the Watergate matter, which led to the resignation of U. S. President Richard Nixon. It has been announced that Elder Christofferson will join legendary Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward in Washington D. C., where the two will discuss the Watergate scandal with the Deseret News and the Washington Post. The discussion will be entitled: "Integrity and Trust: Lessons from Watergate and Today." More details on that can be found in the Church News article below:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-01-10/elder-christofferson-to-talk-about-watergate-with-legendary-journalist-bob-woodward-at-washington-dc-48749
The following article describes how BYU's Heather Olmstead inspired her volleyball team's run to the NCAA Final Four:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2019-01-11/how-byus-heather-olmstead-inspired-her-volleyball-teams-run-to-the-ncaa-final-four-48745
From the news and events page on LDS.org, we have the following article detailing where how to perform priesthood blessings and ordinances can be found in the Gospel Library app:
https://www.lds.org/church/news/quick-tip-finding-how-to-perform-priesthood-ordinances-and-blessings?lang=eng
From the main Newsroom page on LDS.org, another edition of "Latter-day Saints Around the World" features articles from the United States, the Pacific, Peru, Australia, and Bulgaria. You can find those stories at the web address below:
https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/latter-day-saints-around-the-world-country-newsroom-websites-january-11-2019
And an Arizona newspaper confirms the plans mentioned by Dianne in a comment on an earlier post on this blog, noting that President and Sister Nelson, accompanied by President and Sister Oaks, will speak at State Farm Stadium on the night of February 16. The one fault I found with the article in question is that its' headline refers to President Nelson as the "Mormon church president", so it is clear that newspaper is not honoring President Nelson's request to use the correct name of the Church. That said, the article can be found at the address below:
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale/2019/01/11/mormon-church-president-russell-m-nelson-visit-arizona-evening-devotional-glendale-tickets/2541341002/
I will continue to monitor all Church news and temple developments and bring word of those to you all via this blog ASAP after I learn of them. Thanks again, everyone!