In the meantime, I have also taken time to revise the "Groundbreaking anticipated" and "Announced" sections of my temple construction progress report yet again, based on new information which has shaped my reanalysis, and a copy of each section showing the revisions follows below:
Groundbreaking anticipated:
178. Saratoga
Springs Utah Temple: Government approval phase; awaiting official site
confirmation and release of artist’s rendering; groundbreaking could occur in mid-2019.
179. Lima Peru
Los Olivos Temple: Existing institute building and meetinghouse closed on
January 27, 2019 in preparation for demolition; groundbreaking could occur in mid-2019.
180. Brasilia
Brazil Temple: Planning and approval phase; property fence installed around
temple site; groundbreaking could
occur in mid-to-late 2019.
181. Greater
Manila Philippines Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official name
announcement; groundbreaking could occur in mid-to-late 2019.
182. Harare
Zimbabwe Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement; President Nelson visited potential site on April 17, 2018;
groundbreaking anticipated in late 2019.
183. Auckland New Zealand Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting
official site announcement; groundbreaking could occur in late 2019-early 2020.
184. Nairobi
Kenya Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement;
media event held June 14, 2017; groundbreaking could occur in late 2019-early 2020.
185. Puebla Mexico Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement; groundbreaking could occur in early 2020.
Announced Temples (for which
sufficient information has me confident enough to venture a general
groundbreaking estimate):
186. Salta Argentina Temple: Planning and approval phase; groundbreaking
could occur in early
2020.
187. Mendoza Argentina Temple: Planning and approval
phase; groundbreaking could occur in early-to-mid 2020.
188. Managua Nicaragua Temple: Planning
and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement; groundbreaking could
occur in mid-2020.
189. Bengaluru India Temple: Planning and
approval phase; announced April 1, 2018; awaiting official site announcement; President
Nelson toured potential locations on April 19, 2018; groundbreaking could occur
in mid-2020.
190. Layton Utah Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting
official site announcement; groundbreaking could occur in mid-2020.
191. Richmond Virginia Temple: Planning and approval phase;
awaiting official site announcement; groundbreaking could occur in mid-to-late 2020.
192.
Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement; groundbreaking could occur in mid-to-late 2020.
193.
Salvador Brazil Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement; groundbreaking could occur in late 2020.
194.
Washington County Utah Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official city
(and site) announcement; groundbreaking could occur in late 2020.
195. Yuba City, California Temple: Planning and approval
phase; awaiting official site announcement; groundbreaking could occur in late 2020.
196.
Lagos Nigeria Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement; groundbreaking could occur in late 2020-early 2021.
197.
Davao Philippines Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement; groundbreaking could occur in early 2021.
198. Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple: Planning and
approval phase; awaiting official site announcement; groundbreaking could occur
in early-to-mid
2021.
199. Belem
Brazil Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement; groundbreaking could occur in mid-2021.
200. Quito
Ecuador Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement; groundbreaking could occur in mid-to-late 2021.
201. Russia Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official city and
site announcement; groundbreaking could occur in late 2021-early 2022.
Just a comment, if I may, on the list of announced temples and the timing anticipated for the groundbreaking of each. Most of those estimates are based on what is now known about the status of each temple, or what I can safely surmise from that knowledge. Some of it is an educated guess, and the rest is just me personally choosing to be cautious in the estimates I offer for the timing of such events. I am personally hoping it will not take another 3 years to clear out the queue of existing temples, and I recognize that there may be other temples announced which may lead to some of these estimates being pushed back further.
Estimating future time-frames for known or anticipated temple events is never a perfect process, and it evolves constantly and consistently as more information is made available. If anyone had told me that 3 temples announced in October of last year would have a groundbreaking within 7 months of their announcement, there was a time last year when I would have dismissed that as impossible. But the Lord has shown in abundance that He is in control of the timing of such things, and I am always happy to admit that He knows better than I do about such things.
That said, I hope my analysis on the subject, such as it may be, is helpful to all who read it. If that turns out to be the case, then my efforts will have been a success. I continue to monitor all temple developments and any other Church news and am committed to bringing word of such things to you all here as I receive it.
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