Hello again, everyone! I am pleased to be able to bring you news that the groundbreaking for the Pocatello Idaho Temple took place this morning as planned. Elder Wilford W. Andersen, who serves as president of the Church's Idaho & North America Central Areas, presided at this groundbreaking, accompanied by his counselors, Elders S. Gifford Nielsen and Brian K. Taylor. The size of this temple has been compared in size to some other temples, including the Meridian Idaho Temple that was dedicated roughly 16 months ago.
Construction of this temple is anticipated to take between 2-3 years to complete. Having noted that, I wanted to pass along some other temple information as well. A few of the sources I have available for some of the things I have passed along on this blog have revisited their thoughts about the time-frames for the completion of each of the three temples that are now considered to be in a "Construction pending" status. Particularly, those sources list the completion estimates for both the Pocatello Idaho and Urdaneta Philippines Temples somewhere between late 2021 and early 2022, while pushing the estimated completion for the Bangkok Thailand Temple to sometime in 2022.
I mention these changes because, depending on other tidbits I can glean elsewhere, I may need to thoroughly revisit my recently-offered altered observations about the more specific time-frames for the completion of each of these temples. Stay tuned for more on that as I figure it all out. In the meantime, I do continue to monitor any and all Church news and temple developments, and will do my level best to bring word of those you to all as I become aware of such updates.
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Saturday, March 16, 2019
BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Groundbreaking Held for Pocatello Idaho Temple
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Eastidahonews.com also reported on the Pocatello temple.
ReplyDeleteSo did KSL, the Church News, and the Deseret News. It's wonderful to live in a time when Church news and temple developments are covered so widely. Thank you for taking time to comment, Chris!
ReplyDeleteHello again, everyone! I have mentioned before that the 19 temples announced last year have generally fallen into three categories: cities in which land was held in reserve for a period of several years for a temple (Managua Nicaragua and Auckland New Zealand), those for which a site was definitively confirmed not long after their announcement (Salta and Mendoza Argentina), and those for which a probable site has been identified but not yet confirmed (Bengaluru India, Layton Utah, and Richmond Virginia). At some point between the October General Conference and now, a probable site has also been identified but not yet confirmed for the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple.
ReplyDeleteI mention that information by way of review for a very important reason: new information I have received today indicates that a potential site has been identified for the Yuba City California Temple. I am grateful to be able to pass that along today.
But I wish to offer a huge disclaimer here, and it is necessary, primarily because this blog is not an official website endorsed, sponsored, or supported by the Church: While many of these temples could, and likely will, go on to be built in the potential spots that have been identified, only an official announcement from the First Presidency will definitively clarify and confirm that each temple will be built in those exact locations. Until that time, any information of this kind needs to be taken with a grain of salt (or, in other words, with caution and reservation).
We have seen President Nelson make a concerted effort to get the temples which were announced before he became Church President on to a groundbreaking. Only 6 such temples remain, and at least 4 or 5 of them could have a groundbreaking before the end of this year.
I am hoping that once we know more about President Nelson's plans (however and whenever those plans are detailed) we may have a better idea of what to expect going forward in terms of action that will be taken to keep clearing the queue as more new temples continue to be announced.
I just wanted to post these additional thoughts for all who are interested. My thanks again to you all for your ongoing interest and support.
I have looked at the stake centers in the Yuba City CA area on the satellite view of google maps to see if there is enough land next door for a temple. One of the stake centers has a baseball field plus other large grassy area next to it. Since we often like to build temples next to existing buildings, that may be a possible site.
DeleteHello, Chris! The site in question, according to one or two of the sources I have available, is to the north of Yuba City (which is currently in use as an orchard property). Apparently it's not too far from the Yuba College Sutter County Center. It will be interesting to see whether that site in question is the one that will ultimately be used. Insofar as I have been able to ascertain, there is not currently a meetinghouse of the Church in close proximity to the site in question. But that isn't so surprising. As far as I can tell, no meetinghouse currently exists at the site for the Quito Ecuador Temple.
DeleteIf memory serves, the Church is planning on constructing a chapel as part of the process on the Quito Ecuador Temple. If the Church confirms that the site in question will be utilized for the Yuba City Temple, I could see an adjacent meetinghouse being built as part of that process too. As always, Chris, thanks for taking time to comment.
I had my thoughts on the stake center property before I heard about the orchard property. I think the orchard property may be a better idea and is larger. That may be better support the future growth as well
ReplyDeleteHey, Chris! It would make sense if the temple was medium- or larger-sized for the reasons you mentioned. I know that California has seen some stagnation in its' growth, but hopefully the announcement of this temple might help reverse that in some way. As always, thank you, Chris, for stopping by to comment.
ReplyDeleteFor those interested, it appears that open house reservations have been made available as of today for the Memphis Tennessee and Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temples. Great to see that milestone achieved. I will continue to monitor all Church news and temple developments, and will bring you all word of those here as I receive it. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteI learned within the last couple of hours that full-scale efforts have begun on the construction process for the Pocatello Idaho Temple. Site grading and clearing is underway. It is nice to know my theory about full-scale work being able to begin for this temple within a couple of days following its' groundbreaking proved correct. Thanks again, everyone!
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