Hello again, everyone! Breaking temple news has just been reported via the Church of Jesus Christ Newsroom. Groundbreaking ceremonies have been set to occur for the Quito Ecuador and Lima Peru Los Olivos Temples. Since both temples are within the boundaries of the South America Northwest Area, the president of that area, Elder Enrique R. Falabella will preside over both ceremonies.
The Quito Ecuador Temple groundbreaking will be held on Saturday May 11, and the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple will have its' groundbreaking on Saturday June 8. Construction on the Quito temple will likely take around 2-3 years, while the construction process for the Los Olivos Temple may take 3-4 years to complete. I am grateful that both of these temples will have groundbreaking ceremonies before the end of the first half of 2019, and this will bring the total number of temple groundbreakings within that time to 8, which will seriously help the existing backlog to be diminished.
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Thursday, March 7, 2019
BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Groundbreakings Announced for Quito Ecuador and Lima Peru Los Olivos Temples
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Just wanted to post a couple of additional thoughts here, if I may. This year began with an existing backlog of 30 announced temples (though 2 of those, Urdaneta and Bangkok, had had a groundbreaking announced) with the latest groundbreaking announcements, that backlog has shrunk down to 22 announced temples.
ReplyDeleteAnd in the announcements made about groundbreaking arrangements, we have seen President Nelson focus on both what could be termed his "pilot program", where 3 temples announced last October were able to get easy approval for a groundbreaking, and make a concentrated effort to work on the temples which he inherited from President Monson. 2 of the 4 temples announced in 2016 have a groundbreaking pending, and we have a pretty good indication of where the Harare Zimbabwe Temple will be built, and that temple is anticipated to have a groundbreaking later this year. With the unexpected confirmation of the site acquisition and then this groundbreaking announcement for Quito today, I am anticipating something similar could happen with the Belem Brazil Temple.
We have seen the Pocatello Idaho Temple groundbreaking set, and groundbreakings in the near future for the Brasilia Brazil, second Manila Philippines, and Saratoga Springs Utah Temples are almost imminently likely. And we know that President Nelson also visited a candidate site for the Nairobi Kenya Temple, which is going to be a smaller one, and which is anticipated to be dedicated at some point in 2021. So we may hear more on any or all of those temples in the near future.
Of the 19 temples announced by President Nelson last year, 2 (those announced for Salta and Mendoza Argentina) have already had a site confirmed. A site was obtained for the Managua Nicaragua and Auckland New Zealand Temples many years ago. President Nelson looked at potential sites for the Bengaluru India Temple last year. And potential sites have been identified for the Layton Utah, Richmond Virginia, and Phnom Penh Cambodia Temples. So the backlog could likely thin out much further before the end of this year.
And with that in mind, I am more convinced than ever before that several (or perhaps even dozens) of new temples will be announced next month in General Conference, and I think President Nelson could and will outline his temple expansion plans.
Either way, the first 0.5 weeks of 2019 have seen an unprecedented number of breaking temple news developments, which I fully anticipate will continue to be the case in the near and more distant future. My thanks again to you all for your continued interest and support.
Hello again, everyone! I have two additional insights to share. First, looking again at the Los Olivos Temple, it reminds me in many ways of the Mesa Arizona Temple, which would mean in some ways that it might take around the same amount of time to construct.
ReplyDeleteBut additionally, I have received information which indicates that the two volunteers serving in Russia who have been in custody are going to be deported. More on that can be found at the web address below:
https://www.ksl.com/article/46506597/russia-to-deport-two-young-latter-day-saint-volunteers-detained-since-last-week
My thanks once again to you all for your ongoing interest and support.
Excited for Quito. I served my mission in Guayaquil when that temple was under construction. It finished 8 months later. I had many friends and companions from Quito. It is awesome to see Ecuador get started on its second tremple.
ReplyDeleteChris, thank you so much for taking time to comment. I always appreciate hearing your insights and experiences. I recall you mentioning your ties to Ecuador previously. And I am especially grateful that the Saints in Quito did not have the same lengthy wait that occurred for the Guayaquil Temple.
ReplyDeleteI was just commenting to someone else via another website that 8 temple groundbreakings being set to occur within the first half of any given year is remarkable. And based on what I know or have found out about through various methods of research I have used, we may see as many groundbreakings during the second half of this year, if not more than that.
And since the announcement of Quito's groundbreaking came not long after we learned elsewhere that a site had been acquired for the temple, I am cautiously optimistic that we could be similarly surprised in relation to the Belem Brazil Temple.
I was a little shocked that these temples had a groundbreaking set before we heard anything about the Saratoga Springs Utah and Brasilia Brazil Temples, but the unexpected announcement of groundbreakings for 4 of the 6 temples that have a groundbreaking scheduled gives me hope that we may see several other temple groundbreakings announced for the second half of 2019.
But whether or not that turns out to be the case, I am more convinced than ever that President Nelson will both fully outline his plans (including the extent and timing thereof) to expand the number of temples in the way we have heard he is intent on doing, and that he will also announce several more temples, perhaps as many as a dozen, or possibly even more. I look forward to seeing that occur.
Also, Chris, I don't know whether or not you saw this, but I have published a reworked version of my list of locations which seem most likely to have a temple announced in the April 2019 General Conference, and since you have provided such great feedback on prior lists of this kind, I wanted to personally extend an invitation for you to look over that list and (if you feel so inclined) to share any feedback you might have about it. You can find that list at the web address below:
http://stokessoundsoff.blogspot.com/2019/03/revised-annotated-list-of-prospective.html
Thanks again, as always, Chris, for taking time to always offer such thoughful feedback and inspired insights.
I have thought about capitals in countries with temples. What about Ottawa Ontario, Canrbara Australia, La Paz or Sucre Bolivia (or both), Berlin Germany and others.
ReplyDeleteHey, Chris! Thanks for taking time to comment. I am doing my level best to try and figure out how feasible each of the locations I have on my list currently might be. The current list includes almost 50 international locations, and around 30 locations within the US.
DeleteThe problem I keep coming back to is that President Nelson has not yet formally shared the extent of his plans, or the timing within which those plans might come to fruition, so I am flying blind in terms of how extensive to make my own list.
And since I don't know whether or not my own list is too extensive or not extensive enough, it's difficult (if not impossible) to gauge the merits of other locations I don't have on my list.
You've always been good about seeing and commenting on anything I have missed in such scenarios, so I'd be happy to address both any feedback you have on my list and any other suggestions which might be feasible options to add for this upcoming General Conference. I believe that most of the locations you mentioned will get a temple at some point. I just don't know how to accurately gauge the merits of each location you've mentioned without your evaluation of the locations on my list. If you don't have time to comment on that list for now, that's okay. But I'd love to hear your thoughts on any changes, omissions or additions relating to that list whenever it might be convenient. Thanks, as always, for taking time to comment.