Given that the dedication of the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple is set to be dedicated this weekend (with no indication yet as to who might be presiding thereover), and that 3 more temples will be dedicated over the course of the next 5.25 months or so, that average will likely have gone down quite a bit between now and the next General Conference. And the remainder of this year promises to be full of other temple-related events.
With that noted, let's move on to discuss some updates on temple construction. At the Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple, palm trees are being planted, while irrigation lines are being laid for the flowerbeds, and curbing and walkways are also being poured. In the meantime, the Arequipa Peru Temple is anticipated to be the next new temple to have a dedication scheduled, and it has been reported that temporary glass and the south momument sign have both been installed, that sod has been laid, and that flowers, bushes, and trees have been planted.
At the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple, cladding is going up around the steeple pedestal. And an update on the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple notes that structural steel framing is underway. while wood framing continues for the meetinghouse. And moving on to temples which had a groundbreaking earlier this year, at the Pocatello Idaho Temple site, excavation is underway on the foundation, while the process of connecting to utilities continues. Meanwhile, footing and foundation work is underway at the Urdaneta Philippines Temple site.
And it has also been reported that the demolition process for the Trujillo Alto Ward chapel has been completed. As a result, the site of the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple has been cleared for its; groundbreaking. We move on now to temples undergiong renovation. The one-week open house for the Memphis Tennessee Temple begins this Saturday. And at the Frankfurt Germany Temple grounds, trees and shrubs are being planted, while a staircase is being poured to the temple entrance.
Progress has likewise been noted on both the Raleigh North Carolina and Baton Rouge Louisiana Temples. Regarding the former, hard landscaping elements continue to be installed, which includes planter boxes and walkways. And in relation to the latter, new information indicates that the monument sign has been completed, that lamp-posts are being installed, and that the work of cladding the exterior walls in nearing completion.
As previously noted, I have also put the Salt Lake Temple down on my report as a temple for which a renovation announcement has been scheduled. I have additionally taken time between the conclusion of General Conference and now to revisit my thoughts about temples which I consider to be in a "Groundbreaking anticipated" status, and have added the 8 new temples to the "Announced" section of my temple construction progress report. There were numerous changes involved in that process, so I will conclude this post by publishing the updated version of those two sections.
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Groundbreaking
anticipated:
180. Brasilia
Brazil Temple: Planning and approval phase; property fence installed around
temple site; groundbreaking could
occur in mid-2019.
181. Greater Manila Philippines Temple: Planning and
approval phase; awaiting official name announcement; groundbreaking could occur
in mid-2019.
182. Richmond
Virginia Temple: Preliminary plans submitted to local government;
groundbreaking could occur in mid-to-late 2019.
Note:
On March 27, 2019, new information on this temple indicated that plans had been
submitted, but also the location where the plans will be utilized, which
appears to be the location held in reserve for that prospect around 3-4 years before
the temple was announced. If the First Presidency confirms this information, it
is not hard to believe that a groundbreaking could be held at around the time
indicated.
183. Nairobi
Kenya Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site confirmation;
groundbreaking could occur in mid-to-late 2019.
Note:
The Church of Jesus Christ Temples site noted in mid-February 2019 that a site
had been procured for this temple. But during President Nelson’s visit to
Nairobi in April 2018, a public affairs representative had noted that this
temple would be smaller, and that a dedication for it was anticipated to occur
sometime in 2021. So it seems reasonable to assume that a groundbreaking could
occur within the next 12 months, but hopefully sooner, if all goes well.
184. Saratoga
Springs Utah Temple: Government approval phase; awaiting official site
confirmation and release of artist’s rendering; groundbreaking could occur in mid-to-late 2019.
185. 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.
Note:
Although the site visited by President Nelson in April 2018 has not been
confirmed as the official location for the temple, Elder Andersen, in a
November meeting with Zimbabwe’s Vice President, noted that the Church hoped to
break ground for that temple in the late months of 2019. So I have no doubt
that will be able to occur.
186. Salta
Argentina Temple: Planning and approval phase; groundbreaking could occur in late 2019.
Note:
The site has already been confirmed for this temple.
187. Layton
Utah Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement; groundbreaking could occur in late 2019-early 2020.
Note:
A potential site has already been identified (though not yet confirmed) for
this temple.
188. Mendoza Argentina Temple: Planning
and approval phase; groundbreaking could occur in late 2019-early 2020.
Note: The site has already been confirmed for this
temple.
189. Puebla
Mexico Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement;
groundbreaking could occur in early 2020.
Note:
A Church member living in Mexico reports that the area presidency is scouting
that city for temple locations, and that construction could begin in the early
months of 2020.
190. Managua
Nicaragua Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement; groundbreaking could occur in early 2020.
Note:
The Church has held land in reserve for a temple site for several years. If
that property is confirmed as the temple site, a groundbreaking could easily
occur at around this time.
191. Auckland New Zealand Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting
official site confirmation; groundbreaking could occur
in early 2020.
Note:
I found out several years ago that the Church had held land in reserve for a
temple in this city for a while now (with that fact confirmed by a Church
member living in that area), so I hope that means a site confirmation will
occur sooner rather than later.
192. Belem Brazil
Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement;
groundbreaking could occur in early-to-mid 2020.
Note:
Although there has not been an official site confirmed for this temple yet,
President Nelson seems to be working on the queue of announced temples from
both ends thereof. With that in mind, although I hope this temple’s
groundbreaking will occur before then, if it doesn’t, I could see it occurring
at around this time.
193. Yuba City, California Temple: Planning
and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement; groundbreaking could
occur in early-to-mid
2020.
Note: A potential site has been identified (though
not yet confirmed) for this temple.
194. Phnom
Penh Cambodia Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement; groundbreaking could occur in mid-2020.
Note: A potential site has been identified (though
not yet confirmed) for this temple.
195. 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
Announced Temples (for which more information is needed before I provide a groundbreaking estimate):
196.
Washington County Utah Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official
city (and site) announcement.
197. Salvador
Brazil Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement.
198. Lagos
Nigeria Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement.
199. Cagayan
de Oro Philippines Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement.
200. Davao
Philippines Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement.
201. Pago Pago American Samoa Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting
official site announcement.
202. Okinawa City Okinawa (Japan) Temple: Planning and approval phase;
awaiting official site announcement.
203. Neiafu Tonga Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement.
204. Tooele Valley Utah Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting
official site announcement
205. Moses Lake Washington Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting
official site announcement.
206. San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting
official site announcement.
207. Antofagasta Chile Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official
site announcement.
208. Budapest Hungary Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official
site announcement.
209. Russia
Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official city (and site)
announcement.
Baton Rouge Looisiana Temple, huh? Are we spelling it like it should be pronounced now? lol
ReplyDeleteHumor aside, I'm really excited for the number of temples. The 3.44 average/year should go down, especially with at least 2 new temples being dedicated this year and possibly 3. Next year should be exciting!
BTW - with Google+ shutting down, our google profiles are now no longer displaying correctly. Just FYI.
Thanks for taking time to comment, Michael. Thanks for catching that. That was a typo on my part that will be fixed right away. I appreciate you mentioning it. In the meantime, with the dedication of the Kinshasa temple this weekend, that avareage will go down to 3.37 temples per year on Sunday, as there will then be 10.98 years in which the Church would need to dedicate the remaining 37 new temples to have the 200 by the bicentennial anniversary of the Church's reestablishment.
ReplyDeleteAnd that average will go down even more over the next two years, within which time around 12 new temples are currently anticipated to be completed and dedicated. So by this time two years from now, the numbers will look markedly different, and that's without accounting for any surprising developments which we cannot now foresee. The Church News noted last year that the Church is more than well on track to have a minimum of 200 temples operating by the date of that bicentennial milestone, whether or not an official goal is made to do so. There could be more than that, however, given what I have heard recntly.
Thank you also for mentioning the Google+ item. I had been aware of that. Within the last couple of years, blogger has eliminated "OpenID" from their list of approved profiles from which people can comment on a blogger blog. Google+ would then be the next logical account to eliminate. The intent appears to be to encourage more people to have a regular Google account.
So I will just put this out there: any of my readers who comment regularly under a Google+ account or through any other service, if your ability to comment under your current name is eliminated, if you could identify yourselves by name when commenting, hopefully that will help all of us here keep track of whomever we are interacting with. In the meantime, thank you for taking time to comment, Michael! I always appreciate hearing from you.