Also among these newest 7 are 1 current area seventy (namely, ’Aisake K. Tukuafu, who consequently now will join the list of those area seventies likely to be released in General Conference around 4.5 months from now) 1 former area seventy, and 1 former counselor in the presidency of the same temple for which he will assume oversight.
This brings the number of new temple presidents called to begin serving later this year to a grand total of 56, while it is now more than definite that the first new president will be called for the Arequipa Peru Temple. I say that because a Church member living near that temple reported seeing the cornerstone of that temple, which reads "Erected 2019." So if that temple is to be dedicated by the end of this year, then its' first president would need to begin his service by that time.
Additionally, I am anticipating the calls of the first presidents for the Winnipeg Manitoba and Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire Temples, both of which are anticipated to be completed at some point next year. And I now have 12 other temples left on my list of those for which I anticipate that a new president is likely to be called this year.
Of those 12 temples, 7 have been or are being renovated, or are scheduled to close for renovation later this year. And given that there have been 5 temples thus far which have had new presidents announced (none of which were on my list), I am not ruling out the odds that more surprises may be in store in that respect.
The Church continues the tradition of calling new presidents for at leat 1/3 of all temples which are either currently in operation or those that will be so within a year from such announcements. Within the next 12-18 months, the number of operating temples is anticipated to rise to either 170 or 171. So the 56 temples which have noww had a new president announced is already 1/3 of that number, and at least 8 others could potentially be announced.
I will be monitoring such announcements and will continue to post updates as I am able to. In the meantime, I have now confirmed that President and Sister Nelson and Elder and Sister Gong have embarked on their Pacific Ministry Tour, with the first stop in Kona Hawaii. Hawaii is apparently 4 hours behind Utah time, so it is now after 2:00 PM there.
If the member devotional at that stop is set for either 6:00 or 7:00 PM Kona time, there may not be a repor published about it until after midnight tonight. If I don't see it by the end of my day today, I will try to pass word along about it ASAP tomorrow. So for now, the updated list of new temple presidents follows below. In order to not disrupt the flow of that information, I will end here and now as I always do:.
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New presidents have been called for the following
temples:
1.
Copenhagen Denmark
2.
Manila Philippines (not anticipated; current
president has only served for two years)
3.
Tampico Mexico
4.
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
5.
Spokane Washington
6.
Manhattan New York
7.
Columbia River Washington
8.
St. Paul Minnesota
9.
Jordan River Utah
10. Medford
Oregon
11. Rexburg
Idaho
12. Provo
Utah
13. London
England
14. Tegucigalpa
Honduras (not anticipated; current president has only served for one year)
15. Johannesburg
South Africa
16. Fort
Collins Colorado
17. Panama
City Panama
18. Nauvoo
Illinois
19. Suva
Fiji (not anticipated; current president has only served for one year)
20. Paris
France (not anticipated; current president has only served for two years)
21. Dallas
Texas
22. Guadalajara
Mexico
23. Gilbert
Arizona
24. Detroit
Michigan
25. Anchorage
Alaska
26. Twin
Falls Idaho
27. Sapporo
Japan
28. Kyiv
Ukraine
29. Columbus
Ohio
30. Calgary
Alberta (not anticipated; current president has only served for two years)
31. Tuxtla
Gutierrez Mexico
32. Ciudad
Juarez Mexico
33. Monterrey
Mexico
34. Idaho
Falls Idaho
35. Orlando
Florida
36. Halifax
Nova Scotia
37. Mexico
City Mexico
38. Santiago
Chile
39. Nashville
Tennessee
40. Merida
Mexico
41. Star
Valley Wyoming
42. Winter
Quarters Nebraska
43. Portland
Oregon
44. Montreal
Quebec
45. Santo
Domingo Dominican Republic
46. Seattle
Washington
47. Campinas
Brazil
48. Perth
Australia
49. Curitiba
Brazil
50. Melbourne
Australia
51. Chicago
Illinois
52. Reno
Nevada
53. Seoul
Korea
54. Cochabamba
Bolivia
55. Rio
de Janeiro Brazil (first president)
56. Hartford
Connecticut
The first presidents will likely be announced for the
following new temples:
1.
Arequipa Peru
2.
Winnipeg Manitoba
3.
Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire
List of currently-operating temples which may be getting
a new president in 2019:
1.
Aba Nigeria
2.
Birmingham Alabama
3.
Fresno California
4.
Hamilton New Zealand (Note: It is possible that
the Church could hold off on calling a new president for this temple until its’
rededication is held in 2021)
5.
Hong Kong China (Note: It is possible that the
Church could hold off on calling a new president for this temple until its’
rededication in 2021 or 2022)
6.
Lima Peru
7.
Memphis Tennessee (Note: Since the current
president of this temple had his service interrupted by its’ renovation, the
Church could hold off another year or two on replacing him.)
8.
Oklahoma City Oklahoma (Note: Since the current
president of this temple had his service interrupted by its’ renovation, the
Church could hold off another year or two on replacing him.)
9.
Raleigh North Carolina (Note: Since the current
president of this temple had his service interrupted by its’ renovation, the
Church could hold off another year or two on replacing him.)
10. St.
George Utah (Note: Since this temple is scheduled to close for renovation later
this year, the Church could hold off on calling a new president until the
renovation is complete)
11. Veracruz
Mexico
12. Washington D.C. (Note: Since the current
president of this temple had his service interrupted by its’ renovation, the
Church could hold off another year or two on replacing him.)
Hello again, everyone! I wanted to post a comment here to note additionally that the Church has announced changes that will be coming to its' mobile apps and channels. Again, as President Nelson reminded us at least twice last year, this is not a rebranding: it is an earnest, committed, large-scale effort to refer to the Church and its' websites and resources without using the terms "Mormon" or "LDS". It appears, however, that it is still acceptable to refer to ourselves as members of the Church by the term "Latter-day Saints", since that term has been employed by President Nelson himself, as well as his apostolic colleauges and the Newsroom. You can read more on the extent of those changes at the web address below:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-name-alignment
I would just add that, as with the wide-scale earnest effort to correct website domain names and that of their subpages, these changes will likely be unrolled over the next several months as the webmasters, app developers and technicians, and all those who work with them change the relevant resources to the new names. So we should not be at all surprised that these corrections will take time to be fully accomplished. As anyone who has worked in web or app design and maintenance can tell you, changing the name of any website becomes a bit of a chore, because every subpage, every link, either in-site or external, often need to be changed individually and relinked to all the correct corresponding pages. In other words, unless the process of web design, editing, and maintenance has become progressively easier within the last 1.5 decades or so since I took classes on those subjects in High School (has it really been that long?), then this will take a while. In fact, efforts to carry out such updates may still be underway this time next year, depending on what happens between now and then. The process could be completed more quickly depending largely on how many people are tag-teaming this massive, large-scale effort, but I wanted to remind all of you about the prospect of it taking longer, just so there are no surprises in that respect. Thanks again, everyone! Your ongoing interest and support is much appreciated and greatly valued.
There was also a new Temple President announced for Tonga...a total of 8 new presidents announced.
ReplyDeleteThe weird thing is that I mentioned the new president above (as he is the one among this group who is a current area seventy), but the temple in question did not make it on to this list. To whom may I offer thanks for catching that error on my part?
ReplyDeleteYou can call me Patzicia --- a small town in Guatemala.
ReplyDeleteI will do that. Thank you, Patzicia. Since I have habitually engaged personally with those who comment here with a response from me in reply to every comment, it has been difficult at times to do that when comments are made under the "Unknown" or "Anonymous" monikers. And in that respect, if you could, may I ask in return that you include that name with all comments you leave here in the future, so that I will always know which of these comments are made by you? That would really help me out. Also, are you the one who has commented on living and working in Central America? If so, then I have more feedback to thank you for than just for pointing out my oversight in this case. Either way, my regular readers are very good about pointing out such errors, so feel free to let me know if you notice any others, or have any additional feedback for me. I hope all my readers know how much their feedback means to me personally. Thanks again for pointing out this oversight on my part.
ReplyDeleteYes, I have made comments about Central America. Patzicia.
DeleteGood to know. I am in the midst of putting the finishing touches on my list of potential cities in which a temple could be announced in 4.5 months or so during the October 2019 General Conference, and I know you have talked about Coban. I have looked into other potential locations in that area, and I haven't found any other promising locations. Do you know of anything I may need to consider in that respect? Thanks again.
DeleteI still see a 2nd temple in Guatemala City (perhaps near Villa Nueva) and a temple in Cobán as the greatest needs in Central America. Patzicia.
ReplyDeletePatzicia, interestingly enough, when I first started sharing thoughts about potential future temples, Villa Nueva Guatemala had been on my list. Somewhere along the line, I dropped that prospect, but I did have Coban on my list for last conference, along with San Pedro Sula Honduras. Coban remains on my list, and I will do some research on Villa Nueva as well. Thanks for the information.
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