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2022:
Saturday &
Sunday April 2 & 3: 192nd Annual General Conference
Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples announced
during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s prophetic
administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every six months
in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each April,
October, and subsequent April.
Mid-to-late April:
Dedication of the Urdaneta Philippines Temple (177th operating
temple)
Mid-May:
Rededication of the Hong Kong China Temple
Note: This is just a projected estimate, based on
what is currently known. As more information is revealed, this estimate could
be pushed forward or back as needed.
Mid-September:
Dedication of the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple (178th operating
temple)
Saturday &
Sunday October 1 & 2: 192nd Semiannual General Conference
Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples
announced during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s
prophetic administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every
six months in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each
April, October, and subsequent April.
Mid-December:
Dedication of the Bangkok Thailand Temple (179th operating temple)
Note: Because this temple is significantly larger
than temples which have been built in recent years, delays in that construction
process are more likely than not. It is also worth noting that the official
number for this temple is almost certain to change as other temples have a
groundbreaking and construction and are potentially completed before this one
is.
Final note on 2022:
Between now and the end of 2022, the face of the Church’s temple
construction program will likely look very different. We currently have a
Church President who has clearly prioritized bringing the temples to the
people, and the fact that he announced 19 new temples within his first year as
such verifies that beyond doubt. I also am equally certain he will do all he
can to clear the existing backlog of announced temples. With that in mind,
there will likely be many more temple events to add to this list in the future.
I am committed to bringing updates in that regard to you all as I receive them.
2023:
February:
Rededication of the St. George Utah Temple
Saturday &
Sunday April 1 & 2: 193rd Annual General Conference
Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples
announced during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s
prophetic administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every
six months in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each
April, October, and subsequent April.
Saturday September
30 & Sunday October 1: 193rd Semiannual General Conference
Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples
announced during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s
prophetic administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every
six months in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each
April, October, and subsequent April.
Final note on
2023: Any temple events which may occur during 2023 will be determined by
whatever temple announcements are made within the next couple of years. I will
be sure to add such events as I learn about their likelihood.
2024:
Saturday &
Sunday April 6 & 7: 194th Annual General Conference
Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples
announced during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s
prophetic administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every
six months in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each
April, October, and subsequent April.
May or June:
Rededication of the Salt Lake Temple
Saturday &
Sunday October 5 & 6: 194th Semiannual General Conference
Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples
announced during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s
prophetic administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every
six months in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each
April, October, and subsequent April.
Final note: Any
other temple events which may occur during 2024 will be determined by whatever
temple announcements are made within the next couple of years. I will be sure
to add such events as I learn about their likelihood.
Hello again, everyone! The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Sqaure just announced their 2020 Tour, which will in many ways take the Choir back to the nations from which their roots originated. See the following news release for details:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/the-tabernacle-choir-at-temple-square-2020-heritage-tour
As always, thanks for your interest & support.
Sister Bonnie H. Cordon, Young Women General President, and Sister Lisa L. Harkness, First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency, are currently on assignment visiting congregations within the Africa Southeast Area. The Newsroom has shared a report of their ministry thus far:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.mormonnewsroom.co.za/article/general-auxiliary-leaders-begin-their-ministering-visit-to-south-africa
Again, I appreciate your ongoing interest and support.
Just saw a video from LDS Living, where Vai Sikahema was interviewed about the Philadelpha temple, and he said that in the period leading up to that announcement, Philadelphia was the largest North American city, pribably including the metro, to not have a temple.
ReplyDeleteSo that begs the question, what other large metro areas don't have a temple yet?
I can think of two right off, Charlote and Austin. There are easily a few others. Think on the larger side. Maybe the south Texas cities by the border, but I understand there are other issues to overcome there before they can announce in that area.
James Anderson, thank you for taking time to comment. I apologize for my delayed response. I have had a bit of a rough day health-wise, so I've had to step back from normal activities for most of the day. I have also tried repeatedly to post a response to you before now, but found that my efforts were neither as coherent or concise as I felt they needed to be. But I am happy to be able to address your comment now.
DeleteVai Sikahema, who lives within that temple district and is now an area seventy, would thus be in a unique position to know what he's talking about as far as that temple is concerned, and I thank you for sharing what he said on that subject. With that said, the 3 Church Presidents who preceded President Nelson all focused to one degree or another on temples in their ministries as such, and each of them built on what their predecessors had focused on while also putting their own unique mark on such efforts/
In that respect, President Nelon is no different. President Hinckley had been Church President for around 2.5 years when he announced his temple-expansion plans, which included pioneering the design of a mass number of temples in order to enable the Church to have 100 temples before the end of the year 2000. President Monson also did what he could to bring temples to the people.
President Nelson, having now announced 27 new temples in the course of his prophetic administration thus far, has been more silent, at least thus far, regarding the extent, breadth, scope, and timing of his plans, but what we do know is that he could well be the first Church President to have announced almost 30 new temples within less than two years of his prophetic administration.
On the Church Growth Blog, as part of his analysis on the locations for which a temple was announced in April 2019, Matt mentioned that not one of the locations for which temples were announced last time were on his immediate list for that confer4ence, which was surprising, since he has done so well in projecting future temple locations up to that point.
DeleteMy goal in mentioning all of this is to underscore the idea that this unprecedented move from President Nelson may mean that we need unprecedented thinking regarding any future analysis of [otential future temple locations. With all of that in mind, we may need to use out-of-the-box methods in order to most effectively gauge temple prospects going forward.
I therefore have Charlotte NC on my list for October. As for Austin, while I'm sure a temple will be built there someday, I have not as yet seen anything indicating that multiple temples may be simultaneously announced for any US state, provinces or territories, or any other nations outside the US. I believe that may occur a few years down the road/
So in regards to the merits of Austin, which considered independently of any other locations, would make a good propsect in its' own right, I'd share my personal feeling that that may be a prospect for further down the road as more information is learned about the prophet's plans going forward. My rationale for that opinion hearkens back to discussions which took place on the Church Growth forum regarding the list I had at the time.
In that thread, the creator of the forum noted he was currently living in the Dallas Texas Temple district, which is consistently swamped in terms of its' attendance. According to him, unless something unexpected occurs, the next most likely location for a Texas temple is Fort Worth, which would help ease the strain on that temple.
I presently have no reason to doubt that opinion, which is why Fort Worth is on my list over either El Paso or Austin. But it is my belief that those last two cities will get a temple at some point. Of course, living in unprecedented territory means that no one, myself included, will be perfectly right all of the time in our own analysis of these things. That is why I have encouraged those who offer feedback here to keep their own lists of prospective locations in mind. So I'd urge all of us to keep Austin in mind for the immediate or more distant future.
I certainly look forward to seeing what's ahead for the temple construction program of the Church. I apologize that my reply is still more lengthy than I meant it to be and would also like to thank you, as always, James Anderson, for taking time to comment.
Hello again, everyone! I wanted to share a couple additional Church news stories which I wanted to mention here.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, the Newsroom and Church News shared reports on President Nelson's time in Tahiti, and you can find those reports at the following links:
https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/president-nelson-pacific-ministry-2019-tahiti
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-05-25/president-nelsons-pacific-tour-tahiti-devotional-49985
The Newsroom also reports that the Church has been honored by the state of Utah for helping citizens state-wide to maintain a high quality of life:
https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-honored-for-helping-utah-maintain-high-quality-of-life
And, in stories unique to the Church News, a new video shows how the Pacific-area Saints welcomed President Nelson "home", as he has a few connections to various parts of the Pacific Area of the Church:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-05-25/video-president-nelson-pacific-ministry-tour-50001
And finally, the Church News, whose staff had asked last week for readers to share how they honor their deceased military loved ones and others who had died each Memorial Day, took the opportunity to share some of the best responses to that request:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2019-05-25/military-chaplain-army-rotc-49978
Although that wraps up my coverage of new Church news stories for now, I wanted to mention in conclusion that President Henry B. Eyring will be marking his 86th birthday this upcoming Friday, so I will have a birthday tribute to him published here at some point on that day, and that the dedication of the Fortaleza Brazil Temple by Elder Ulisses Soares will be held one week from tomorrow. Additionally, I am hoping that at least one more temple groundbreaking may be announced either before the end of this month or within the first week or two of June.
I will be monitoring those developments and will pass word of them, along with any other major Church news or temple developments, to you all here as I am made aware of such things. In the meantime, my thanks again to you all for your ongoing interest and support.
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-05-25/video-president-nelson-pacific-ministry-tour-50001
The Church News also shared the responses provided by readers in terms of how they honored their deceased loved ones, especially those who had served in the military, each Memorial Day:
Hello again, everyone! The Church News has shared a couple more stories about which some of you may be interested. First was a biographical article for new General Authority Seventy Elder Ricardo P. Gimenez:
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And on this Memorial Day in the United States, the Church News shared reader responses regarding how they honor departed loved ones on this day, both those who served in the military, and those who did not:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2019-05-27/memorial-day-military-ancestors-honor-49983
I am hoping that within the next day or two, there will be more major temple or Church news to report. In the meantime, my thanks again to you all for your ongoing interest and support.
Just found a notice on lds.org/letters of two events involvin members of the Twelve that are Churchwide, one in local meetings via a prerecorded message as part of a and the other a Churchwide broadcast, involving the Children and Youth Initiative. The first one will involve a prerecorded message that will be a part of the September fifth Sunday meeting.
ReplyDeleteHello, James Anderson, and thank you for taking time to comment. It appears that the fifth Sunday event in September will feature President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, who will represent the First Presidency in providing and overview of what is to come. Then in mid-November, Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, who serves, among other assignments, on the Priesthood and Family Executive Council, will be joined by members of the Primary, Young Men, and Young Women General Presidencies in a Face-to-Face event for all children and youth ages 3-11 Churchwide to give more details and to address common questions.
DeleteI think that having that done on two separate occasions by two different members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will accomplish three main objectives: first, the opportunity to address more questions as more is revealed about the initiative; second, to provide additional witnesses of the unity associated with whatever has been determined by the Brethren; and finally, to have two separate occasions to address common questions in an orderly way.
With all of that in mind, I had another thought: whatever will be announced is obviously significant, if the Brethren are suggesting taking time for this in September on a Sunday which has typically been scheduled at the discretion and under the inspiration of the bishopric.
It is awesome to see these next steps being taken. Thanks, James Anderson, for bringing our attention to that here, and for taking time to comment. I always appreciate hearing from you.