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April 1, 2019.
Note on announced temples: During
2019, I again reevaluated the information I had available, and made further
adjustments to this section following the completion of the revision process
for the “Groundbreaking anticipated” section. The following estimates represent
my best efforts to predict the timing for the future groundbreaking of each of
these temples based on what I currently know about them.
Announced Temples (for which more
information is needed before I provide a groundbreaking estimate):
189. Layton
Utah Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement.
Note:
A potential site has already been identified (though not yet confirmed) for
this temple.
190. Belem
Brazil Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement.
Note:
On March 7, 2019, based on the unexpected timing whereby groundbreakings were
announced for the Quito Ecuador and Lima Peru Los Olivos Temples, and given the
anticipated timing for the groundbreaking of the Harare Zimbabwe Temple, the
Belem Brazil Temple is the only other one announced in April 2016 that is not
yet close to a groundbreaking. And since President Nelson has given some
priority to the “oldest” among the announced temples, I am hoping the Lord will
similarly surprise us with word on this temple’s site and groundbreaking in the
not-too-distant future.
191. Managua
Nicaragua Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement.
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, so I hope that means a site confirmation
will occur sooner rather than later.
192. Bengaluru
India Temple: Planning and approval phase; announced April 1, 2018; awaiting
official site announcement; President Nelson toured potential locations on
April 19, 2018.
193. Auckland New Zealand Temple: Planning and
approval phase; awaiting official site announcement.
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.
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. Yuba
City, California Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement.
Note: A potential site has been identified (though
not yet confirmed) for this temple.
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. Russia Temple:
Planning and approval phase; awaiting official city (and site) announcement.
June 30, 2019:
Note on announced temples: During
2019, I had reasons to repeatedly reevaluate the information I had available,
and made further adjustments to this section following the completion of the
revision process for the “Groundbreaking anticipated” section. I have felt that
more information is needed on each of these temples before I offer any kind of
estimate for their groundbreaking ceremonies. But as such information is made
available, I will be sure to make further alterations to this section as
needed.
Announced Temples (for which more
information is needed before I provide a groundbreaking estimate):
190. Salta
Argentina Temple: Planning and approval phase; site location confirmed.
191. Mendoza
Argentina Temple: Planning and approval phase; site has been confirmed.
192. Managua Nicaragua Temple: Planning and approval phase;
potential site acquired; awaiting official confirmation.
193. Phnom
Penh Cambodia Temple: Planning and approval phase; potential site acquired;
awaiting official confirmation.
194. Feather
River California Temple: Planning and approval phase; potential site
identified; awaiting official confirmation.
Note: A potential site has been identified (though
not yet confirmed) for this temple.
195. Layton
Utah Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement;
some prospective site locations identified.
Note: A potential site has been identified (though
not yet confirmed) for this temple.
196.
Antofagasta Chile Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement.
Note: A potential site has been identified (though
not yet confirmed) for this temple.
197.
Washington County Utah Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official
city (and site) announcement.
198. Salvador
Brazil Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement.
199. Lagos
Nigeria Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement.
200. Cagayan
de Oro Philippines Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement.
201. Davao
Philippines Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement.
202. Pago Pago
American Samoa Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement.
203. Okinawa
City Okinawa (Japan) Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official
site announcement.
204. Neiafu
Tonga Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement.
205. Tooele
Valley Utah Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement
206. Moses
Lake Washington Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site
announcement.
207. San Pedro
Sula Honduras 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.
Hello again, everyone! The Church News has provided a few new articles which may be of interest to many of you here. Another report on the Seminar for New Mission Leadership has shared remarks made by Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:
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Continuing the series of articles on newly-called general leaders of the Church is a new article, this one introducing Elder Benjamin Ming Zhe Tai, who is the son of former general authority seventy Elder Kwon Yuen Tai:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-07-01/general-authority-elder-kwok-yuen-tai-50259
Elder Tai is the second-to-last of the 10 new General Authority Seventies called last April. The last is Elder Alan R. Walker. After an article is published on Elder Walker, subsequent articles will introduce the new members of the Sunday School General Presidency.
And current Church News editor Sarah Jane Weaver shares another article in the "What I know now that I didn't know before" series, in which she highlighted what she learned through observing the impactful visits made to the Oakland California Temple during its' open house in May:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2019-07-01/oakland-california-temple-what-i-know-50238
As I read that particular article, Sister Weaver's account of the blind group members touching the temple reminded me of the very first talk given by Elder Gary E. Stevenson following his call to be a General Authority Seventy, which was given towards the end of the April 2009 General Conference and focused on the importance of temples. I wanted to share the web address to that talk with anyone who, having read Sister Weaver's article, would like to review the address in question:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2009/04/sacred-homes-sacred-temples?lang=eng
There may be additional Church news or temple updates I want to pass along, but if there are, I will pass them along in another new comment later tonight. For now, my thanks once again to you all.
Hello again, everyone! The Newsroom has shared another article. This one describes how Elder Quentin L. Cook and Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan spoke at a Freedom Festival at the end of last week, after the Cardinal had visited Church headquarters in Salt Lake and had met with Church President Russell M. Nelson, his Second Counselor, President Henry B. Eyring, and President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, which you can read more about in the following article:
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It is wonderful to see the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ continuing to nurture relationships with the leaders of the Catholic Church. I will continue to monitor all Church news and temple updates and bring word of those to you all as I become aware of such news. My thanks once again to you all.
Three new Church News articles have been published. The first shares how a new 3D diorama of the BYU campus allows people to tour the campus without actually having to take the lengthy walk around tour:
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At the seminar for New Mission Leadership, Elder Robert C. Gay of the Presidency of the Seventy issued a call for further cooperation between ecclesiastical leaders, missionaries (and their leaders) and members of Church congregations worldwide:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-07-02/elder-robert-c-gay-2019-mission-leadership-seminar-50262
And the Church has released a new series of videos on YouTube in an ongoing effort to provide support for those affected by pornography:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2019-07-03/youtube-church-overcoming-pornography-videos-50267
I continue to monitor all such news, and also all major temple developments, and remain committed to bringing them to you all here as I receive word of them. My thanks once again to you all.
Speaking thereof, the Church News just barely reported on the Religious Freedom Annual Review, which was held at BYU recently:
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Thanks again, everyone!
Well, in a somewhat surprising and very unexpected development, a day after the Church published a copy of Elder tai's biography on their News & Events subpage, the following biographical article was published introducing Elder Alan R. Walker.
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This is the first time I can recall where that page on the official Church website beat the Church News to the punch in publishing an article. I imagine the Church News may post a copy of that article on Friday or Saturday, following the observance tomorrow of Independence Day here in the United States. Once that happens, I will note it on my blog.
Also, just by way of reminder, today officially marks the day on which President Nelson's tenure as Church President matches that of 11th Church President Harold B. Lee, who served as prophet for 1 year, 5 months, and 19 days. Barring anything very unexpected, President Nelson will still be living tomorrow, so I have moved him ahead on the list of prophetic tenures to the 15th spot among the tenures of the other 16 Church Presidents. Since he will reach his first (and only) Church Presidential age-related milestone in two days, and since I will be reiterating the specifics of that at that time, the one other thing which I wanted to note was that he will not be moving up to the 14th spot on the tenure list until Tuesday June 23, 2020.
As always, I will provide continued updates on Church news and temple developments as I learn about them. Thank you all again for your ongiong interest and support.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a repost of my comment above, which I have deleted due to an incomplete sentence at the end of the original that should not have been there: Hello again, everynoe! I have some new temple developments to report, the news of which may have been sharedd yesterday by the sources from which I draw the temple updates I share here. First of all, with the open houses for the Port-au-Prince Haiti and Lisbon Portugal Temples now just around a month away, both are now in a new general cateogory on my temple construction progress report entitled: "Preparing for public open house". Further, regarding the Haiti Temple, construction is completed, and nothing else remains but to prepare the temple for its' public open house. For the Portugal Temple, new information indicates that the construction phase is wrapping up, and that the temple is now being furnished.
ReplyDeleteNext, I wanted to note that, regarding the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple, although there has not been a change reported in its' construction status in recent weeks, its' latest such status update seems to put it close to the point where we could see an announcement about its' open house and dedication in the not-too-distant future. But without double-checking the history of prior First Presidency announcements relating to temples, the one thing about which I am not sure is how likely that the open house and dedication information for the Rio Temple could be released during the month-long recess for General Authorities which is currently in effect. Whenever the Rio dedication information is announced, I would assume that the actual dedication will be set to occur in mid-to-late April of next year, following General Conference.
Also, it wouldn't shock me at all if the announcement of the open house and dedcation information were in the same news release as the Church's official confirmation of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Belem Brazil Temple, which might then also include an artist's rendering and the estimated construction time-frame. Ideally, such an announcement would also include the release of a rendering, construction time-frame, and groundbreaking ceremony being set for the Brasilia Brazil Temple, which I could see also happening in August, or perhaps September. Time will tell in that respect.
And I similarly hope that something else that happens during this month is that we would likely hear word that full-scale construction has been able to begin on the Yigo Guam, Praia Cabo Verde, San Juan Puerto Rico, and Lima Peru Los Olivos Temples. Aside from what I have shared here, I have not heard anything in terms of any other temple developments. But I am keeping my eyes open for usch news, and will be sure to pass anything else along to you all here ASAP after that kind of information crosses my radar. In the meantime, I'd like to sincerely thank you all again for your ongoing and continued interest and support.
On this Independence Day, I wanted to pass along a couple of additional Church News articles which have been shared. First, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the message given by Brother Lloyd Newell last Sunday during "Music and the Spoken Word". That message can be found at the following web address:
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Next, the Church News published an article focusing on 5 Church leaders whom most people may not know were involved in US politics:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/history-revisited/2018-07-03/five-leaders-who-impacted-church-and-country-47522
I would just interject that I had been aware of the political involvement of 3 or 4 of the 5 mentioned by name, but that is only because I have been an avid student of the lives of our prophets and apostles.
And the Young Women General Presidency and their board members have written another article for the Church News. This latest one focuses on 6 characteristics which, if encouraged, can help young women gain a true understanding of their sacred responsibilities to be leaders among their peers, both those within the Church, and those outside of it:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2019-07-04/young-women-christ-come-follow-me-leadership-50276
Aside from these articles, I would be very much surprised if any new Church news or temple developments were reported today. That said, I fervently hope that the next few days following this Independence Day may see that happen.
Having noted all of this, I'd again like to thank you all for your ongoing interest and support.
I have to say I am pleasantly surprised. Contrary to what I had supposed, a few temple updates were reported today. Each of those updates were for temples scheduled for dedication. There may or may not be some duplication of some of the elements pertaining to this update, but I wanted to be sure I cover it all. As I noted yesterday, both the Port-au-Prince Haiti and Lisbon Portugal Temples are now being prepared for their public open houses, which will both take place in August, prior to them both being dedicated in September two weeks apart.
ReplyDeleteBut additional information received today on the Lisbon Portugal Temple notes that construction work has completely wrapped up, and that the water feature is operating on the grounds as well. And something significant has happened with the Durban South Africa Temple, where installation is underway for the following temple components: art glass windows, lockers, televisions, screens, curtain mechanics, baptismal font railing, marble baseboards, doors, trim, landscaping, and irrigation systems.
I am grateful to have learned about these updates and been able to pass them along to you all, which I will continue to do as I receive word of such things. In the meantime, thank you all again for your ongoing interest and support.
Hello again, everyone! The Church News has published the latest edition of "This Week on Social". For the first time in 2-3 weeks or so, that article only featured a few social media posts from the following general Church leaders: Church President Russell M. Nelson; Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; and Sisters Reyna I. Aburto, Second Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency; and Michelle D. Craig, First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency.
ReplyDeleteThe reason this latest edition was so brief may simply be due to yesterday's observance of Independence Day here in the United States, or it could also have something to do with the general leadership of the Church taking their annual July recess. We may find out more on that particular question one week from today, when the next article in this series is anticipated to be published. The summary of those posts can be found at the following web address:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-07-05/smithsonian-washington-d-c-russell-nelson-dieter-uchtdorf-social-50279
My thanks once again to you all for your continued interest and ongoing suppport.
Update news article on the Pocatello Idaho Temple. https://www.kpvi.com/news/local_news/pocatello-lds-temple-making-serious-headway/article_dddeeed4-9f7c-11e9-b5d3-4f29e972e62e.html
ReplyDeleteHey, Chris! I have been pleasantly surprised by how quickly progress has been made on this temple. I am grateful to hear there are missionaries for the Special Projects Division on site to monitor and record the progress. And I applaud them for how carefully they worded their standard response to how soon the temple might be completed.
DeleteWhile it is commendable indeed that they are not willing to speculate on that, with the extensive progress we have seen reported on this temple over such a short period of time have me convinced that this temple will, if it stays on track, likely be dedicated before the end of 2021, but perhaps even sooner than that.
In fact, there was a time or two within the last few weeks where I was highly tempted to move my more general completion estimate for this temple to mid-to-late 2021, rather than its' current estimate of late 2021-early 2022. But I haven't found any corroboration sufficient to support such an estimate change, at least for the moment. That said, it would not shock me if such a change was made in the future, if substantial progress continues to be made. Thank you, Chris, for taking time to comment.
Provo Temple has a six-week closure, this was the first week, purpose this time is to complete some work in the baptistry, possibly plumbing related as far as the physical baptistry basin, and maybe replace the basin itself.
ReplyDeleteJames Anderson, thank you for taking time to comment. Around four months or so ago, I compiled a list of temples which would have an extended closure period in 2019. The result was a list of 26 temples which would have an extended period of closure in 2019, with such periods of time spanning anywhere from 4 weeks at the shrotest end to almost 29 weeks at the longest end.
DeleteSo there are numerous examples just this year alone of how the Church can avoid full-scale closure of temples for a renovation process with an extended closure for routine maintenance and repairs. And I am grateful to see that occurring.
I know that Provo in particular is one that has a 6-week closure just about every year. It has been interesting to see what has occurred with the clsoures for that particular temple over for at least as long as I have been blogging so extensively about temple developmenmts. But if such routine closures on a yearly basis for Provo can help the Church to avoid closing it for long-term renovation, it is certainly worth it.
I may have to do more studying on my end at some point to see if I can figure out if any other temples have had an extended yearly closure like that, though the information for such research might be harder to find. Either way, it is awesome to see the Church accomplishing temple maintenance for long-term and temporary durations. Thank you, James Anderson, for taking time to comment.