Hello again, everyone! I am pleased to bring you all some breaking temple news right now. The open house tours for the Arequipa Peru Temple will begin on Friday, and, per information from the Church News and the official Newsroom, that temple will be dedicated on Sunday December 15, with Church President Russell M. Nelson presiding thereat. That dedication will occur just under a month after he returns from the Southeast Asia leg of his ongoing Global Ministry Tour. And it makes sense that he will dedicate that temple himself, as he is a prophet fluent in Spanish. The only question now is who might accompany him on that particular assignment, which we may find out more about in the coming days.
With this announcement made, a few other reminders here: Within the next 12-15 hours, I will be publishing a birthday tribute to Elder Dale G. Renlund, who will be observing his 67th tomorrow. With the Arequipa Peru Temple open house commencing on Friday, VIP/Media tours will likely occur within the next day or two. And, as noted earlier in this post, Friday will also mark the start of President Nelson's one-week tour of Southeast Asia, during which time I anticipate we may receive more information about the Phnom Pehn Cambodia Temple.
Looking ahead to the rest of this month, Sunday will see both the rededication of the Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple by Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and the day when, at 4:00 PM MST, Elder Gerrit W. Gong, also of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, will join the Primary, Young Men, and Young Women General Presidencies to share more information about the new Children and Youth program for which initial details were shared in the September 29 Fifth-Sunday broadcast.
And the last day of this month (Saturday November 30) will mark both the last day of the Arequipa Peru Temple open house and the day on which the Puebla Mexico Temple will have its' groundbreaking. At this point, I have no idea what (if any) other major Church news and temple developments might be reported before the end of this year, but I am hoping for at least a few more announcementns, including that at least one more temple (but perhaps even two or three) might also have their groundbreakings before the end of this year.
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019
BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Arequipa Peru Temple Open House to Begin on Friday; Church President Russell M. Nelson To Dedicate Temple In December
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Hello again, everyone! Just wanted to drop an additional note here. According to the page for the Arequipa Peru Temple on the Church of Jesus Christ Temples website, VIP/Media tours for the temple are actually already underway today, instead of getting undeerway tomorrow as I thought (and indicated above in this post) might be the case. With that noted, my thanks once again to you all for your continued interest and ongoing support.
ReplyDeleteAnd here is another Church News article which may be of interest to you all:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2019-11-12/violence-mass-protests-in-bolivia-affect-missionaries-and-latter-day-saints-166609
Not sure how the current situation in Bolivia might impact the timing whereby a second temple could be announced there. But that is something I will be evaluating as I continue to work on finalizing the initial version of my April 2020 General Conference predictions.
Two more:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-11-12/christchurch-new-zealand-muslim-pacific-ministering-166443
In that one, as the ministry of Sisters Sharon Eubank and Becky Craven in the Pacific was recounted, they mentioned that, during their stop in Papua New Guinea, they found Saints activiely engaged in preparing for the Port Moresby Temple.
https://www.thechurchnews.com/history-revisited/2019-11-12/familysearch-blog-product-manager-homeland-166552
The above is yet another exciting development for the Family Search organization and the resources they provide. In the meantime, an update on the Mesa Arizona Temple indicates that upper windows are being replaced, and that the new platform for the Mesa Arizona Temple pageant(s) is now in place.
I continue to monitor all Church and temple news and will provide coverage of such developments as I become aware of them. In the meantime, my thanks once again to you all.
James, I just looked at Rick's temple site again. Based on the current status of the Rio de Janeiro temple, it sure seems like we will be seeing completion dates announced soon.
ReplyDeletetwinnumerouno, thank you for stopping by to comment. I received similar information from Rick myself late last night. From what I understand, if all goes well, the hope is to have the temple dedication set for sometime in May, which is also within a similar or identical window to the anticipated completion of the Tokyo Japan Temple. Based on what is and is not know at present about these two temples, it's my feeling that the Rio de Janeiro Temple could be dedicated in early May, with the rededication of the Tokyo Temple occurring in either late May or early June. Time will tell. Thanks for stopping by to comment, twinnumerouno! I always appreciate hearing from you.
DeleteHello again, everyone! Some additional Church News stories have been reported:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2019-11-14/light-the-world-campaign-encourages-all-to-serve-as-christ-did-one-by-one-166898
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2019-christmas-initiative-encourages-service-one-by-one
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/relief-society-web-pages-on-church-website-updated?lang=eng
And I also have a few quick temple updates. First, on the Durban South Africa Temple, front door handles have been fastened; with the baptismal font filled; work on the electrical systems has been completed; the final painting of the exterior walls is underway; and the installation of landscaping and brick pavers continues.
Meanwhile, as twinnumerouno mentioned in the comment above, at the Rio de Janeiro Temple, construction nearing completion, and the open house committee is making presentations to stakes and districts to prepare members for that temple's dedication. I continue to monitor all Church news and temple updates and will pass those along as I receive them. In the meantime, my thanks once again to you all.