Hello again, everyone! In a completely unexpected development, the First Presidency today announced the location and preliminary design information for the Washington County Utah Temple. While many people (myself included) had speculated that the temple would be built in Washington City (where the Church owns quite a bit of undeveloped land), will instead be built on a beautiful spot of land on a 14-acre site located northeast of 3000 East 1580 South in St. George, Utah. Preliminary plans note that the temple is anticipated to be a three-story edifice with an area of approximately 88,000 square feet.
Thus, St. George becomes the fourth city in the world that will be home to two temples, joining Provo Utah, Lima Peru, and Manila Philippines. The statement also notes that the Church and project leaders will, in the coming months, be working through the approval process for this temple, that plans will be more fully detailed as they are developed and approved and that that process will culminate in the announcement of a groundbreaking ceremony once all approvals are granted. As previously noted, construction on the Washington County Utah Temple is not anticipated to be completed prior to the time when the St. George Utah Temple reopens in 2022 or 2023 following its' renovation process, and with ithe larger size of this newest temple, that is not surprising.
One other thing I also wanted to note: I will be interested to see whether or not a more official name is provided for this temple at some point along the way. The second Provo Utah Temple is known as the Provo City Center Temple. The second temple in Lima Peru has Los Olivos attached to its' name to distinguish it from its' counterpart in the same city. And a more official name announcement is hoped for on the second temple that willl, in coming years, be built in Muntinlupa City in the Philippines.
And this of course also increases the number of temples that may have a groundbreaking within the next year or so to now 15 or 16. As previously noted, temples in the United States, and particularly those in Utah, tend to have a much swifter start to construction than their counterparts in other places. It is wonderful to have heard of this news, and I was grateful to be able to pass it along to oyu all here. I continue to also monitor all major Church news and temple updates, and will, to the best of my ability, pass word of those along to you all as I receive it.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2019
BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: First Presidency Announces Site Location of Waxhintgton County Utah Temple
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South Jordan Utah has two temples as well.
ReplyDeleteChris, thank you for catching that. You are, of course, correct. And South Jordan had two temples long before any of the other cities I mentioned, which means that St. George becomes the fifth city to have two temples within its' boundaries. So that kind of thing could become more commonplace. Again, thanks for catching that, and for taking time to comment, Chris! I always appreciate hearing from you.
DeleteHello again, everyone! A few more articles have been shared on the Church's official Newsroom, some of which I may or may not have previously mentioned. So I am going to give the web addresses for each to you all, and leave it up to you to determine whether or not to read any of them. Those follow below. In the meantime, my thanks again to you all:
ReplyDeletehttps://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/church-statement-mexico-tragedy-2019
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/title-of-liberty-raised-in-three-country-tour-of-central-america
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/first-presidency-welcomes-leader-muslim-world-league-2019
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/light-the-world-giving-machines-expand-10-locations-christmas-season
Oh hey! I’ve always thought that the giving machines were a great idea and wanted to participate. But I’ve never lived near one, even when they expanded last year. But I’m in NYC this year, so I’ll definitely stop by before one of my weekly temple nights!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, Daniel! Glad I could help bring you information noting that one of the "Giving Machines" will be in New York. I think as the Church sees greater success with these machines, they will continue to offer them in other new locations every year, and I am excited to see the places to which they will be made available going forward. Thanks for stopping by to comment. I always appreciate hearing from you.
DeleteHello again, everyone! I wanted to post a comment here to share some thoughts about the possible name for this second St. George Utah Temple. So I have two preliminary thoughts: First of all, in the second temples that have been or are being constructed, the naming conventions for them have been markedly different. Neither temple in South Jordan bears the name of that city, with the first being known as the Jordan River Utah Temple, and the second being known as the Qquirrh Mountain Utah Temple. We also have the Provo Utah and Provo City Center Temples, the Lima Peru and Lima Peru Los Olivos Temples, and the Manila Philippines Temple and its' counterpart, for which an official name is still pending. For that second Manila temple, as I have previously mentioned, I believe it will perhaps be known as the Muntinlupa City Philippines Temple.
ReplyDeleteSo with some of these second temples paying homage to the city in which it is built, and with others having nothing in connection therewith, given the location of this temple, I am not convinced that the Washington County name will stick, which seems to be the general consensus in things I have read online today in connection with the location announcement.
So what could it be called? If the name of the city remains in the name of the temple, it could be known as the St. George Utah Washington FIelds Temple. But if the Church decides that is too lengthy a name, I could see the name being announced as the Washington Fields Utah Temple, which would be more concise and uniquely suited to the area in which it will be built.
At this point, we don't have any indication from the First Presidency that the temple will be given a different name than the one by which it is now known. But if that happens, those are the two possible new names I could see for it. Time will tell. Hope these musings, such as they are, are helpful to you all. My thanks again to each of you for your continued interest and ongoing support.
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ReplyDeleteThe new temple is in the Little Valley area of St George. Can that possibly be in the name? Or something like Fort Pierce or Virgin River, Zion View, or something else?
ReplyDeleteHey, Chris! Thanks for stopping by to share your thoughts and questions. I am not an expert on St. George geography (despite having visited there several times throughout my life). That said, from what I hear on my end, the Church may want to steer clear of the Virgin River name. I suppose Fort Pierce or Zion View may be possible. But as I said, the Church's naming conventions (wherever they apply) make it difficult to know if a new name may even be implemented for the temple. A short while ago, I had felt that, once a more specific location for the Tooele Valley Temple had been announced, the name thereof might change. But in advancing that theory as a possibility, I had forgotten the precedent of the Star Valley Wyoming Temple.
DeleteIt might be entirely too early to know for sure whether or not a name change will even be needed, but if, as Elder Steven E. Snow indicated, the Church will be looking at another temple in the Washington County area at some point in the not-too-distant future, a more distinct name might be needed. I suggested that Washington Fields could be in the name of that temple due to the specific location in which it is being built (in the vein of the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple being so named because it is being constructed in the Los Olivos region of Peru). So at this point, it is difficult to gauge whether and if a new name might be announced. That said, I'd encourage you to keep the list of names oyu mentioned in mind. Depending on how fast city officials approve the temple plans and that temple is able to have a groundbreaking, it may not be very long at all until we know one way or another what, if anything, has changed in the temple name. Either way, Chris, interesting suggestions. Thanks for stopping by to share them.
Hello again, everyone! A few additional Church news articles have been published recently, which speak for themselves. The web addresses at which each of those can be found follows below, In the meantime, my thanks again to oyu all.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-11-07/provo-mtc-elder-uchtdorf-missionary-prison-inmate-166289
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2019-11-07/children-youth-program-scouting-young-adults-166105
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2019-11-06/lds-business-college-ucla-assembly-hall-166157