Wednesday, March 18, 2020
BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Church Postpones Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple Open House and Dedication
Hello again, everyone! Out of an abundance of caution while COVID-19 still has widespread impact,, the Church today postponed the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple open house and dedication indefinitely, until whenever the crisis passes, or, more particularly, whenever the Brazilian government determines that larger gatherings, as would be present for an open house and dedication, can be safely held. Time will tell what effect COVID-19 might have on the previously-arranged groundbreakings for temples in various locations, or if the opening dates for the Washington DC Temple may also be changed as a result of this crisis.
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Hello again, everyone! The Church News also covered the postponement of this temple's open house, which is how I first learned about it:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2020-03-18/coronavirus-covid-19-brazil-rio-de-janeiro-temple-open-house-postponed-177731
I also have a follow-up to what I posted in the following comment on the previous post on this blog:
https://stokessoundsoff.blogspot.com/2020/03/breaking-temple-news-groundbreaking.html?showComment=1584561891386#c2398126193751506874
In that comment, I shared the web address for the Church's Newsroom announcement on the distribution centers' altered hours or closures in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Church News has also covered that development:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2020-03-18/church-distribution-retail-stores-reduce-hours-temporarily-close-45-locations-177732
And the Church News has also shared updated information indicating that the total number of temples that have closed due to increasing global concern about COVID-19 has now risen to a grand total of 44, whiich means that, excluding those temples already closed for renovation, over 27% of all currently-operating temples have closed due to COVID-19:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2020-03-14/coronavirus-covid-19-temples-closed-worldwide-frequently-asked-questions-177156
The details of those additional closures are also clarified in the updated section from the relevant story on the official Newsroom:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/coronavirus-update-february-27-2020#temple
My thanks once again to you all for your continued interest and ongoing support.
And I have discovered that the Church has also released additional updates and clairifications on missionary service amidst the ongoing COVID-19 crisis:
ReplyDeletehttps://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/coronavirus-update-february-27-2020#temple
Thanks again, everyone!