Hello again, everyone! As hard as it is to believe, this post is my 1900th on this blog. For this milestone post, I am pleased to cover two breaking news developments, which have been reported by the Church today. Firstly, as of totday, the total number of temples open under phase 1 now rises to 89. This morning, the First Presidency announced that 4 more temples will reopen under phase 1 one week from today (June 22). That will bring the total number of temples open under phase 1 to 92. The 4 in question are the Apia Samoa, Brisbane Australia, Paris France, and Santo Domingo Dominican Republic. After several weeks of double-digit temples opening, it's nice to see the Church slowing down a bit. We are clearly not yet at a point anywhere in the world where opening any of the soon-to-be 92 temples under phase 2 is practical as of yet. I think it's wiser to take things more slowly and steadily than it would be to backtrack in that respect. So I appreciate the measured, principle-based approach.And for the second time in many of the last 6 Mondays or so, the temple reopenings do not constitute the only big news from the Church today, As also shared by the Church News, the nnames of several of the Church's historic sites have received minor name changes,
With all Church sites still temporarily closed due to COVID-19, the following name changes go into effect: Brigham Young Winter Home will now be known as the Brigham Young Winter Home and Office. Historic Carthage Jail and Visitor's Center has been simpzlified to Cathage Jail. What was once known as Historic Cove Fort will now be known as Cove Fort. The Book of Mormon Historic Publication Site will now be known as the Grandin Building: Book of Mormon Publication Site. The Home of Jacob Hamblin will simply become the Hamblin Home. Haun's Mill has been renamed Hawn's Mill to reflect the corrected spelling for the name of the owner of the property, Jacob Hawn. The Historic John Johnson Home lis renamed the Johnson Home. The Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial is now Joseph Smith Birthplace. Historic Liberty Jail now becomes Liberty Jail. The Historic Isaac Morely Farm will be known as simply the Morley Farm. What has been known as the Joseph Smith Family Farm will be renamed the Sacred Grove, which is more descriptive of what the site honors. A similar adjustment better describes the Peter Whitmer Farm, which will now be known as the Whitmer Farm: Church Organization Site.
For the remaining sites on the lsit, the name adjustments require some context which I hope may be helpful. In the early days of the Church, with members of the Church known colloquially as "Mormons", during the pioneer treks that occurred in the mid-to-late 1800s and beyond, many sites prominent to the process of that trek used the name "Mormon", which became a common identifier to differentiate those landmarks from others more associated with the Oregon Trail or other US trails named after US pionners not so connected with the Church.
Monday, June 15, 2020
1900th Post: BREAKING NEWS: 4 More Temples to Reopen Nexxt Week Under Phase 1; Several Church Historic Sites Renamed
The usage of the word "Mormon" in tall such sites thus became an important differentiator. Above and beyond that, however, the usage of that term is technically historically correct for the preiod of time within which it became part of the Church's history and was easily identified as such. As a result, the next sites I will mention by name retain the usage of the word "Mormon" in their names to reflect the differntiating factor. First, the Mormon Battalion Historic Site at San Diego will now become the Mormon Battalion Center at San Diego. The Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters will be renamed the Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters.
The Mormon Handcart Historic Site: Martin’s Cove will now be known as Martin's Cove: Mormon Trail Site. What has been he Mormon Handcart Historic Site: Willie Center at Sixth Crossing will be renamed Sixth Crossing: Mormon Trail Site. And finally, the Mormon Handcart Historic Site: Rock Creek Hollow will hereafter be known as Rock Creek Hollow: Mormon Trail Site. As previously noted, these are relatively minor but still fairly significant adjustments are being made for historical relevance or contexxt, for more effective descriptive purposes, or in some cases merely to simplify the names and make them easier to remember, and thus in essence be more memorable for visitors. I am grateful to have been able to bring you word of these developments. I do continue to monitor all Church newsand temple updates and will bring you all word of those here as I become aware of them. In the interim, I wanted to note in this post as well the reiteration of a development I reported in the threads of another recent post: With around 2.5 weeks having passed since I had to enable comment moderation, and with my having marked all spam comments as such in order to block those who made them, I have determined to lift comment moderation for now. I will do my best to be more diligent about watching posted comments for future spammers, but that's not sufficient enough reason to punish the rest of you who are earnest in your comments by preventing you frorm contributing to the relevant dialogue. So that's over for now.
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The Mormon Handcart Historic Site: Martin’s Cove will now be known as Martin's Cove: Mormon Trail Site. What has been he Mormon Handcart Historic Site: Willie Center at Sixth Crossing will be renamed Sixth Crossing: Mormon Trail Site. And finally, the Mormon Handcart Historic Site: Rock Creek Hollow will hereafter be known as Rock Creek Hollow: Mormon Trail Site. As previously noted, these are relatively minor but still fairly significant adjustments are being made for historical relevance or contexxt, for more effective descriptive purposes, or in some cases merely to simplify the names and make them easier to remember, and thus in essence be more memorable for visitors. I am grateful to have been able to bring you word of these developments. I do continue to monitor all Church newsand temple updates and will bring you all word of those here as I become aware of them. In the interim, I wanted to note in this post as well the reiteration of a development I reported in the threads of another recent post: With around 2.5 weeks having passed since I had to enable comment moderation, and with my having marked all spam comments as such in order to block those who made them, I have determined to lift comment moderation for now. I will do my best to be more diligent about watching posted comments for future spammers, but that's not sufficient enough reason to punish the rest of you who are earnest in your comments by preventing you frorm contributing to the relevant dialogue. So that's over for now.
Within the next week or two, I also plan to revisit other Church subjects I have previously covered, providing new information and updates as practical. I will likewise be reevaluating the ad setup for this blog as time and circumstancs allow me to do so, in the hopes of yielding better revenue for my efforts to report on these developments. During the period in which I will be doing so, the layout of this blog may change in some ways from time to time. I appreciate your patience with me as I navigate these issues to enable me to continue to provide the content you have come to expect, while ensuring those efforts yield sufficient returns for me financially. That does it for now. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as such comments are made in accordance with the established guidelines. Thank you for the privilege of your time. If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly added content, please feel free to subscribe. Until my next post, I wish each one of you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.
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In addition to what I reported above, the Church's official Newsroom has shared a couple of significant developments. In Papeete Tahiti (French Polynesia), several government representatives met with several leaders and members of the Church to discuss COVID-19 ccnditions in that region, the Church's support in the recovery process, and how to help citizens prosper during the remainder of COVID-19 and thereafter:
ReplyDeletehttps://news-nz.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/government-and-church-leaders-discuss-strengthening-families-and-society-in-french-polynesia
And 90 new entries have been added recently to the Spanish and Portuguese Gospel Topics repository on the Church website. Elder Walter F. Gonzalez, the Church's first Uruguayn General Authroity Seventy, is currently serving as Second Counselor in the Utah Area Presidency, but also is assigned oversight of the Church's Gospel Topics coverage and efforts, including translations thereof into other languages. Read more about that project in the following article:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/-90-new-entries-added-to-gospel-topics-study-resource-in-spanish-and-portuguese
My thanks once again to you all.
Hello again, everyone! The following additional Church news reports have been shared:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2020-06-16/gospel-topics-study-resource-adds-90-new-entries-spanish-portuguese-186985
https://news-uk.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/the-tabernacle-choir-announces-new-dates-for-2021-tour
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2020-06-16/tabernacle-choir-announces-rescheduled-tour-dates-2021-european-tour-187002
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2020-06-16/covid-19-elder-holland-reflection-solitude-coronaspection-elijah-interfaith-institute-186929
https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2020-06-16/bulgarian-photographer-eva-koleva-timothy-new-series-christ-the-lord-is-my-light-186957
https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2020-06-16/emeritus-general-authority-gordon-t-watts-dies-at-85-187023
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2020-06-16/church-donates-41695-pounds-20-tons-food-local-pantries-massachusetts-186909
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2020-06-16/women-priesthood-covenant-sister-craig-things-world-put-aside-181769
And temple updates have been reported as well:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/layton-utah-temple/
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/feather-river-california-temple/
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/washington-county-utah-temple/
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/taylorsville-utah-temple/
Based on the latest information, I have reordered the next four temples for which I anticipated a groundbreaking as follows: Washington County, Tooele Valley, Taylorsville, and Orem Utah, all of which could occur between now and the end of September. My thanks once again to you all.