Note: This post was originally published to this blog at 10:41 AM, and was updated between 4:20 and 5:20 PM.
Hello again, everyone! The First Presidency today released the exterior rendering for the Mendoza Argentina Temple. The Church also specified the site location. When originally reading this announcement, it appeared to me as though the confirmed location was different from the one that had been speculated. But as a result of a more careful reading of the release, the site location was confirmed for the speculated spot, which will be between Calle Dr. Pose and Calle Dr. Coni E, along Avenida Champagnat. The temple appears to be a single-story edifice. It will be around 21,000 square feet, and accompanied by an adjacent meetinghouse. At present, a groundbreaking date has not yet been established, with project leaders working through the approvals process in the coming months. But it could be possible that this temple might have a groundbreaking before the end of this year. The announcement of the rendering and site information for the Mendoza Argentina Temple comes just 18 days after the early Jun announcement of the site location, rendering, and groundbreaking for the Salta Argentina Temple.
And it is the latest in an unprecedented period of announced temple developments. If, as anticipated, this temple has a groundbreaking later this year, it will mark the first time ever that two new temples will be under construction at the same time in Argentina. And a groundbreaking for this temple will also mark the first time since 2018 that more than two temples are under construction in South America. I do not include Brazil in that definition, since Brazil comprises a separate area of the Church. This announcement also comes in the midst of unprecedented temple developments being reported throughout Latin America (which, by definition, includes Brazil and Mexico, in addition to the rest of Central and South America). As I observed in reply to a comment made by longtime reader Eric S. this morning about this announcement, just when I think I have the likely sequence of temple events for the next 12-18 months sorted out, an announcement like this changes the game again. Based on these most recent announcements, I have adjusted a few of my files again. I will include links to each of those files, along with brief explanations of what the files are, along with any needed additional context.
First, I have updated certain sections of my temple construction progress report. Some iinformation about the numbering used may be helpful. Firstly, with the groundbreakings having been held earlier this year for the Richmond Virginia, Layton Utah, Alabang Philippines, and Auckland New Zealand Temples, those temples are ahead of any temple in this first document. Based on current projections, the Richomond Virginia Temple will either be the last dedicated in 2022 or one of the first to be dedicated in 2023, with the dedication for Layton happening next. Barring any massive delays, Auckland New Zealand may be the next to be completed. I'd anticipate the Feather River California, Alabang Philippines, and Salta Argentina Temples to be completed next, though the three may change places with each other. I'd next conjecture that the Bangkok Thailand Temple would be dedicated, unless full-scale efforts soon begin on either or both the Puebla Mexico and Lima Peru Los Olivos Temples, for which the compleion is hard to gauge while full-scale efforts are pending. With that in mind, hopefully the numbering for the temples in the first couple of sections of the first document makes more sense.
And of course, it goes without saying that the timing of completion of temples which are now or will soon be under construction is up to the Lord, so any thoughts offered in the remainder of that first document are no more and no less than my own personal observations and theories, based on what is currently known or unknown about those temples, and all such information is subject to change as more information comes to light.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Exterior Rendering Released for the Mendoza Argentina Temple
That said, let's move on to the next document, which shows the probable timing that may come into play for groundbreakings during the reaminder of this year and the first part of next year. Another document shows the temples most likely to have a groundbreaking this year and next year. And the final document I want to share here details some data about those temples for which no official information has been announced.
What I said about the temples in the first document applies to all announced temples: Any data I have offered or will offer is no more and no less than based on my own personal analysis, and all such information is thus subject to confirmation, denial, or correction through official announcements from the First Presidency. But the overarching principle also remains true: we are living in a time where unprecedented developments are occurring in all facets of the work of the Church and the progression of the gospel, and that is particularly and specifically true for temple developments. For my part, I continue to monitor all Church news and temple updates and will pass word of all such things along to you all as I become aware of those reports. 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.
What I said about the temples in the first document applies to all announced temples: Any data I have offered or will offer is no more and no less than based on my own personal analysis, and all such information is thus subject to confirmation, denial, or correction through official announcements from the First Presidency. But the overarching principle also remains true: we are living in a time where unprecedented developments are occurring in all facets of the work of the Church and the progression of the gospel, and that is particularly and specifically true for temple developments. For my part, I continue to monitor all Church news and temple updates and will pass word of all such things along to you all as I become aware of those reports. 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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Hello again, everyone! The Church News has reported the following additional developments, which largely speak for themselves:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2020-06-23/rendering-of-mendoza-argentina-temple-released-187441
The one thing I will add to the information I shared in my post above and to what was shared in the Newsroom and Church News articles about that artist’s rendering is that it is intriguing to me that the Salta Argentina Temple will come complete with an angel Moroni, but the Mendoza Argentina Temple just features a single-spire design without an angel Moroni.
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2020-06-23/church-donation-birmingham-civil-rights-institute-alabama-187416
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2020-06-23/women-priesthood-covenant-sister-franco-drawing-saviors-power-faith-184173
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2020-06-23/project-protect-concludes-six-weeks-nearly-6-million-masks-187399
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2020-06-23/byu-fall-semester-resume-in-person-classes-several-adjustments-187443
And the official Newsroom has recently also shared an article from the Ghana edition of the Newsroom website. A newly-coronated king in the region of Ghana comprising Accra took time to meet with representatives from the Church. The Church delegation was led by Elder Hugo E. Martinez, who currently serves as Second Counselor in the Africa West Area presidency, and will be transitioning within the next 4-6 weeks into the role of Area President in that same area, and included an area seventy who is a native of the Accra area in Ghana. Read the report of that visit in the following article:
https://news-gh.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/africa-west-area-leaders-visit-new-ga-mantse
Also, based on the information I presented in my post above regarding updated temple data, I have no doubt that as many as 5 or 6 temples could have their groundbreaking announced anytime between now and the beginning of August, with those groundbreakings likely set to occur between mid-to-late August and the end of September. I also anticipate that other groundbreaking announcements could come down the pike during August and September with the actual events following in October, November, or December, based on what the Church appears to be queuing up in that respect.
My thanks once again to you all for your continued interest and ongoing support.
Hello again, everyone! Updated information has been reported on the following temples:
ReplyDeleteQuito Ecuador:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/quito-ecuador-temple/
Richmond Virginia:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/richmond-virginia-temple/
Layton Utah:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/layton-utah-temple/
Bangkok Thailand:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/bangkok-thailand-temple/
Feather River California:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/feather-river-california-temple/
One of the documents I shared in my post above shows updated sections of my temple construction progress report. Those updates are confirmed for the following temples:
Washington County Utah:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/washington-county-utah-temple/
Taylorsville Utah:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/taylorsville-utah-temple/
And other updates have been reported on the following temples undergoing renovation:
Mesa Arizona:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/mesa-arizona-temple/
Tokyo Japan:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/tokyo-japan-temple/
Salt Lake:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/salt-lake-temple/
Thanks again, everyone!
More temple news announced this morning!
ReplyDeletehttps://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/groundbreaking-date-announced-orem-utah-temple