Hello again, everyone! As some of you might recall, almost one month ago, I detailed new evidence pointing to the possible arrangements being announced for the October 2020 General Conference. Then, this morning, as reported in the threads of my most recent post, the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square announced the cancellation of this year's Christmas concert due to ongoing COVID-19 factors and resulting restrictions. As part of that article, the news release specifically noted the following:
"As it did in April 2020, the Choir will participate in the October 2020 general conference meetings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through use of its prerecorded performances." That sentence included a link to the events page entry for the upcoming General Conference. The page notes that the conference "will focus on the Savior’s messages of love, understanding, acceptance, hope, connection, and inclusion." It also included the following direct quote from the First Presidency:
“We will focus on Him by elevating our use of the name He revealed for His restored Church. We will recognize major events of the ongoing Restoration to celebrate our history and future. We will become even more 'converted unto the Lord' and invite all to come and find enduring joy on His covenant path.” The page further notes that all sessions will be for all Church members and their friends of other faiths, including the two sessions each on Saturday and Sunday October 3 and 4 at 10:00 AM MDT and 2:00 PM MDT, with an evening session on Saturday at 6:00 PM MDT for all members and friends of the Church.
The events page then concludes with the note that the upcoming General Conference will consist of prerecorded music, as confirmed in the release about the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square's 2020 Christmas Concert, and finally notes that, aside from the First Presidency, who will preside at and conduct each session, only those speaking or praying in each session will be in attendance, with those sessions being carried live from a small auditorium on Temple Square.
This is more detail than we have previously been given on this upcoming General Conference, so I think it's safe to assume that, unless we hear anything more official from the First Presidency through a Newsroom release that these will be the plans for General Conference in roughly six weeks from today. Therefore, this latest information supercedes and replaces any previous information I have provided in that respect.
But whether or not anything more official does come down the pike soon, if this is the plan, it's also probably safe to surmise that the General Conference leadership sessions will again be deferred for six months, and that all Church leaders and members outside of Utah will be invited to participate remotely. I continue to monitor all Church news updates and temple developments and will be sure to bring word of those to you all here as I become aware thereof.
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Hello again, everyone! In the threads of my previous post, I shared the following comment:
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That comment noted that the general timeframe for the completion of the Bangkok Thailand, Layton Utah, and Richmond Virginia Temples had all shifted to late 2022-early 2023.
Since publishing that comment around 2 hours ago, additional adjustments have been made to the estimates for temples anticipated to be completed in 2022 and beyond. The estimates, and the temples impacted, are as follows:
Mid-to-late 2022: Saratoga Springs Utah Temple
Late 2022-early 2023: Layton Utah and Richmond Virgina Temples
Early-to-mid 2023: Feather River California and Bangkok Thailand Temples
Mid-to-late 2023: Alabang Philippines Temple
Late 2023-early 2024: Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple
The completion estimates for the Auckland New Zealand and Puebla Mexico Temples will depend on how soon full-scale construction can begin in each location, and on how consistently progress is made once full-scale work is able to begin.
And, of course, with 6 temples that have a groundbreaking scheduled within the next 2-3 months, the progress (or lack thereof) on any of those temples vs. the progress (or lack thereof) on the Auckland New Zealand and Puebla Mexico Temples will also play into the timetable for temple events in 2023 and beyond.
I will be making adjustments as necessary to all such estimates going forward, in addition to continuing to monitor all other Church news updates and temple developments, and will be sure to pass any such updates along as I learn about them. In the interim, my thanks onc3 again to you all.
The latest edition of "This Week on Social" has also been published:
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Featured this week were posts from the following general Church leaders: Church President Russell M. Nelson and his Second Counselor, President Henry B. Eyring; Elders Dieter F. Uchtdorf and Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; and Sisters Michelle D. Craig, First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency; and Lisa L. Harkness, First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency. My thanks once again to you all.