Hello again, everyone! As we near the half-way point of the second month in 2021, I wanted to publish new content today. I have mentioned repeatedly in recent threads of several of my previous posts that the completion order for temples now under construction, along with their completion estimates, have been fluctuating frequently of late. In consideration of the massive and significant nature of those changes, I wanted to provide two links to my temple construction progress report
The first shows the changes that have been made as of today, and as of the time at which this post is being published. And the second link I wanted to share today is for the version of my report that will be continuously updated from today until my first-quarter temple construction progress report is shared (which I am planning to take care of on either March 31 or April 1).
It appears that there will be a need to keep tabs on the queue of temples which are now or may soon be under full-scale construction, since there will surely be many more such changes in the days ahead. As the saying goes, "The only thing that's truly constant is change." Within the last couple of weeks alone, on several of the days therein, there have even been multiple chnages to the queue in a single day. That will no doubt continue to be the case for the foreseeable future.
I remain committed to continuing to track those changes, and will do my level best to continue to bring word of those to you all here as I become aware of them. I also will be monitoring all other Church news updates and will similarly bring you summaries thereof as I am able to do so.
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Hello again, everyone! On this Sabbath morning, I am pleased to share the latest edition of "In Case You Missed It", which highlights the top 9 developments covered in the Church News within the last week:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2021-02-14/president-ballard-byu-pathway-elder-bednar-temples-friend-to-friend-covid-19-204030
My thanks once again to you all.
On this Monday, the Newsroom and the Church News have provided updates on the Church's ongoing process of reopening temples:
ReplyDeletehttps://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/first-presidency-limited-reopening-temples
https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2021-02-15/lds-temples-open-worldwide-phased-reopening-183918
https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2021-02-15/temple-reopening-status-tracker-worldwide-199279
As noted in those sources, effective immediately, the Bogota Colombia Temple, and all 7 current temples in California (Fresno, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Oakland, Redlands, Sacramento, and San Diego) will resume their most recent phases, following temporary pauses due to ongoing COVID-19 conditions. Of those 8 temples, 6 will resume phase 2 operations, with the Los Angeles and Redlands California Temples returning to a phase 1 status. Meanwhile, the Tijuana Mexico Temple is being upgraded from phase 1 to phase 2. And the Church has also posted a reminder about the phase 3 reopenings for 6 more temples, which are set to go into effect next week. For more details on the original announcement about those 6 temples, please see the following post elsewhere on this blog, which includes helpful and relevant resources:
https://stokessoundsoff.blogspot.com/2021/02/breaking-temple-news-6-temples-will.html
The Church News also noted that, in view of recent announcements, as of next week, there will be 14 temples in phase 3 (which allows all living ordinances, in addition to some proxy work by appointment), with 119 more in phase 2 (allowing the performance of all living ordinances, with priority given to sealings for previously-endowed couples, then to those preparing to be married in the temple, then to missionaries already out in the mission field who were not able to receive their own endwoments before their departure, then to those preparing to depart for the mission field, then to any others who may need to receive their own ordinances for any other reason); and 13 temples in phase 1, which only allows the living sealings of previously-endowed husbands and wives. There are also 13 temples remaining which have paused operatiosn due to local COVID-19 protocols and regulations, and the 8 that are closed for major renovations. The Church has not yet been able to reopen the Kyiv Ukraine Temple in any phase.
As I mentioned previously, I am grateful for the Church's cautious and measured approach to the process of reopening temples around the world, and for the way that is being done as the apostles confer remotely with area presidencies, area seventies, and in some cases, government leaders worldwide.
Also, in honor of today being President's Day in the United States, the Church News has taken a look at previous periods in US history where the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, then known as the "Mormon Tabernacle Choir", performed in any setting for any of the men who have served as Presidents of the United States:
thechurchnews.com/history-revisited/2021-02-15/when-the-tabernacle-choir-has-performed-for-us-presidents-john-kennedy-jimmy-carter-gerald-ford-204015
My thanks once again to you all.