Hello again, everyone! A short while ago, the First Presidency announced that a groundbreaking ceremony will be held at some point in August for the Salvador Brazil Temple. Elder Adilson de Paula Parrella, President of the Brazil Area, will preside at the event. An artist's rendering hax been released for the temple, but no square footages and been provided. This temple was another oringally announced in October 2018 by President Nelson.
There are a total of 7 dedicated temples in Brazil, with the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple completed and awaiting ran announcement of revised opening dates.Additionally, the Salvador Brazil temple will join the temples in Belem and Brasilia as being under construction. The Church has also announced temples in Belo Horiznote and East Sao Paulo.
The scheduling for this temple's groundbreaking did catch me by surprise a little. The Church hass previously announcecd that the Deseret Peak Utah Temple will break ground sometime this month, with the Syracuse Utah and Tallahassee Florida Temples following in June. Last year, one temple groundbreaking was held in July. Setting thee groundbreaking for the Salvador Brazil Temple for August suggests that the Church may try to keep July open for aany others that could have a groundbreaking.
I will note that I allso anticiapte announcements relatively soon for the Pago Pago American Samoa and Neiafu Tonga Temples, and that I'm similarly watching for an update on the Lindon Utah and Bahia Blanca Argentina Temples, among others. There is a chance, however remote, that no groundbreakings will be held between those for the Syracuse and Tallahassee temples and the Salvador temple, but I see that scenario as vnlikely, based on information I currently hava available. Either way, I am grateful to have heard of this announcement today, and fo the chance to pass word thereof on it to you all here.
I continue to monitor all other Church News updates and temple developments and will be sure to pass word of those along to you all as I become aware thereof. 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.
Hello again, everyone! The Church News also shared coverage on the announcement of the groundbreaking for the Salvador Brazil Teemple:
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It wasn't until I read the Church News coverage that I realized that today's announcement from the Church did not include confirmation of the location of the temple site. That being said, according to that temple's page on the Church Temples website, "The Salvador Brazil Temple will be located on a bluff overlooking Av. Luís Viana (also known as Av. Paralela) in the Patamares neighborhood of Salvador."
Unless the Church corrects that in the future with another official announcement, it seems safe to assume that will be the spot, since that particular plot of land has been undergoing preparation for the temple since last year. You can verify those details on the following web page:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/salvador-brazil-temple/
Aside from these additional insights about the latest temple groundbreaking. the Church News has also shared this week's edition of the Church News podcast. Weekly episodes are available through the Church News website or wherever you get your podcasts. The audio of that pdocast and the transcript for it are available at the following web address:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/podcast/2021-05-04/episode-29-president-sister-checketts-sheri-dew-missionary-work-212390
My thanks once again to you all.
The Church News also provides a look at how leaders can support their young women in their efforts to plan girl's camps each year, and how inspired planning can help unify , all involved in the planning, and, by extension, all who will reap the benefits of participation, and underscoring the idea that all parts of that preparation need to be carried out in a loving way:
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Sizing details were also not given, but it appears to be a little larger than Bentonville, sharing nearly the same type of design save Salvador will have two stories vs. Bentonvilles one, and Salvador being slightly narrower.
ReplyDeleteSalvador compares with Fortaleza in size as far as the two city populations go, it is a coastal city, membership growth potential is there as a result so a slightly larger temple was the result.
Jim Anderson, thanks for stopping by to comment. I appreciate that you can always provide such great insights about the temple designs. If the temple in Salvador is comparable in size to the Bentonville Temple, but with two stories, would you say then that the Salvador Temple may be around a similar square footage as Bentonville (25,000), or do you anticipate that it might be slightly larger than that, given that it is two stories to Bentonville's one?
DeleteAlternate question: Given the similar population size of Fortaleza and Salvador, could the Salvador Temple be a similar size and interior design as Fortaleza (36,000 square feet, which would make it slightly larger than Bentonville, and might account for the second level)?
Again, Jim Anderson, I appreciate your remarkable insight into temple design and the nuances related thereunto. It is also worth mentioning that I was more than a little surprised that the Salvador Brazil Temple was the first outside the United States to have a groundbreaking announced. But I'm happy about that.
It's worth noting I have quite a few temples on my watchlist for a groundbreaking in the relatively near future, including the following: Lindon Utah, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Helena Montana, Pago Pago American Samoa, Neiafu Tonga, Bahia Blanca Argentina, and any of the other United States temples announced in April, in addition to the temple in Ephraim.
My current research shows that most of the temples annnounced by President Nelson thus far this year will be on the smaller side of things to fill in existing gaps where there are difficulties for some of the patrons to get to their currently-assigned temples.
And if the information noted in the LDS Living article to which I linked in a previous thread is correct, then we are sure to see the Church act quickly on many of the most recently announced temples, which would then potentially allow most of those which are a similar size and design to be constructed and dedicated within 12-15 months of their groundbreakings. I think we've just scratched the surface of the exciting developments we'll see in temple construction for this year. Thanks again for your remarkable insights, Jim Anderson. I'm grateful that you are so adept at observing factors about temple designs that are not as obvious to me. Always a pleasure to hear from you. Thank you.
The slightly narrower Salvador temple will probably have two 15k square-foot floors plus a little more related to the baptistry being slightly lower than ground level. But it could be 18k square feet per floor or something in between.
DeleteYes, smaller temples for the smaller cities and towns in the US, Eugene Oregon could be 30k about due to a student population as well as nearby membership, UW is a place a lot of members may want to go to for school and so there will be some need there.
Elko will likely compare with Helena, Casper may be slightly larger but not too much so but it is there due to the known issues in winter in Wyoming.
Burley may be slightly larger, Stakes in Idaho are growing and Shelley may split, adding two wards Sunday for 11 now, that is on I-15 but a lot of places are seeing growth along the Snake.
Yorba Linda will be low-end midsize, most others will be that or smaller, Norway has only around 5k members though, Belgium is a big expatriate work center mainly in diplomacy so a little larger. Smithfield will be the largest of this group.
Jim Anderson, I apologize for my delayed acknwoledgement of and response to your comment. I first read your comment last night after it was posted. I appreciate the additional insights you shared on the likely temple sizes. I think you hit the nail right on the head as far as the size of the Salvador Brazil, Eugene Oregon, Elko Nevada, Casper Wyoming, burley Idaho, Yorba Linda California, Oslo Norway, ans Smithfield Utah Temples. I appreciate your insights on this subject. It's always interesting to me to consider how many temple designs the Brethren might have on hand, waiting to be adjusted or adapted, depending on the need. I think that with the Church having been able to experiment with approvals and so many different temple sizes within the last couple of years, they've likely got a variety of good floor plans and would only need to choose the right one for each temple as announcements are made and the need arises. If that proves correct, that may lead the Church to be able to get a quick start on many of the smaller temples, which can then alllow more time and personnel to be focused on figuring out logistics for larger teemples, or temples where government approvals are hitting snags. I also fully believe we've seen groundwork firmly set up for an unprecedented season of temple milestones, and I can't wait to see what's next in that regard. In the meantime, thanks for stopping by to coment, Jim Anderson. I always appreciate hearing from you.
DeleteHello again, everyone! This morning, the Church News provided a new video which featured President Nelson's combined insights on how the alteration of the planned renovation for the Manti Utah Temple directly led to the decision to build a new temple in Ephraim Utah:
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And the Newsroom has provided coverage indicating that the Book of Mormon videos are being translated into other languages, and notes some information about when some of those translated videos might be available:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/book-of-mormon-videos-season-three-now-available-in-additional-languages
My thanks once again to you all.
And updates have been provided recently on the status of the following four temples: Moses Lake Wahington, Taylorsville and Red Cliffs Utah, and Columbus Ohio:
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https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/taylorsville-utah-temple/
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/red-cliffs-utah-temple/
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/columbus-ohio-temple/
My thanks once again to you all.
Additionally, the Church News continues to provide repated coverage of previously-reported developments; I noted yesterday that the Church News podcast featured President and Sister Checketts, who have been serving as leaders of the London England Mission for the last few years, including during the onoing COVID-19 pandemic. In a new Church News article, staff writer Scott Taylor provides a more in-depth look at the service rendered by the Checketts, highlighting further how so many mission leaders around the world have had to adjust and adapt in the midst of COVID-19 conditions:
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My thanks once again to you all.
The Church News has detailed the same Book of Mormon video development which was previously highlighted by the Newsroom:
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Hello again, everyone! The Newsroom and the Church News have detailed expanded opportunities for senior service missionaries worldwide:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2021-05-06/senior-service-missionary-program-expands-212636
My thanks once again to you all.
Yesterday, the First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, visited Utah as part of a multi-state visit to see how educational efforts were faring during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It is relatively common for visiting dignitaries or government leaders coming to Utah to visit with general leaders of the Church. When nothing to that effect had been reported yesterday, it did occur to me to wonder whether or not that happened.
DeleteBut this morning, the Church News published an article indicating that Relief Society General President Sister Jean B. Bingham (who, if I'm not mistaken, had formerly been a school teacher herself) had accompanied Dr. Biden on her visit to a couple of Utah schools, and was able to chat informally with Dr. biden about education and the Church's efforts to support it:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2021-05-06/president-bingham-meets-with-the-first-lady-of-the-united-states-212681
Meanwhile, from the Newsroom comes a couple new reports. First, an update on the ongoing renovation for the Salt Lake Temple:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/salt-lake-temple-renovation-may-2021
Secondly, something rare for the Newsroom: featuring social media posts from 4 of our apostles: Church President Russell M. Nelson; Acting President M. Russell Ballard, and Elders Jeffrey R. Holland and D. Todd Christofferson (the latter 3 are all members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles). The reason for the social media posts being featured on the Newsroom was to mark the annual National Day of Prayer. The aforementioned leaders shared their thoughts on the importance of prayer as part of our daily routines. Those posts can be read in the following article:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/national-day-of-prayer-2021
And although we won't know this for sure until tomorrow or Saturday, I have a feeling that those four posts may also be highlighted in the next edition of "This Week on Social". Stay tuned for more updates on Church news or temple developments as I learn about them. In the meantime, my thanks once again to you all.
I also have a number of new temple construction updates to provide for today. First, there is new information on the Feather River California Temple:
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Next, as I've previously noted, based on progress (or the lack thereof) for some temples, there have been shifts to the completion order and timing for several temples, most recently for those anticipated to be completed sometime during 2023. Some additional shifts for that particular part of the queue have been noted again today. but in only a very few cases has there been status updates on the affected temples. So this is what the 2023 queue looks like right now (if any of these temples also have construction status updates, I will provide those directly following the list of revised estimates and completion orders):
Early 2023: Auckland New Zealand, Moses Lake Washington, and McAllen Texas
Early-to-mid 2023: Salta Argentina and Taylorsville Utah
Mid-2023: Puebla Mexico and Okinawa Japan
Mid-to-late 2023 (no change): Alabang Philippines and Red Cliffs Utah
Status updates have been provided on the Puebla Mexico and Alabang Philippines Temples:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/puebla-mexico-temple/
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/alabang-philippines-temple/
Next, aside from the updates on the Salt Lake Temple renovation to which I referred in my previous comment, an update has also been provided on the status of the St. George Utah Temple's renovation:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/st.-george-utah-temple/
And new information for the Deseret Peak Utah and Tallahassee Florida Temples confirm that site preparations for their groundbreakings are fully underway:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/deseret-peak-utah-temple/
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/tallahassee-florida-temple/
I also wanted to note that, based on the latest posted photographs for the Deseret Peak Utah Temple, it wouldn't shock me at all if the groundbreaking for that temple is conducted this Saturday (May 8):
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/deseret-peak-utah-temple/photographs/
Also, if all goes well for the Tallahassee Florida Temple's preparation process, it wouldn't shock me at all if that temple's groundbreaking occurred on the last Saturday in May (which would be May 29) rather than in June, since the Church can do so within a general window close to the announced month, but that's just my personal opinion, which any of you can take or leave as you see fit. My thanks once again to you all.
The Newsroom and the Church News have provided the following additional reports, which speak for themselves:
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https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/inter-religious-council-of-ethiopia-secretary-general-visits-temple-square
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2021-05-06/elder-rasband-pioneer-legacy-manti-temple-ephraim-212628
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2021-05-06/national-day-of-prayer-president-nelson-social-media-212644
My thanks once again to you all.
The Church News has provided the following report:
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My thanks once again to you all.
This morning, the Newsroom shared the same Church News report I referenced in my previous comment:
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And a few hours ago, the Church News covered the visit of the Ethiopian religious leader which had been covered in the Newsroom report I shared in my comment from yesterday at 1:32 PM:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2021-05-07/ethiopian-leader-interfaith-bridges-tour-tadele-212766
My thanks once again to you all.
The Newsroom has presented a list of new temple presidents who have been called thus far this year, along with links to the corresponding Church News articles in which they were featured:
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The timing of this featured article does not necessarily suggest to me that the Church is done calling new temple presidents for this year. But as previously mentioned, it wouldn't surprise me if it is September or October of this year before we see any new temples dedicated or any current temples rededicated. We'll have to see what happens there. For now, my thanks once again to you all.
The nation of India is currently being hit hard by another huge surge of COVID-19 (the third wave for that nation), which has similarly impacted Latter-day Saint congregations. That latest surge also likely factors in to why construction on the Bengaluru India Temple has still not gotten very far. The Church News shares a report on how local Church leaders are attempting to manage the latest phase of that crisis:
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And a short while ago, the Church News reported on Sister Wendy W. Nelson's UVU commencement address, at which she also accepted an honorary doctoral degree:
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My thanks once again to you all.