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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Reopening Dates Set for the Washington D.C. Temple

Hello again, everyone! Although I anticipate the weekly announcement of temple reopenings any time now, other breaking temple news has been announced by the Church. Following a nearly 2-year delay due to COVID-19 conditions, revised reopening dates have been reset for the Washington D.C. Temple Let's break down the particulars. The Church has announced that a media day will occur on April 18, 2022, with VIP/private tours from April 19-April 27. 

Following those tours, the temple will reopen to the public for a rough 6-week period (from April 28-June 4, excluding the relevant Sundays).  There will be a youth devotional held on June 18, followed by the rededication of the temple the next day in 3 sessions (at 9:00 AM, 12:00 PM, and 3:00 PM), The youth devotional and rededication will be broadcast to all meetinghouses in the the Wasshington D.C. Temple district.

Interestingly enough, the news release does not mention who will preside at the youth devetional and templei rededication. I was a little surprised that the rededication of this temple will only occur in mid-June of next year, but ive view of the extended open house, it does make sense. As I mentioned at the beginning of this post, the Church will likely make its' temple reopeneing announcements for the week in the next little while, which I will pass along to you all as I receive that information.

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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  1. Hello again, everyone! The Church News also covered the announcement of the reopening arrangements for the Washington D.C. Temple:

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2021-07-20/washington-dc-temple-open-house-dedication-dates-announced-covid-delays-219891

    My thanks once again to you all.

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    1. I just wanted to add one other note here: I wasn't expecting the opening dates for any temples would be announced today, but more than that, I think special considerations might be given to how and when temple announcements are made this week.

      That statement requires some context. In recent weeks, major temple announcements have been made on Wednesdays, Thursdays, or Fridays, depending on the number of developments needing to be publicized.

      But as I've mentioned in the recent past, this week, Friday marks the celebration of Pioneer Day here in Utah (since the actual holiday is on Saturday July 24), and the opening ceremonies are planned to take place that evening as well. So I don't anticipate that any breaking news from the Church will be shared on Friday this week. With that, and the fact that several other temples could have groundbreaking, dedication, or rededication arrangements announced, it seems safe to anticipate that there will be breaking temple news again either tomorrow or on Thursday (although there may be a slight chance that breaking temple updates are provided on both dates).

      With that in mind, as far as what could be announced by the end of this week, there are two temples in the United States (Eugene Oregon and Ephraim Utah) for which no official information has been confirmed since their announcements in April and May of this year, respectively). There are also up to 3 new temples for which opening dates could soon be announced, depending on a few factors. Those three temples are Quito Ecuador (nearing completion and awaiting the announcement of its' first president and matron); Yigo Guam (also nearing completion, with the first president and matron of that temple having recently arrived in Yigo); and Winnipeg Manitoba.

      The reference to Winnipeg may require some additional context. Since the pandemic began causing problems throughout Canada and its provinces and territories, the Canadian border has been closed to foreign travelers. But a new report provided courtesy of KSL (which is owned and operated by a parent company (Bonneville Communications) that is part of the business and retail arm of the Church) recently reported that Canada's borders were anticipated to open to the United States sometime in mid-August:

      https://www.ksl.com/article/50205741/fully-vaccinated-americans-may-enter-canada-as-of-mid-august

      With that in mind, the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple could open to the public in October, November, or December, with a dedication following in December, January, or February of next year. So that's three temples for which opening arrangements could soon be announced.

      As also mentioned elsewhere, I'm currently anticipating that an announcement on the opening arrangements for the Tokyo Japan Temple will not be made until after the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics wrap up in August or September, which would probably enable the Tokyo Japan Temple to be rededicated sometime in the early months of next year.

      Aside from the announcement of temple details or opening arrangements, the other announcements that might come down the pike on either Wednesday, Thursday, or both could be arrangements for temple groundbreakings. Right now, I have at least 5 temples on my watchlist for which groundbreakings might soon be announced in the near future: Neiafu Tonga, Pago Pago American Samoa, Casper Wyoming, Elko Nevada, and Bahia Blanca Argentina, though there could be other announcements in that respect as well.

      Either way, if breaking updates are shared by the Church tomorrow and/or Thursday, I will bring you all word of those developments here as I become aware thereof. In the meantime, my thanks once again to you all.

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