Hello again, everyone! At the top of the 10:00 PM KSL newscast, a breaking news update was shared regarding a fire that erupted today at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. The KSL news story shared an official Churh statement on the fire was provided by long-time Church spokesperson Brother Eric Hawkins:
"At around 7 this evening, a fire started on the second-floor roof of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. The most likely cause of the fire is from combustible construction materials that ignited on their own.We are grateful for the quick response of emergency personnel, who were able to extinguish the fire and are on site conducting their investigation. We are also grateful that no one was injured in this incident and that property damage is minimal and the building will be operational tomorrow." Just wanted to pass that along here. I continue to monitor any and all Church News updates and reported temple developments and remain committed to bringing word of those to you all as I become aware thereof.
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Hello again, everyone! I failed to mention yesterday that both the Church News and the Newsroom provided coverage on the spontaneous fire that affected the second floor of that building:
ReplyDeletehttps://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/joseph-smith-memorial-building-fire
https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2021-10-21/joseph-smith-memorial-building-fire-230276
Meanwhile, the Church continues to publish "How I #HearHim". The newest such article featured Elder Rasband who described his iniitial disappointment when his call to full-time missionary servcie saw him serving stateside in New York City. Elder Rasband then shared a scripture given to missionaries who were sent to the Eastern states, as the result of which those missionarieis found varying degrees of success in their labors. The revelation in question that helped Elder Rasband know he was being sent to the right place was directed to early members of the Church who were promised by the Lord that in response to their faithful service, He would grant them great success.
When Elder Rsband read the counsel and promises and delivery of success in the eastern states mission, the Spirit sent him a prompting that, much like the early missionaries of the Church, he could find success in his assigned field of labor. Here are those articles:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/we-hearhim-when-we-act-on-spiritual-promptings-elder-rasband-says
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2021-10-21/elder-rasband-hear-him-video-mission-call-230197
And the following additional Church news updates have also been provided:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/history-revisited/2021-10-21/how-to-make-the-most-of-the-church-history-library-research-229971
https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2021-10-21/gospel-for-kids-youtube-channel-president-johnson-230296
https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2021-10-21/elder-horacio-a-tenorio-first-general-authority-of-mexican-ancestry-dies-obit-230337
My thanks once again to you all.
The Church News has published the following additional report:
Deletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2021-10-21/deseret-industries-puyallup-washington-welfare-self-reliance-230289
Also, with the last two major temple construction announcements being the groundbreaking arrangements for the Salvador Brazil Temple and the revised arrangements for the Pago Pago American samoa temple, the last time we had updates on the scheduling of groundbreaking arrangements was on May 4. In the interim, on September 14, the Church postponed Pago Pago's groundbreaking until October 30. Given the fact that the Church has not yet announced any other groundbreakings, I imagine we could see that occur for at least 5 US temples, and at least 1 of the remaing 3 temples in the Pacific. And given the fact that the Church has a past precedent of 1-3 groundbreakings on some Saturdays of last year, that could happen again. My thanks once again to you all.
On this Friday, the Church News has also shared a report on the location and information for the Ephraim Utah Temple:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2021-10-22/site-location-announced-ephraim-utah-temple-230386
One additional report has also been provided:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2021-10-22/president-nelson-two-word-sermon-sarah-jane-weaver-230157
My thanks once again to you all.
The Church News publishedc the latest edition of "This Week on Social":
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2021-10-22/social-media-president-nelson-book-of-mormon-230442
The latest installment featured the following general Church leaders: Church President Russell M. Nelson, Elders Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Ronald A. Rasband, and Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Relief Society General President Sister Jean B. Bingham; Sister Michelle D. Craig, First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency; the entire Primary General Presidency (General President Sister Camille N. Johnson and her respective First and Second counselors, Sisters Susan H. Porter and Amy A. Wright; and Young Men General President Brother Steven J. Lund.
My thanks once again to you all.