Hello again, everyone! With the recently-published overview of 2021 temple construction progress being published here a short while ago, as the final minutes of 2021 are nearing their conclusion, I wanted to provide a look back at this last year and look ahead at the incoming year. In addition to numerous breaking news or temple updates, I also focused on several updates about apostolic age and tenure milestones, and also covered several significant updates involving the ministry of our apostles.
Another major hot topic for this blog was the ongoing adjustments made necessary by COVID-19. In-person Church has returned, and temple worship has been restored with the necessaray precautions intact. 34 new temples were announced, while ground was broken for 12 others. 2 new temples were dedicated, and 1 was rededicated. The First Presidency called 8 new GA Seventies in April, released 6 in October, and adjusted the way area seventies were released and sustained.
I could go on, but the blog history of this last year speaks well for itself. I did want to note here that this year, I marked the milestones of 2000 blog posts (on January 19) and 2100 blog posts (on October 1). Depnding on what needs to be covered, I am tentatively predicting that I might hit the milestone of 2200 posts by sometime in May or June of next year, which could mean I will reach the milestone of 2300 blog posts before the end of next year.
In rhe interim, I wanted to take a look back at scheduled updates I provided throught this year (2021) and to provide an advanced look ahead at known developments I havr scheduled in for updates within this next year (2022). I continue to monitor all major Church news updates and temple construction developments and will be sure to pass those along as I become aware thereof.
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Hello again, everyone, and Happy New Year for 2022. Right out of the starting gate for this year, the Church News shared a special messsage from Church President Russell M. Nelson, which was posted on each of his sovial media pages:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2022-01-01/president-russell-m-nelson-suggests-3-resolutions-in-his-first-message-of-2022-238652
Our prophet suggested 3 resolutions for all Church members and friends of other faiths: resolve to strengthen your spiritual foundation; resolve to be kind to others, and resolve to be resolute (consistent and steadfast). I believe this may be the first time ever that a Church President has shared counsel on specific resolution suggestions for a new year. With that in mind, we have our proverbial marching orders for 2022, and I encourage all of us (including and especially myself) to take those suggestions seriously as we begin a new year.
The Church News also continued coverage of the planned study material for Sunday School, offering a look at the books in the Old Testament and an overview of the significant contributions made by women in the Old Testament:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022-01-01/2-pages-to-96-pages-39-books-of-the-old-testament-238458
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022-01-01/women-of-the-old-testament-come-follow-me-2022-238171
My thanks once again to you all.
Here is the "Spoken Wotd" message that will be given by Lloyd Newell during tomorrow's scheduled choir broadcast:
Deletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022-01-01/music-and-the-spoken-word-new-year-traditions-and-resolutions-238582
My thanks once again to you all.