Hello again, everyone! Breaking temple news has been reported at this hour. As the First Presidency continues to evaluate temple reopenings worldwide, there has been a renewed desire to allow as much proxy work as possible to continue. As a result, a new phase of reopening has been announced this morning. Some temples already in phases 1 or 2 will transition to phase 2-B. This new phase allows temple baptistries to reopen for small groups where it is safe to do so, while also allowing the performance of all living ordinances in the priority order spelled out previously.
The new phase will go into effect as soon as 2 weeks from now, and will apply to the following temples: 7 in North America (Calgary Alberta, Edmonton Alberta, Kansas City Missouri, Medford Oregon, Portland Oregon, Seattle Washington, and Twin Falls Idaho); 3 in Europe (Bern Switzerland, Copenhagen Denmark, Frankfurt Germany); 3 in South America (Asunción Paraguay, Córdoba Argentina, and Guayaquil Ecuador); and 1 in the Philippines (Manila),
Additionally, 3 temples which had been in phase 2 of reopening, will now be "paused" in the reopening status due to local COVID-19 conditions and regulations. The three are all in South America, with 2 in Brazil (Campinas and São Paulo) and 1 more in Chile (Santiago). But additionally, on the good news side of things, due to the easing of local restrictions, the Curitiba Brazil Temple will now resume phase 2 of reopening.
As of March 22, when all changes except the 2-B reopenings, will go into effect, the Church will have 19 temples in phase 3, allowing all living ordinances and proxy ordinances in priority order by appointment. 122 others will be operating under phase 2, with a total of 10 remaining in phase 1. 8 other temples will be paused in their reopening status, and the Kyiv Ukraine Temple remains the only operating temple of the Church that has not yet reopened in any phase. The Church also has the 8 temples currently closed for renovation (with 2 that have been completed) and 1 other renovation currently planned.
The Church's area-by-area status tracker has also been updated to reflect these changes. I am grateful to have been able to learn about these updates and pass them along to you all here. I continue to monitor all other temple updates and Church news reports of any kind and will also bring you the latest on those as I become aware of such developments.
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