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Friday, January 28, 2022

BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: First Presidency Extends Washington D..C. Temple Open House; Pushes Back Rededication

 Hello again, everyone! Breaking news has been reported in a statement from the Temple Department, which was also shared by the Church News. Due to widespread interest in the reopening of the Washington D.C. Temple, the open house will still begin on Thursday April 28, but rather than concluding on Saturday June 4, it will be extended as needed to allow all who want to see it the opportunity to do so. The determination about the end date of the open house will be made later.

As a result of this adjustment, the temple's rededication, originally set for Sunday June 19, has been reschuedled to Sunday August 14. I am grateful for this inspired change. It means that some of the smaller temples, like Quito Ecuador, Praia Cabo Verde, Belem Brazil, and perhaps even Helena Montana, could be dedicated prior to this new rededication date for the Washington D.C. Temple. 

It will be interesting to see how all of that turns out. I continue to monitor all Church news updates and temple developments, and will be sure to pass those along to you all here as i become aware thereof. In the meantime, 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. 

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3 comments:

  1. Hello again, everyone! The Church News has shared the next sets of biographies of new mission leaders:

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/callings/2022-01-28/mission-leadership-recently-called-serve-mexico-mongolia-idaho-australia-240944

    I will let the biographies speak for themselves rather than posting my analysis on that. And with 16 new biographies released today, after 16 each were released last week and the week before that, that means 48 of the 164 new mission leadership couples have been featured already. So with 116 new mission presidents left to be featured, if 16 more continue to be featured in each update, all new leaders will have been featured within a 7-8 week period.

    Here are a few more Church News updates that speak for themselves:

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2022-01-28/fire-at-liahona-high-school-tonga-building-k-damaged-241213

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022-01-28/peter-vidmar-aaronic-priesthood-quorum-theme-240980

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2022-01-28/latter-day-saint-charities-wheelchairs-south-africa-240860

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2022-01-14/january-face-to-face-for-youth-rescheduled-march-9-239867

    And the latest edition of “This Week on Social” has been published as well:

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022-01-28/social-media-church-leaders-posts-relief-society-general-presidency-belonging-women-president-nelson-europe-241270

    Featured in the newest installment of this series were the following general leaders: Church President Russell M. Nelson and his Second Counselor, President Henry B. Eyring;; Acting President M. Russell Ballard and Elders David A. Bednar and Ulisses Soares, all of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; the entire Relief Society General Presidency (Sisters Jean B. Bingham, Sharon Eubank, and Reyna I. Aburto, from the latter of whom two posts were featured); Sister Rebbeca L. (Becky) Craven, Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency; Primary General President Sister Camille N. Johnson; Brother Jan E. Newman, Second Counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency; and Young Men General President Steven J. Lund.

    My thanks once again to you all.

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    1. The Church News has shared the following reports:

      https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2022-01-29/mormon-battalion-175-anniversary-elder-christofferson-calls-for-continued-preservation-of-historic-overland-trails-241334

      https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2022-01-29/byu-soccer-cameron-tucker-new-york-ncaa-nwsl-240811

      https://www.thechurchnews.com/archives/2022-01-29/scott-taylor-dont-take-a-vacation-and-miss-memorable-sunday-worship-experiences-worldwide-241058

      https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2022-01-14/january-face-to-face-for-youth-rescheduled-march-9-239867

      And here are a couple new reports from the Newsroom:

      https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/sister-nelson-an-eyewitness-to-president-nelsons-four-years-as-prophet

      https://news-ca.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/latter-day-saints-join-world-interfaith-harmony-week-celebrations

      https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/food-donations-for-local-charities-received-by-missouri-governor

      My thanks once again to you all.

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    2. On this Sabbath Day, the Church News has shared the following additional reports:

      https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2022-01-30/mormon-battalion-175-years-elder-christofferson-241385

      https://www.thechurchnews.com/callings/2022-01-30/new-stake-presidents-germany-new-zealand-liberia-washington-dc-colorado-england-241199

      https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022-01-30/cancer-service-justserve-festival-of-trees-patti-peterson-241140

      https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2022-01-30/week-in-review-president-nelson-joseph-smith-papers-sister-nelson-podcast-washington-dc-temple-tonga-241317

      https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022-01-30/music-video-2022-youth-theme-song-trust-in-the-lord-241285

      And here is one more report from the Newsroom:

      https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/mormon-battalion-175-elder-christofferson

      My thanks once again to you all.

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