Hello again, everyone! A short time ago, the Newsroom and the Church News shared an exciting announcement:The second and third temple groundbreakings have been set for 2022. First up will be the Lindon Utah Temple. Elder Kevin W. Pearson, Utah Area President, will preside over that event, which will take place on Saturday April 23. The Lindon Utah Temple was one of six originally announced in October 2020, with a site announcement following two months later, with a rendering added to that announcement roughly six months later, As we also know, it has been previously confirmed that the Lindon Utah Temple will feature two baptistries.
The Farmington New Mexico Temple groundbreaking will occur on Saturday April 30, under the direction of Elder Anthony D. Perkins, who currently serves as the President of the Middle East/Africa North Area, but is a native of the region of Colorado that will also apparently be served by that temple. The temple, originially announced in April 2021, with a site confirmation following in mid-June of that same year, and the release of an exterior rendering following 4 months after that.
I received information late yesterday indicating that the Farming temple might have a groundbreaking sooner than I expected, but I was not able to confirm the details at that time. That being said, I do think this marks the beginning of a string of temple groundbreakings which could soon be announced. Among the next to have a groundbreaking are likely the Elko Nevada and Belo Horizonte Brazil Temples, along with several other temples in the United States, and perhaps also the Bahia Blanca Argentina Temple.
Whenever those announcements are made, I will be sure to pass word of those along to you all here. I am also monitoring all Church news updates and any other temple construction developments, and will likewise be sure to pass those along 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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Hello again, everyone! With today being Tuesday, the only temple reopening update reported by the Church has been that the Montreal Quebec Temple officially transitioned back to phase 3 this week as planned. The details (and the resulting status of each temple) can be confirmed in the following articles:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2022-02-01/temple-reopening-status-tracker-worldwide-199279
The Newsroom has shared one additional report:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/familysearch-1950-us-census-community-project
Additionally, something else from the Newsroom is worth noting: Yesterday, the "Events" page on Newsroom clarified the plans for this year's Temple and Family History Leadership Training:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/event/2022-temple-and-family-history-leadership-instruction
That event shows that Elders David A. Bednar and Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will be joined by Primary General President Sister Camille N. Johnson and Sister Reyna I. Aburto, Second Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency. In last year's event, Elder Bednar was joined by Elder Stevenson (who just bore his testimony as he and his wife were the featured speakers for Family Discovery Day) and Elder Renlund.
We know that the two junior apostles were also serving on the Temple and Family History Executive Council, but we also had confirmation last year that Elder Renlund is now serving with Elder Uchtdorf on the Priesthood and Family Executive Council. Therefore, since Elder Gong is the only other apostle mentioned as attending this year's meeting, we can safely surmise that Elder Gong is the other (or one of the other two) current apostle(s) serving on the Temple and Family History Executive Council, which is especially likely since we know Sisters Johnson and Aburto have also been identified as serving on that Council. The only question is, are any other apostles serving on that Council, or is it just now Elders Bednar and Gong? If there is another apostle, it's likely either Elder Rasband or Elder Soares. Hopefully that might be clarified during the meeting in question.
The Newsroom and Church News also shared coverage of the following development:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/familysearch-1950-us-census-community-project
https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2022-01-31/1950-us-census-community-project-how-to-help-241494
And the following additional reports from the Church News speak for themselves:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/history-revisited/2022-01-31/video-elder-christofferson-and-mormon-battalion-teach-about-faith-filled-action-175th-anniversary-241471
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2022-01-31/jeffrey-holland-clark-gilbert-institute-university-utah-taylor-randall-seeking-worth-241451
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022-01-31/canadian-latter-day-saints-join-world-interfaith-harmony-week-celebrations-across-the-country-241282
https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2022-02-01/region-number-of-missions-almost-double-past-10-years-africa-south-america-241167
My thanks once again to you all.
And here is the latest Church News podcast and transcript:
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My thanks once again to you all
Here is another report from the Newsroom:
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My thanks once again to you all.
And here is one more report from the Church News:
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My thanks once again to you all.
The Church News Haas shared one more report:
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My thanks once again to you all.
A new update on the Tallahassee Florida Temple may suggest an eventual change in its completion estimate and placement in the queue:
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My thanks once again to you all.
The Church News has shared the following report:
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And here is one more report from the Newsroom:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/keynote-speakers-announced-rootstech-2022
My thanks once again to you all.
The following additional Church News update has been published:
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My thanks once again to you all.
Helllo again, everyone! The Newsroom and the Church News have shared the latest updates on the Salt Lake Temple renovation project:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2022-02-03/temple-square-salt-lake-temple-renovations-video-crane-operators-241628
And in a new Church News transcript and video, Presidents Dallin H. Oaks and Henry B. Eyring, the respective First and Second Counselors in the First Presidency, shared further insight and analysis on the importance and relevance of councils in the Church, along with the process whereby decisions are reached:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2022-02-03/president-oaks-eyring-interview-revelation-in-councils-240925
My thanks once again to you all.
The First Presidency has begun announcing new temple presidents for this year, with the first 8 announced today:
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I will let the biographies speak for themselves, but would like to note that the first president for the Helena Montana Temple has been identified, and that the article indicates these new leaders will begin serving in September. I have not yet completed (but am actively working on) my lists of temples which will have an extended closure period this year, and on the list of temples for which new presidents have been or might be called. Stay tuned for more on that as i can make it happen. My thanks once again to you all.
And updates have been provided on the status of the Helena Montana and Bentonville Arkansas Temples:
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https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/bentonville-arkansas-temple/
My thanks once again to you all.
And here is one more report from the Church News:
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My thanks once again to you all.
Here is another report from the Church News:
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I strongly recommend that each of you, my readers, read this article, and I am pleased to endorse the content thereof. My thanks once again to you all.
One more Church News report:
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My thanks once again to you all.
Hello again, everyone! Ordinarily, the Church News reports on new mission or temple presidents have each occurred once per week. But lately, it seems as though there is no regular schedule on those updates. With that in mind, here are the next 16 biographies for new mission leaders:
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And here is a new article from Church News editor Sister Sarah Jane Weaver:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022-02-04/sarah-jane-weaver-how-latter-day-saint-leaven-lifts-societys-loaf-1846-mormon-battalion-today-vietnam-241642
My thanks once again to you all.
The Newsroom provided a copy of the interview shared yesterday by the Church News. Although I could be mistaken, the Newsroom edition thereof seems more detailed than the original version:
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Here is the Church News edition for comparison:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2022-02-03/president-oaks-eyring-interview-revelation-in-councils-240925
The Church News also published an article about how Church members and friends of other faiths in South America are being blessed through humanitarian donations from the Church:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2022-02-04/church-humanitarian-donations-are-blessing-lives-in-south-america-colombia-peru-paraguay-241850
And the latest edition of "This Week on Social" has been published as well:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022-02-04/social-media-elder-holland-ballard-renlund-love-of-god-loving-others-youth-avoiding-contention-241973
The latest installment in that ongoing series featured articles from the following general leaders: Acting President M. Russell Ballard and Elders Jeffrey R. Holland, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, and Dale G. Renlund, all of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Sisters Michelle D. Craig and Rebecca L. (Becky) Craven, the respective First and Second Counselors in the Young Women General Presidency; Primary General President Sister Camille N. Johnson and her Second Counselor, Sister Amy A. Wright; and Brother Bradley R. (Brad) Wilcox, Second Counselor in the Young Men General Presidency.
I'd just like to note a couple other things here: First of all, there has been a major overhaul in the queue of temples now under construction, particularly those anticipated to be dedicated sometime this year or next year. I will have an updated version of my temple construction progress report published here to showcase the changes at some point this weekend (hopefully sooner rather than later).
I am likewise working on refining my predictions for the April 2022 General Conference, which will include brief and short notes highlighting important points. On Sunday, I will publish a post in honor of Elder Rasband's 71st birthday, which will be followed two weeks later by my next apostolic milestone update. But I also continue to work on my list of temples which will have an extended closure period at any point this year, and on my list of temples for which new leaders have been or may yet be called in 2022. Stay tuned for all of that as I can make it happen. In the meantime, my thanks once again to you all.