Hello again, everyone! This afternoon, the First Presidency made a major announcement regarding two temples of the Church: opening arrangements for the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple, and a planned renovation for the Stockholm Sweden Temple. Let's break down the details: A media day on Monday, November 28 will be followed by invited guest tours on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 29 and 30.
The public open house for the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple will be held from Thursday, December 1-Saturday, December 17, 2022. Although a youth devotional is not mentioned, I assume that will occur on Saturday, January 14, followed the next day by the dedication of that temple in three sessions at 9:00 AM, 12:00 PM, and 3:00 PM Puerto Rican time, which is 7:00 AM, 10:00 AM, and 1:00 PM the same day here in Utah.
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside at the dedication. I had recently shared my theory that since August has come and gone without the announcement of temple dedications or rededications, any that were set would occur next year, and that appears to be the case. The one exception might be the Columbus Ohio Temple, which is nearing completion and could probably have an open house and rededication prior to the end of this year.
That being said, let's move on to the Stockholm Sweden Temple. That temple will close sometime next year for an extensive renovation that will nearly double the size of that temple from 16,366 square feet to approximately 31,000 square feet. That will increase the capacity of the temple, which will now have two rooms for the endowment that will include 40 seats apiece.
A rendering of the redesign was also released in conjunction with this announcement. Due to the extensive work planned, the temple will remain closed for approximately three years, reopening sometime in 2026 or 2027. So we now have three temples that are set to close for extensive renovations next year: Kona Hawaii, Provo Utah, and Stockholm Sweden. Each of those renovations involves an overhauled exterior look and expansions.
I am grateful to have learned about this and to have passed it along to you all. I continue to monitor all such updates and will be sure to pass them along here as I become aware thereof. In the meantime, that does it for now. Thank you for the privilege of your time. All comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as the offered feedback is made per the established guidelines.
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With the way things are going, I made a rough estimate/prediction for temple counts for the end of 2023, not including announced temples between now and the end of next year.
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-San Juan Puerto Rico
-Saratoga Springs Utah
-Feather River California
-Bentonville Arkansas
-Bangkok Thailand
-Brasília Brazil
-Lima Peru Los Olivos
-Richmond Virginia
-Helena Montana
-Okinawa Japan
-Layton Utah
-McAllen Texas
-Moses Lake Washington
-Urdaneta Philippines
-Orem Utah
-Taylorsville Utah
-Abidjan Ivory Coast
-Red Cliffs Utah
-Salta Argentina
-Puebla Mexico
~Casper Wyoming
~Cobán Guatemala
At least 6 of which under renovation
-Salt Lake
-Manti Utah
-Provo Utah
-Kona Hawaii
-Stockholm Sweden
-Logan Utah
At least 44-46 under construction (at least 15 groundbreakings in 2023)
~Casper Wyoming
~Cobán Guatemala
-Tallahassee Florida
-Deseret Peak Utah
-Mendoza Argentina
-Auckland New Zealand
-San Pedro Sula Honduras
-Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
-Syracuse Utah
-Salvador Brazil
-Elko Nevada
-Alabang Philippines
-Nairobi Kenya
-Phnom Penh Cambodia
-Antofagasta Chile
-Pago Pago American Samoa
-Grand Junction Colorado
-Farmington New Mexico
-Davao Philippines
-Lindon Utah
-Burley Idaho
-Smithfield Utah
-Harare Zimbabwe
-Bengaluru India
-Bahía Blanca Argentina
-Neaifu Tonga
-Bacolod Philippines
-Freetown Sierra Leone
-Yorba Linda California
-Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo
-Ephraim Utah
-Willamette Valley Oregon
-Port Moresby Papua New Guinea*
-Tarawa Kiribati*
-Port Vila Vanuatu*
-Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala*
-Belo Horizonte Brazil*
-Cali Colombia*
-Torreón Mexico*
-Cape Town South Africa*
-Querétaro Mexico*
-Montpelier Idaho*
-Teton River Idaho*
-Dubai United Arab Emirates*
-Managua Nicaragua*
-Heber Valley Utah*
Hey, Noah! I certainly hope you're right on the money with what you've laid out. I still believe the next announcement will be the reopening arrangements for the Columbus Ohio Temple. There have been additional shifts in the completion queue, with those adjustments occurring a few times a week, if not every day.
DeletePer a new notice at the top of the construction status page on the Church Temples site, "Supply chain issues, labor shortages, and government regulations have made construction timelines much less predictable. The completion dates provided below are rough estimates that may change. Open house and dedication events can occur several months after construction is completed."
Right now, the Columbus reopening arrangements seem to be the most imminent next announcement. Based on the fact that the arrangements for San Juan were announced 4 months before the scheduled dedication occurs, that means that some of the 4 temples anticipated to be completed in late 2022 or early 2023 might not have their dedications until March (or perhaps even April) of next year. So that could impact the lists you've offered.
While I have not yet completed updating my specific estimates in response to the latest changes in the general estimates, my last such adjustments esimated that the earliest dedication window for the Red Cliffs Utah Temple would be sometime in November or December of next year. That in turn would likely put the earliest window for the dedication of the last 4 temples you listed above somewhere between February and April of 2024.
Of course, if the supply chain issues and other delays resolve themselves, that in turn would bump up both the general and specific estimates and completion orders for several of the temples you listed. And while I hope that there might be at least 2 or 3 additional groundbreakings set by the end of the year, if not a few more than that, the most likely ones to have a groundbreaking in the near term appear to be the Montpelier and Teton River Idaho and Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temples, followed by the other 4 Latin American temples you mentioned, Cape Town South Africa, and then the 3 Pacific Island Temples. Of course, that's just my best guesstimate based on feedback I've received from Latter-day Saints in the area and others from whom I have obtained information about temple-related matters.
I'm hopeful we'll see other major temple announcements this week. And whatever may actually be announced in terms of the sequence and timing of all such events, I look forward to seeing how my best predictions, based on reliably-sourced information, stack up. I'm hopeful the Lord may prove me wrong on several of my current theories, as I am even more impressed when the Lord proves me wrong than I am when He proves me correct. I likewise hope other official announcements are coming down the pike for other temples.
Thanks again for stopping by to comment, Noah! I always appreciate hearing from you/
My bad, I should have clarified that this is the best case scenario assuming supply chain issues will be resolved soon. As far as the the 15 additional groundbreakings, I too am hopeful that at least the Pacific temples will begin construction this year, but if not, then certainly next year. I don't mention the Columbus Ohio Temple, because regardless if it's rededication occurs this year or next year, along with the St. George Temple, it will no longer be under renovation by the end of 2023.
DeleteBy 2023, or early 2024, I expect the last temple with Angel Moroni will have been dedicated, at least for the foreseeable future. And an even greater milestone for the Church will be 200 temples in operation (likely not even counting the temples closed for renovation) by the end of 2024, the year President Nelson will likely be 100 years old.
Thanks, Noah, for this follow-up comment. I have several Church member contacts, including two in the Pacific Area. When I last heard from either of them, the Church reportedly had hopes to break ground for all 3 Pacific Area temples in the mid-to-late portion of this year. It could very well be the case that additional concerns about projected future flooding in Kiribati and Vanuatu led to a delay there, and it's also possible that approvals for those temples have been hindered by other factors. I was advised at one point in February of this year that the likely sequence would be Kiribati, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea. But I haven't heard anything indicating that special concerns apply to the temple in Papua New Guinea. Unless we hear anything on any of those temples in the next month or two, I'd say that all three of those could be deferred for next year.
DeleteThat's particularly true given that the Montpelier, Teton River, and Miraflores Guatemala City temples seem to have the highest chance of having groundreakings before the end of this year. Of course, I will welcome any other groundbreakings this year as well, even for those I don't necessarily currently expect. For the Freetown Sierra Leone and Lubumbashi DR Congo Temples, in single announcements, they had site locations confirmed, renderings released, and groundbreakings set, so that could occur for other temples not cuurrently on our radar.
I can also report that I am keeping my eyes open for more official information on the following temples: Dubai UAE; Kumasi Ghana; Lagos Nigeria; Managua Nicaragua; Kaohsiung Taiwan; and Tacloban City Philippines. Per information on the Church Temples site, sites have been procured for all but one of those temples.
The only one that hasn't had confirmation of a site being procured is the Kumasi Ghana Temple. But it makes my watchlist because the purported rendering of that temple was presented to the King who has oversight for that region. That was reported in November of last year. I have not seen anything to indicate that the rendering in question was not the actual rendering for the Kumasi temple. So if the Church confirms the official details for any of those 6 in the near term, they would join the other 11 I mentioned in my original reply above to you in the queue of those awaiting a groundbreaking announcement.
So that's a total of 17 temples, at minimum, that could have groundbreakings in the next 15 months between now and the end of next year. The Church may also take action soon to announce either initial details or all details for any of the 10 other US temples announced in October of last year, and I'm not ruling out the possibility that the Church could, as I said before, confirm the site(s), release the rendering(s) and set groundbreakings for any of the other 28 temples in the queue.
So I guess if I had to boil down my comment here to one overall observation, it would be that I anticipate that, beginning next year and on through the foreseeable future, I anticipate many temple announcements to be made, especially if, as I've indicated elsewhere, the Church also announces an average minimum of 35 new temples every year for the next several years. I'm grateful that the First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Temple and Family History Executive Council members are doing so much to keep the queue moving steadily and consistently. Thanks again, Noah, for taking time to comment. I always appreciate hearing from you.
Hello again, everyone! Since today has been a busy one, this is the first chance I've had to share the non-temple news updates from the Church News:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/9/12/23348393/elder-cook-addresses-ukrainian-latter-day-saints-challenges-faith-confidence
https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2022/9/12/23343393/justserve-leeds-england-community-youth-club
https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2022/9/12/23335066/sonora-mexico-floods-church-humanitarian-aid
My thanks once again to you all.
The Newsroom and the Church News reported today on a four-day ministry visit to Portugal by Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, who was accompanied by his wife, Sister Rosana F. Soares. This marked a "homecoming" of sorts for the couple, who served as mission leaders of the Portugal Porto Mission in the early 2000s, a few years prior to Elder Soares' 2005 call as a General Authority Seventy. The articles state that Elder and Sister Soares were accompanied by other general leaders, but do not specify which leaders:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/9/13/23350857/elder-ulisses-soares-and-sister-soares-marvel-in-return-to-portugal
I will be sure to post any additional Church News or Newsroom reports, along with any new temple construction updates, ASAP once they cross my radar. In the meantime, my thanks once again to you all.
And right after I posted that update, the latest edition of the Church News podcast was released. In this 101st episode, Church News editor, Sister Sarah Jane Weaver, takes a look back at key highlights from previous episodes:
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My thanks once again to you all.
The Newsroom and the Church News have reported on the devotional address given by President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency, at BYU-Provo this morning:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/9/13/23351042/president-oaks-byu-measuring-up-president-kimball-1975-address-unique-special-different
My thanks once again to you all.
President Henry J. Eyring, the current president of BYU-Idaho and the oldest son of President Hnery B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, was the featured speaker at this week's inaugural devotional for the Fall 2022 Semester on that campus. He addressed the topic of living a consecrated life:
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I believe that at some point or another, I remember seeing one of the talks he's given, and he reminds me very much of his father. Whenever anyone with ties to any general leader gets any assignment in the Church, some people always seem inclined to complain about nepotism. But in my personal assessment, the younger President Eyring is a fine educator in his own rite, and I hope the university knows how lucky they are to have him at its' helm.
Additionally, this afternoon, the Church Newsroom updated the article I reported on earlier today about Elder and Sister Soares returning to Portugal for the first time since concluding their missionary service there:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/elder-soares-portugal
Not sure what has been updated about that article, but it is now at the top of the list of news releases, above the report I shared earlier about President Oaks' remarks to the BYU-Provo students, faculty, and administration. My thanks once again to you all.
Although no changes have been noted on the status of any temples under construction or undergoing renovation, the Church Temples site has made a slight adjustment to the construction queue, affecting temples currently anticipated to be completed in late 2023.
DeleteFor the last little while, the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple has been the first one with that general estimate, followed by the Red Cliffs Utah Temple. But within the relatively recent past, the two have swapped positions in the queue. This means that, following the anticipated completion of the Orem and Taylorsville Utah Temples, the very next one estimated to be completed is the Red Cliffs Utah Temple.
So unless that changes, the Church could dedicate three Utah temples consecutively towards the end of next year. My thanks once again to you all.
Suggestion or Idea for a twice annual post: post about the efforts and interesting developments in your local area/stake/ward. Doesnt need to be more regular , but it would be cool to hear how things are going in your part of the vineyard once of twice a year.
ReplyDeleteHey, Danny! Thanks for the suggestion and for your interest in such an update. I'll have to give that some thought. It's far easier for me to find the more widely-reported developments about the Church worldwide than it is for me to find information about things that are going on in my neck of the woods. Aside from emails I receive from leaders in my ward or stake, or updates that are shared in stake conferences by members of the mission or temple presidency members in stake conferences, my grasp of what's going on with the Church outside of my own ward or stake, either in Orem, the city in which we currently reside, or Lehi, to which we will be relocating at the end of this month, is somewhat hard to come by. But it is certainly something I will take under active consideration to see what I can do about it. Thanks for taking time to weigh in on something you'd like to see. I'll see what I can do. I appreciate the input, Danny!
DeleteOn this Wednesday, the Newsroom and the Church News have both covered two developments. Firstly, Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles represented the Church at the Seventh Congress of Leaders of World and and Traditional Religions, which was conducted in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. The Pope represented the Catholic Church at the same gathering:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/9/14/23353424/elder-ulisses-soares-congress-kazakhstan-pope-francis-world-religious-leaders-elevate-common-good
The Church has also reported on a donation of $32 million to the World Food Programme, with Bishop L. Todd Budge, Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, presenting the donation to the organization:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/church-of-jesus-christ-32-million-world-food-programme
https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2022/9/14/23353487/church-gives-32-million-dollars-to-world-food-programme-largest-one-time-donation-to-date
The Church News has additionally shared a summary of remarks given by Ensign College President Bruce C. Kusch at the college's inaugural devotional for the semester, and those responsible for organizing RootsTech have provided some insight into what next year's event (which will offer both in-person and virtual options) will look like:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/9/14/23351103/ensign-college-devotional-president-kusch-reliable-sources-those-who-know
https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2022/9/14/23352313/what-will-rootstech-2023-look-like-question-and-answer-session-facebook-live-familysearch
I will return with temple updates (if there are any) ASAP. For now, my thanks once again to you all.
On this Thursday, only one new Church News report has been published thus far:
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My thanks once again to you all.
A new Church News video features President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency, highlighting the positive impact four women have had on his life:
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The Church has also recently provided fresh water sources for people in Peru:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2022/9/15/23355278/church-helps-provide-safe-water-peru-villages
And Elder Clark G. Gilbert, the Commissioner of Church Education, has been joined by two presidents of Church-owned universities in highlighting their hopes for the future of faith-baswd institutes of higher education:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/9/15/23355162/deseret-magazine-church-commissioner-education-college-presidents-fate-of-religious-university
That article links to the three articles by the 3 leaders in question. My thanks once again to you all.
And here is a new update from the Newsroom, which speaks for itself:
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My thanks once again to you all.
Assuming President Nelson announces 18 temples in October, the total number of temples will be 300. I think it is possible that most of these 300 temples, excluding the ones in Russia and Shanghai, (along with several announced in the next few years) could be dedicated before April 6, 2030, the bicentennial year of the church. This is merely a speculation, and given that 2024 will almost certainly be the year that the Church reaches 200 temples, it may seem a little rash to conclude that 100 more temples could be dedicated in just 6 years. I do think, however, that despite April 6, 2030 being a Saturday, it is entirely possible that there may be plans to dedicate a historical temple such as Far West.
ReplyDeleteWhat are your thoughts? Do you think there will be 300 temples in 2030?
Hey, Noah! I apologize for my delayed acknowledgement of your comment. I've been getting extensive dental work done to repair long-term damage to my teeth, and I had my latest appointment yesterday. I was able to muster the energy to share the latest developments from the Church News and Newsroom last night, and to read your comment when I became aware of it, but I was feeling so wiped out I didn't get a reply written.
DeleteAllow me to weigh in now. If current Nelsonian trends hold, and if a minimum of 35 temples are announced per year, the Church would actually have over 500 temples in any phase by the end of 2028. I have also mentioned in the past that I have been providing general completion estimates for temples now under construction or undergoing renovation on my temple construction progress report, and I've recently revised that report to show what I anticipate might happen in terms of temple dedications for the next year.
Based on those projected estimates, by the end of 2023 or the first or second Sunday of 2024, the dedication of the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple will make it the 193rd operating temple of the Church, which is 20 more temples than are currently in operation. I have projected further that the Church could have its' 200th operating temple dedicated in late April or early May of 2024, which would then give the Church just under 6 years to dedicate the next 100 temples.
Assuming that a majority of the currently- or yet-to-be announced temples are either smaller and/or able to be built on an accelerated schedule (since several recent advancements have accelerated that process in many cases), I think that any year like next year, where 10 or more temples are planned to be dedicated, would also see a higher number of temple groundbreakings. So the big question is, between April or May of next year and the bicentennial anniversary of the Church (Saturday April 6, 2030), could 100 more temples be dedicated?
We have seen the Church earlier this year set the dedication of two temples on the same day. If the Church can do that in other cases, and if the supply chain issues and labor shortages are resolved (which I'm reasonably certain will be the case within the coming months), then what I have projected could happen more speedily than I have suggested here. If the Church is able to dedicate its' 200th temple prior to the April 2024 General Conference, then another 100 temples by the General Conference 6 years after that could easily occur.
Right now, on my end, I'm definitely proceeding on the assumption that the Church will reach that goal. The big question is, what wil happen between now and then to make it possible? And regarding that question, some have suggested that the goal may be to have 500 temples in any phase by that same bicentennial. If the Church can do that by the end of 2028, having 200 less than that in operation by the bicentennial could very easily be done.
Of course, the analysis I've laid out here is only based on my own research and projections, which could easily be based on faulty reasoning, limited information, and a clear lack of the kind of inspiration that drives temple progress. That being said, hopefully what I've shared may be helpful in terms of answering your question. Unless something very uuexpected occurs, I'd only be shcoked if 300 temples were not in operation by Saturday April 6, 2030. Thanks for the inquiry, Noah. I appreciate the chance to address the question.
Hello again, everyone! As I've mentioned in the past, President Nelson has been focused on what is most needful for the members of the Church worldwide. As part of that focus, the Church has periodically announced the closure of various Missionary Training Centers worldwide. The MTCs being closed are smaller, and are being closed to enable the Church to make better usage of the larger MTCs.
ReplyDeleteSo this morning, the First Presidency announced that, effective January of next year, the Church will close the existing MTC in Colombia. The future mmissionaries who might otherwise have trained there will train in one of the other nine MTCs that remain open. Today's announcement also notes that the Church continues to utilize technology in many cases to combine remote training with in-person training. These details are confirmed in the following articles from the Newsroom and the Church News:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/colombia-mtc-closing-january-2023
https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2022/9/16/23355772/church-to-close-colombia-mtc-missionary-training-center-january-2023
I should also mention that I am hard at work reevaluating the potential timing for future temple events. I'm assuming that will be a continuous process for the foreseeable future as developments do or do not occur. For now, my thanks once again to you all.
And there is only one temple update to report thus far today, on the status of the Helena Montana Temple:
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Again, I am currently in the process of reevaluating the potential timing for future temple events, and particularly how the recent updates (or lack thereof) might impact that timing for each temple. My thanks once again to you all.
Here is one additional Church News report:
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My thanks once again to you all.
Two more updates have been provided by the Church News:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2022/9/16/23353262/scott-taylor-saudades-3-year-anniversary-of-the-lisbon-portugal-temple
My thanks once again to you all.
The Church News has provided information about the upcoming "Friend-to-Friend" event for Primary-aged children, their parents, and all those who serve in that organization:
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And the latest edition of "This Week on Social" was also published:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/9/16/23354868/this-week-on-social-president-oaks-standing-apart-from-world-sister-craven-clean-our-own-windows
Among the general Church leaders featured in this installment are: President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency; Acting President M. Russell Ballard and Elders Jeffrey R. Holland, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, Dale G. Renlund, Gerrit W. Gong, and Ulisses Soares (from the latter of whom two posts were shared), all of whom are members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Releif Society General President Sister Camille N. Johnson; Sister Rebecca L. (Becky) Craven, Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency; and Sister Amy A. Wright, First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency.
My thanks once again to you all.
On this Saturday, the folowing Church News updates speak for themselves:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/9/17/23356916/byu-best-graduate-school-rankings-2023-us-news-byu-business-law-school
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/9/17/23357662/electricity-to-westwater-dine-community-elder-uchtdorf-collaboration-church-blanding-utah
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/9/17/23355573/music-the-spoken-word-running-with-faith-jason-smyth-paralympics-ireland-tabernacle-choir
If there are any other Church News or Newsroom updates later today, I will be sure to pass those along ASAP, in addition to any new temple construction updates. For now, my thanks once again to you all.
The Newsroom has covered one of the developments mentioned by the Church News earlier this afternoon:
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My thanks once again to you all.
Hello again, everyone! On this Sabbath Day, the Church News has provided 3 new updates:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/9/18/23354218/sarah-jane-weaver-what-i-learned-from-president-oaks-about-the-forgotten-man-religious-freedom-rome
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/9/18/23355063/week-in-review-president-oaks-byu-devotional-elder-cook-speaks-to-ukrainian-members
Additionally, I wanted to note that, late Saturday night in Hamilton New Zealand, the open house for that temple concluded. Late Saturday night in Hamilton was early Saturday morning here in Utah, so the temple is now officially being prepared for its' October 16 rededication in three sessions by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/hamilton-new-zealand-temple/
Additionally, late yesterday, the Church Temples site updated the Columbus Ohio Temple status with a note that, while the completion of the temple will occur in late 2022, the rededication thereof will be deferred until early 2023, which makes sense:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/columbus-ohio-temple/
And a major update on the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple indicates that it too is nearing completion, but that completion is still estimated in late 2022 or early 2023:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/saratoga-springs-utah-temple/
With that in mind, I think that a rededication of the Columbus Ohio Temple, when it is set, will occur in either late January or early February, with the dedication of the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple likely to be set for early February or early-to-mid February. As the note at the top of the construction status page indicates, delays are still impacting temple construction, and a temple's opening dates may be set to occur "several months" following their respective completions. I am still trying on my end to analyze what that might mean for the general and more specific estimates I have offered in the past.
Additionally, our current plans are to move from our current home here in Orem to our new place in Lehi not this upcoming week, but in the week before General Conference, and we plan to enjoy General Conference at our new place.
While I don't know for sure how and to what extent those plans may impact my ability to pass reports along here, I have taken the liberty of preparing the final draft of my General Conference predictions and my third-quarter review of temple construction progress to be published here on the day prior to General Conference. The former will be published in the morning, with the latter published closer to midnight when Friday September 30 becomes Saturday October 1.
This week, as time and circumstances allow, in addition to providing reports on anything new that may be reported, I will also be preparing advanced versions of posts set to publish here on the mornings of Sunday October 2 (which will mark Elder Soares' 64th birthday) and Friday October 8 (which will mark President Ballard's 94th birthday). I may also prepare an advanced version of a post that will be published ASAP after the Sunday Afternoon Session of General Conference, which will contain my analysis of any new temples that may be announced.
So stay tuned for all of that upcoming coverage. By preparing it in advance, hopefully that will allow me to focus on the move when it happens and to focus on settling in to our new place in the hours before General Conference begins. My thanks once again to you all for your continued interest, ongoing support, and readership.
On this Monday, the Church News has provided the following updates:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/9/19/23355795/colorado-refugees-resettlement-justserve-un-working-group
With no Newsroom updates provided thus far today, if there are any new temple construction updates, I will pass those along ASAP. For now, my thanks once again to you all.
And here is one more Church News report:
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My thanks once again to you all.
Status updates have been noted today on the Bentonville Arkansas, Taylorsville Utah, and Syracuse Utah Temples:
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https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/taylorsville-utah-temple/
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/syracuse-utah-temple/
My thanks once again to you all.
The newsroom just posted groundbreaking date for Heber Valley, and site announcement for Teton River -a whopping 130,000 Sq ft! I definitely was not expecting that large of a temple. That would make Teton River the largest temple built since Provo...
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DeleteHey, Noah! I had come across this news due to an alert on my phone from the Church News app, and was compiling the information in a new post at around the same time you commented. Thanks for making sure everyone knew about this. But if possible, when you share updates here on anything that's reported, would you be able to include a link to where the information can be found? It would make it easier for my readers who see your comment if they know where to look for the information. Exciting times. Thanks.
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