Hello again, everyone! This afternoon, the Church announced locations and initial details for temples in Singapore and California. Let's get right into all of the details. A temple for the city of Singapore within the Republic of Singapore was first announced during the April General Conference last year. Today's news release only references this temple as the Singapore Temple, so a decision might have been made to reduce and simplify the name.
Plans for this temple call for an 18,000-square-foot two-story temple and an adjacent meetinghouse and an arrival center to be built on a one-acre site at 33 Pasir Panjang Road in that city. The other temple for which the location and initial details were announced is the Modesto California Temple, announced in April of this year. will be a single-story 30,000 square-foot edifice that will be built on a vacant 17.63 site adjacent to the meetinghouse at 4300 Dale Road in Modesto.
As a result of today's announcement, and bearing in mind that ground was broken for the Heber Valley Utah Temple on Saturday, there are currently 73 announced temples in the Church. Of those 73, a groundbreaking has been officially set for 1 (Willamette Valley Oregon, which is scheduled to take place later this month), and sites have been announced for an additional 13 (with exterior renderings released for all but 4 of those).
Therefore, the total number of announced temples for which no official information has been confirmed yet has now been lowered to 59. And hopefully, that number will continue to be lowered in the remaining weeks of 2022 ahead. I am grateful to have learned about and been able to share this development. And the timing thereof seems to indicate that Monday may indeed be a new standard day for such announcements.
I am a bit surprised that the next temple announcement was not reopening arrangements for the Columbus Ohio Temple or opening arrangements for the Saratoga Springs Utah, Bangkok Thailand, and/or Richmond Virginia Temples, but I am assuming that there is a reason for the delay in all of those announcements. I continue to track such updates and will be sure to pass those along to you all as I become aware thereof.
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Hello again, everyone! The Church News also covered this update:
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And 4 other Church News reports speak for themselves:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/10/10/23395557/elder-david-a-bednar-switzerland-geneva-bern-temple-un-devotionals-young-adults
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/10/10/23392682/maryland-justserve-initiative-volunteer-foodbank-donations
https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2022/10/10/23397359/luz-de-las-naciones-light-of-the-nations-hispanic-celebration-returns-to-the-conference-center-nov-5
https://www.thechurchnews.com/callings/2022/10/10/23397537/new-mission-leaders-called-to-serve-in-tahiti-papeete
And the Newsroom has shared two reports previously shared by the Church News:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/elder-bednar-ministers-central-europe-2022
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/for-the-first-time-two-women-called-to-serve-with-church-s-military-advisory-committee
I am grateful for these updates. My thanks once again to you all.
The Church News has shared one new report:
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That report links to the following news release from the Philippines Newsroom:
https://news-ph.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/church-provides-relief-efforts-to-affected-areas-of-karding
My thanks once again to you all.
And after a very busy personal day, I am pleased to return with reports on additional Church News updates:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/callings/2022/10/11/23392813/meet-new-members-of-the-relief-society-general-advisory-council
And here are two more updates from the Newsroom:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/thousands-of-church-members-aid-in-hurricane-ian-recovery-efforts
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-update-10-10
Above and beyond that, updates have been noted within the last 24 hours on the statuses of the Casper Wyoming and Syracuse Utah Temples:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/casper-wyoming-temple/news/
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/syracuse-utah-temple/news/
Recent updates that I may have missed were also provided on the Deseret Peak Utah and Tallahassee Florida Temples:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/deseret-peak-utah-temple/news/
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/tallahassee-florida-temple/news/
Likewise, updates may have been missed on the status of the renovations for the St. George and Manti Temples here in Utah:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/st.-george-utah-temple/news/
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/manti-utah-temple/news/
Sorry for missing those updates. With the move and everything associated to that, things have been a bit crazy personally. Since we officially handed off the keys to the old place on Sunday, hopefully things will calm down later this week. As always, my thanks once again to you all for your continued interest and ongoing support.
I was surprised at the location of the Singapore Temple. I have been anticipating this temple since I went to church there while visiting with the Navy, I just expected it to be in the existing Stake Center at 253 Bukit Timah Rd. The building looks like it could be a temple.
ReplyDeleteScott, thanks for taking time to comment. I know that in the weeks leading up to this announcement, the Church of Jesus Christ Temples site had a few locations pictured for the Singapore Temple. One of them might have been the building you're talking about. I know there have been a fair few times where potential locations that have been widely speculated as the probable spots for the temple have not been chosen. In such situations, the Lord seems to be taking a longer view on such matters than we currently can. Perhaps the Lord has something else in mind for the building you mentioned. If that turns out to be the case, we may only find out why at some point in the future. The latest site confirmations make me slightly envious of any flies on the wall while the relevant discusions are taking place. I look forward to seeing what the timing is for the Singapore Temple, and what the Lord might have in mind for the future regarding the meetinghouse you mentioned. It sounds like a pristinely beautiful place to worship the Savior on Sunday or in a temple space. Thanks for taking time to share that, Scott. I really appreciate that insight.
DeleteOn this Wednesday, the Church News has shared 4 new reports, which speak for themselves:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/10/12/23400267/elder-bednar-albania-europe-ministry-missionaries-devotional-pioneers
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/10/12/23399538/hurricane-ian-florida-diaster-relief-by-the-numbers
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/10/12/23401228/sister-wright-byu-idaho-devotional-follow-the-prophet
My thanks once again to you all.
And the Church is welcoming VIP/Media guests to the Quito Ecuador Temple today and tomorrow before the 13-day (Sundays excluded) open house is held for the public:
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Elder Quentin L. Cook will dedicate that temple next month, on Sunday November 20. My thanks once again to you all.
Late last night, the Church News shared their coverage on the upcoming Quito Ecuador Temple open house:
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Then today, the Newsroom and the Church News shared an official Church statement responding to a reported data breach that occurred months ago, but about which the Church could only legally make a statement now:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/data-incident
https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2022/10/13/23402779/church-issues-statement-on-account-data-incident-affecting-some-members-employees
And in the final days leading up to Sunday's scheduled rededication of the Hamilton New Zealand Temple, the Church News shared the following report:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/10/13/23400233/what-is-a-powhiri-maori-warrior-greet-elder-uchtdorf-in-new-zealand
The Church is continuing reforestation efforts for the Hill Cumorah as part of the extensive project to restore and preserve the historic site:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/history/2022/10/13/23401157/hill-cumorah-rehabilitation-project-joseph-smith-angel-moroni
And Brother Bradley R. (Brad) Wilcox has offered some suggestions about how the new For the Strength of Youth pamphlet can guide youth in making choices:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/10/13/23385163/brad-wilcox-make-choices-based-on-principles-byu-teachers-new-for-the-strenght-of-youth-guide
My thanks once again to you all.
The Church News has shared two new reports today:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/10/13/23401549/nyc-religious-leaders-compassion-in-action-video
My thanks once again to you all.
Earlier today, the Church of Jesus Christ Temples page shifted the Richmond Virginia Temple up in the queue between the Saratoga Springs Utah and Bangkok Thailand Temples. Status updates were also noted on all three temples:
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https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/richmond-virginia-temple/
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/bangkok-thailand-temple/
Contrast those updates with the latest update on the Columbus Ohio Temple:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/columbus-ohio-temple
Based on that information, I now believe that the dedication of the Saratoga Springs, Richmond, and Bangkok temples might all be announced before and take place before the announcement for and the rededication of the Columbus Ohio Temple. Additionally, a recently-added photo of the site for the Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple appears to show that the meetinghouse currently on the site is being demolished:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/port-moresby-papua-new-guinea-temple/photographs/#Construction-1
The photo, taken in late August, may or may not indicate anything further about the potential timing of a groundbreaking for that temple. I am hoping to get some feedback from my Pacific Area Church member contacts on that and will be sure to pass any information on that to you all sometime in the next few days. My thanks once again to you all.
Hello again, everyone! This first comment from me this Friday is coming later than I’d anticipated or hoped. Between the rigors of our move and our attempts to recover from that, settling into our new place, and trying to get some logistics related to all of that sorted out, my ability to provide timely updates regularly has been slightly impacted. That being said, 5 new Church News updates speak for themselves:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/history/2022/10/14/23404073/hamilton-new-zealand-temple-labor-missionaries-1950s
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/10/14/23404012/elder-bednar-austria-hungary-central-europe-temples-vienna-budapest-cumorah-academy-devotional
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/10/14/23404611/angela-lansbury-performed-with-the-tabernacle-choir-christmas-in-2001-extraordinary-spirit-she-felt
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/10/14/23404370/2023-youth-theme-album-i-can-do-all-things-through-christ-now-available
And one other report shares the latest edition of “This Week on Social”:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/10/14/23403022/this-week-on-social-how-to-find-purpose-and-the-direction-in-a-complex-world
The following general leaders of the Church were featured in the latest installment of this weekly series: Elders Dieter F. Uchtdorf and David A. Bednar (from the latter of whom two posts were shared) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Relief Society General President Sister Camille N. Johnson and her respective First and Second Counselors, Sisters J. Anette Dennis and Kristin M. Yee; Sister Rebecca L. (Becky) Craven, Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency; Sister Amy A. Wright, First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency; and Young Men General President Brother Steven J. Lund.
My thanks once again to you all.