Hello again, everyone! In these closing minutes of 2022, I would be remiss if I failed to pass along a look back at temple construction progress during this year. First, it's worth referring back to the three-part summary of temple construction developments published by the Church News.
The first part highlighted temple dedications and rededications, when they occurred, and who presided at each one. A total of 4 temple rededications and 5 new temple dedications took place in 2022, and the Church has already set the first three temple dedications for next year.
The second part summarized key information about the 16 temple groundbreakingss held this year, which outpaced the 12 temples that had groundbreakings last year. The Church has already set the first temple groundbreaking for 2023, and a minimum of 27 others could also have groundbreakings next year.
The second part also highlighted the fact that there are 37 other temples worldwide that are currently under construction (5 in Utah; 8 elsewhere in the United States, 3 in Central America, 6 in South America, 3 in Africa, 8 in Asia, and the final 3 in Oceania). The article also highlighted the 3 temples currently undergoing renovation and 3 others for which renovations have been scheduled.
The final article, published earlier today, highlighted information about the announced temples. With 35 new temples announced this year, that is a new record. Of all the announced temples, 1 has a groundbreaking scheduled, and 27 others could also have a groundbreaking in 2023.
That includes a total of 6 temples that had sites revealed and exterior renderings released prior to this year, and a whopping 17 others that had sites revealed this year alone, with 1 of those having an exterior rendering released at the same time as the site confirmation, and 4 others having exterior renderings released after the site confirmation.
Interestingly enough, two of those closest to a groundbreaking (the Montpelier and Teton River Idaho Temples) have had sites confirmed and cleared for likely groundbreakings, but neither of them have had exterior renderings released. I anticipate those two temples, along with the other 14 temples that have had sites confirmed, might soon have exterior renderings released in 2023 as well.
Regarding the the remaining 41 temples in the planning and design phase, the final 6 in the United States (which were announced in October of last year or April or October of this year) could soon have sites announced..4 others outside the United States could have official details announced soon after the first of the year, and the remaining 31 are announced. And I have another document showing information about the 41 temples for which no official details have been announced yet.
Having shared that information, by way of review, I wanted to look back at where temple construction stood as 2023 began, one day before the April 2022 General Conference at the mid-point of 2022, on the first morning of the October 2022 General Conference, and where things stand as 2022 concludes. I appreciated this chance to review temple construction progress for 2022. I will be back shortly with a final post for the year, looking back at the major developments in the Church in 2022.
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Do you think there will be a temple built in Scotland soon? I heard whispers years ago nut no announcements. I fear we don't have enough tithing members to justify a temple.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by with your inquiry here. When I first began sharing my thoughts about potential future temples on this blog, I believe I had a temple in Scotland or Ireland as equally likely. But since that time, additional inforation of which I became aware indicates that the Church may have land in reserve for a temple in Edinburgh Scotland when the time is right for such an announcement. Given the fact that the Church announced a Birmingham England Temple in April of last year, I believe that the capital city of Scotland will be the top location for the next temple in the United Kingdom. The Lord could prove me wrong on that, as He has done in many other situations, but for now, based on the report that there could already be a site selected for such a prospect in Scotland's capital city, I have no doubts that it could just be a matter of time before we see an Edinburgh Scotland Temple announceent. I wouldn't be shocked if that occurred within the next year, but we'll have to see if I'm right on any of this. To whom might I offer thanks for this inquiry?
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