Hello again, everyone! Within the last few weeks, only the temple reopening status tracker has been updated, without corresponding updates being shared in a regular Church News article. In addition, the status tracker went from being updated on Tuesday to being updated on Wednesday in the last couple of weeks. When there was no new update yesterday, I had assumed (and may have asserted) that the Church would hold steady to its' existing status of temple reopenings. But I am pleased to be able to report that today, not only has the status tracker been updated, the Church News has shared the first major update since May 17.
So what has changed today? Let's take a look. 12 additional temples have begun the process of transitioning to phase 4 (normal operations). Those 12 include 3 in Europe (Helsinki Finland, Lisbon Portugal, and London England), 2 in the Philippines (Cebu City and Manila Philippines), 2 in the United States (Atlanta Georgia and Fort Lauderdale Florida), and 1 each in Africa (Accra Ghana), Asia (Yigo Guam) Brazil (Rio de Janeiro Brazil), Canada (Halifax Nova Scotia), and the Pacific (Perth Australia).
As a result of these updates, 8 temples remain closed for renovation, with all 8 granted phase 3 status so that the patrons in those districts can schedule living and proxy ordinances at the nearest open temple. 1 other (Kyiv Ukraine) has had operations paused/suspended in phase 3 due to the ongoing Russian invasion. 1 more (Suva Fiji) remains in phase 1, with no temples in phases 2 or 2-B. As a result of today's update, 15 temples remain in phase 3, with the remaining 148 in phase 4 and returning to normal operations.
It did occur to me to wonder if the Church will grant any of the 8 temples closed for renovation a phase 4 status since most of the temples closest to those that are in various renovation stages are now in phase 4. In any case, with rededications scheduled for 4 of those 8 temples, the phase 4 transitions should follow their respective rededications. As I read about today's update, my gratitude for the inspiration attending such changes once again increased.
Given that all operating temples suspended operations in March of 2020, it is heartening to see the Church getting ever closer to normal operations for all of its' temples. That has been inspiring to watch. I continue to monitor all Church news developments and temple construction updates and will continue to bring those to you all here as I become aware thereof. In the meantime, that does it for now.
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