Hello again, everyone! Today, the Newsroom confirmed that the San Luis Potosi Mexico Temple's groundbreaking took place on Saturday as scheduled and released the site location and preliminary information for the Savai'i Samoa Temple. Since the information about the groundbreaking is self-explanatory, let's get to the details that have been revealed about the Savai'i Samoa Temple:
A single-story temple of approximately 29,630 square feet will rise on a 5.5-acre site at Lot 1098 to Lot 1105 in Fataloa, a subarea of Salelologa village. The temple was another of those originally announced in October of last year. As a result of today's announcement, 5 of the 20 temples announced during the last General Conference have had initial details confirmed.
And in view of the groundbreaking of the San Luis Potosi Mexico Temple, of the now-94 announced temples, only 40 lack official information. That number will likely go down further by General Conference weekend. That being said, I was somewhat surprised that we haven't gotten any other site announcements or exterior renderings today. I am not at all surprised that no other groundbreakings have been announced.
I say that because I see the Church wanting to avoid the kind of holdups that have delayed the beginning of construction for the Heber Valley Utah and Cody Wyoming Temples. So taking it slowly and getting the approvals right will likely allow a larger number of temples to have groundbreakings and begin construction swiftly thereafter later this year.
I am grateful for today's updates. I continue to monitor any and all Church News, Newsroom, and Church of Jesus Christ Temples updates and will be sure to pass word of those along to you all as they cross my radar. In the meantime, that does it for now. 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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The Church News also reported on the announcement of the Savai'i Samoa Temple information. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteThe Church News also shared a report on the San Luis Potosi Mexico Temple groundbreaking. And given the time difference between Utah and the Philippines, it is already Tuesday there, and the Media/VIP tours are now underway for the Urdaneta Philippines Temple. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has shared an additional report on the Manti Utah Temple and a new report on the Urdaneta Philippines Temple. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteI was looking at the meetinghouse locater on the Tools app and I noticed the site for the Savai'i Temple also has a meetinghouse icon on it. When I click on it, it says "Fataloa Future Site". This seems to indicate that a new meetinghouse will be built alongside the temple. The next nearest meetinghouse does appear some distance away, so this would make sense.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that insight, Eric! That would absolutely make sense. I appreciate you passing that along.
DeleteOn this Tuesday, the Newsroom has shared two new reports: Sister Sharon Eubank, Director of the Church's Humanitarian Services, shares how working together with trusted organizations is helping the Church to combat poverty worldwide. And Church Historian and Recorder Elder Kyle S. McKay shared more about the Church's acquisition of the Kirtland Temple and other acquisitions from the Community of Christ. Elder McKay and another Church historian, Brother Matt Grow, joined the Church News podcast this week to share additional insights on those acquisitions. As mentioned in a Newsroom report yesterday, Mexico Area President Elder Hugo Montoya spoke at the International Congress of Families, recently held in Mexico City. An former Young Women General President Elaine S. Dalton was the featured speaker at this week's BYU-Idaho Devotional. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteThe Church News has shared 2 new updates. And an update has been provided on the Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThis morning, the Church News updated one report I shared yesterday, and provided one additional report. Aside from that, the Church Temples site reported today that full-scale construction has begun on the Knoxville Tennesee Temple, meaning that the Heber Valley Utah and San Luis Potosi Mexico Temples are the only ones with full-scale construction pending. Hopefully that changes soon as well. And full-scale renovations are pending for the Manhattan New York and Kona Hawaii Temples. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has shared two new reports, which speak for themselves. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAnd the Newsroom has shared a report highlighting counsel from Church leaders about the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The report reveals that Elder Gerrit W. Gong is now the co-chair of the Church Communications Committee (formerly the Public Affairs Department) and that Elder John C. Pingree Jr. is currently serving as the Executive Director of the Correlation Department. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has also reported on the Church's use of AI. And an update has been reported on the Antofagasta Chile Temple. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteI have learned today thru communications with the church news reporter who is publishing the biographies of the new mission leaders that the Pakistan Service mission leader is changing but there was a request to remove his name for privacy reasons. Also, they have been told that the last 8 biographies will not be given until after General Conference.
ReplyDeleteInteresting information on both counts. With the volatile situation in Pakistan, it's no surprise that the Church and/or the couple might want to keep their information private. It's also interesting that the last 8 biographies won't be given until after General Conference. I assume that might be in case any other current mission leaders are changed due to a call to serve as a GA Seventy or in the new Sunday School General Presidency, but that's just my take on it. We will look forward to the release of those 8 biographies after General Conference. In the interim, hopefully more temple leader biographies will be published tomorrow. Thanks, Scott, for these interesting tidbits. I always appreciate hearing from you.
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