Hello again, everyone! This afternoon, the First Presidency announced updates for 3 temples in Latin America. The updates include a groundbreaking ceremony for the Ribeirão Prêto Brazil Temple and the exterior renderings being released for the Maceió Brazil and Huehuetenango Guatemala Temples. Let's get right into the analysis of this news:
First, the groundbreaking of the Ribeirão Prêto Brazil Temple will take place on Saturday, June 22, 2024, under the direction of Elder Joni L. Koch, the Brazil Area President. The temple was originally announced in October 2022. The site location was confirmed just one month later, and the exterior rendering for it was just released in January of this year. I was stunned but gratified to hear this announcement.
This means the groundbreaking announced last week for the Austin Texas Temple will be at least the seventh groundbreaking held this year. And since we'll be reaching the milestone of the seventh 2024 groundbreaking by August 17, the final currently scheduled groundbreaking will be held two months ahead of the seventh groundbreaking held last year (the Fort Worth Texas Temple on October 28, 2023).
I think we will see other temple groundbreakings this year as well. And hopefully many of those will swiftly move to full-scale construction. Having said that, we now move on to the exterior renderings. The Maceió Brazil Temple was announced in April 2022, with the site location confirmed almost a year later. The rendering shows a very Brazilian temple. I will let others make more particular comments on this design if they wish to do so.
The Huehuetenango Guatemala Temple was also announced in October 2022, and its site was also confirmed in March 2023. That temple reminds me of other temples that have been built throughout Latin America. Again, I will defer to others to comment on these exterior renderings if they wish to, primarily because I have visual perception issues that make it harder for me to make distinctions or notice unique features.
With the release of these two renderings, hopefully groundbreakings won't be far behind. And I likewise hope for other temple groundbreakings to unexpectedly be announced. I now have new updates to make to other documents. I think we will see more site locations confirmed during the last two updates of this month. In the interim, it seems likely that any other dedication announcements will potentially be about a month out from today.
Whatever those updates might be for each Monday going forward, you can count on my bringing analysis thereof to you all here as quickly as I am able to make it happen. I likewise 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.
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The Church News has also covered today's temple updates. My thanks once again to you all.
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DeleteOn this Tuesday, the Church News has shared 4 new reports which speak for themselves. My thanks once again to you all.
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DeleteOn this day marking the 195th anniversary of the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood, the Church News has published one new report. My thanks once again to you all.
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DeleteConstruction status updates have been noted on the Neiafu Tonga, McKinney Texas, and Lone Mountain Nevada Temples. And I was intrigued by a from the Wellington New Zealand Temple site. I welcome any thoughts on that or anything else I've posted recently. My thanks once again to you all.
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DeleteAnd the Church News has shared two new reports. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Thursday, a new notice from the Church (available in the Official Communications Library) notes that the first batch of 12 hymns from the new Hymns---For Home and Church will be released on May 30. Above and beyond that the Church News has taken a look at the 5 upcoming temple dedications that will occur in the next 5 weeks, and the new graveside memorial for a handcart pioneer baby that passed away en route to the Salt Lake Valley in 1856. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Friday, a BYU professor explained to United Nations representatives why marriage and family matters. In a new video, President and Sister Oaks shared what they learned in the Philippines about the influence of righteous women. The Church is collaborating with community organizations to help those in need in Canada.
DeleteAnd the latest edition of "This Week on Social' has been published. In this installment, only the following General Officers were featured: Sister Andrea Munoz Spannaus, Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency (via Young Women Worldwide); Sister Amy A. Wright, First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency; outgoing Sunday School General President Mark L. Pace, and Brother Bradley R. (Brad) Wilcox, First Counselor in the Young Men General Presidency. My thanks once again to you all.
On this Saturday, it is the birthday of Sister Andrea Munoz Spannaus, Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency. The Church News has shared 9 quotes in her honor. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAlso today, the Church News introduced Elder I. Raymond Egbo and reviewed President Nelson's powerful promises about time in the temple. My thanks once again to you all.
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DeleteAnd today marks the conclusion of the open houses for the Taylorsville Utah and Salta Argentina Temples. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAdditionally, an update has been noted on the status of the Fort Worth Texas Temple. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Sunday, the Church News has shared a few new updates: the Church recently called 21 new stake presidencies. "In Case You Missed It: Week in Review" recapped the top 9 developments reported last week. And teachings from Church leaders contextualize Mosiah 18-24, which is the "Come Follow Me" focus of study for this week.
ReplyDeleteWith the dedication of the Puebla Mexico Temple taking place today, one other report provides a review of the history of temples in Mexico. While reports on that temple dedication aren't yet available, that temple is now the 191st in operation. I have previously mentioned my belief that at least 300 temples could be in operation by Saturday, April 6, 2030 (the bicentennial anniversary of the Church's restoration).
With 109 temples to dedicate in the 5.88 years between now and then, that 300 temple goal could be reached on that date if 18.54 temples are dedicated per year between now and then. Those figures will shift dramatically next month when 4 more temples are dedicated. My thanks once again to you all.
This evening, the Newsroom and the Church News reported that a senior sister missionary was killed in an automobile accident and that her husband is in critical condition. I would encourage all of us to keep this family in our prayers. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Monday, the Newsroom and the Church News have shared official reports on yesterday's dedication of the Puebla Mexico Temple. I will return with additional reports later today, including my analysis of whatever temple construction announcement is made at 2:00 PM this afternoon. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteElder Quentin L. Cook is on an extensive ministry tour of the Pacific Area of the Church. It is a "homecoming" of a sort for the Cooks, who spent several years in the Pacific Area Presidency years before Elder Cook's call as an apostle. This report may suggest that Elder Cook now has apostolic oversight for the Pacific Area. The first stop was Australia for a special stake conference. Elder Taniela B. Wakolo, Pacific Area President, was also there, as was President Gabriel W. Reid, a mission President who will complete his service in July and become the Second Counselor in the new Sunday School General Presidency on August 1. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteYet another update has been noted in the queue of temples estimated to be completed within the next year. The Elko Nevada Temple has again been moved ahead of the Syracuse Utah Temple. While the Elko Nevada Temple retains a completion estimate of late 2024-early 2025, the completion estimate for the Syracuse Utah Temple has now been shifted down to early 2025 (sharing the same general timeframe as currently projected for the Alabang Philippines Temple). I have not seen any new temple construction status updates since Saturday, but I am anticipating the next major temple construction announcement to be made by the First Presidency in the next 20-30 minutes or so. I will have a full report and analysis on what that announcement involves and entails ASAP this afternoon. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAnd Church News managing editor Scott Taylor just shared this photograph gallery of the Puebla Mexico Temple dedication. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteUnless something changes in the next half hour or so, it appears that the Puebla Mexico Temple dedication was the only major temple construction announcement we will get this week. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteNo temple construction announcement today. The Church News has released the text of the prayer offered by Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, to dedicate the Puebla Mexico Temple. My thanks once again to you all.
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