Hello again, everyone! Today the First Presidency announced several major temple construction updates. They provided a summary of the groundbreaking for the Riberao Preto Brazil Temple. That part of the report speaks for itself. But they also announced a groundbreaking for the Santiago West Chile Temple and the site location and preliminary information for the Springfield Missouri Temple. Let's get into all the relevant details:
The Santiago West Chile Temple's original announcement occurred in October 2021. The site location was announced in December 2022. The exterior rendering of the temple was released in conjunction with the groundbreaking announcement. I will let others more qualified than I comment as they will on the exterior rendering.
In the interim, the groundbreaking will take place on Saturday, August 17, the same day as the previously announced groundbreakings for the Londrina Brazil and Austin Texas Temples. It has been quite a while since more than two groundbreakings have been held on the same date. Elder Alan R. Walker, Second Counselor in the South America South Area presidency, will preside at this temple's groundbreaking.
Additional details, including the official name of this temple, will be announced at a later date. This groundbreaking announcement indicates that the queue of announced temples is moving, albeit slowly, towards construction.
We now turn our attention to the details about the Springfield Missouri Temple. The temple, originally announced in April 2023, will rise on a portion of a 38-acre site located at 2720 East Farm Road #188, Springfield, Missouri. According to the news release, plans call for an approximately 29,000-square-foot temple.
I have heard through the grapevine that President Nelson is urging the Special Projects Division to move forward with greater urgency to secure the necessary approvals to build the many announced temples that are not progressing up the queue quickly enough. So I'm hopeful we'll have many more announcements of groundbreakings, exterior renderings, and site announcements in the days ahead.
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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I didn't see anything that implies that there will be a different name for the Santiago West temple. What makes you say an official name will be revealed later? (Don't take this to harsh, I was expecting a name change too)
ReplyDeleteScott, you are correct that it's not been officially confirmed that there will be a name change for the Santiago West Chile Temple. But it's also never been confirmed that the name will be kept as is. If you go back and look at other "second temples" and their set groundbreakings, I seem to recall at least one case where the official name of the temple was not revealed until the groundbreaking ceremony occurred. Just a gut feeling here, but I haven't seen anything to convince me that this is the permanent name. I've been wrong before, and I could be wrong here, but this doesn't feel like the permanent name to me. Hope that helps explain my reasoning here
DeleteThank you for sharing this news. I also think they'll change the name of the Santiago West Temple since they changed the name of the Greater Guatemala City Temple to Miraflores Guatemala Temple. I have a question: Do we know if there will be temple announcements in July? Last year, I think they took a break of two weeks, but I'm not sure
ReplyDeleteA. J. Merlos, thanks for your comment and inquiry. I think that the most likely names for the temple are the Santiago Chile Commua de Maipu Temple or simply the Commua de Maipu Chile Temple. To answer your question, July is the typical recess month for all General Authorities and General Officers. That would potentially mean no major temple construction news at all in July. But the Church has made at least one major temple construction announcement in July in recent years, so we could see at least one or two such announcements. That being said, as I noted in my post, a comment on the Church Growth Blog recently noted that President Nelson is encouraging the Special Projects Division to get moving on the current backlog of announced temples. So it is also possible we could continue to get weekly announcements as authorized by the prophet during next month. Whatever happens in that respect, you can count on my coverage of any such announcements. Thank you again, A. J. Merlos, for the comment and the inquiry.
DeleteHello again, everyone! The Church News has also covered the Santiago West Chile Temple groundbreaking, the site announcement for Springfield Missouri, and the Riberao Preto Brazil groundbreaking. The Church News also summarized remarks by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf to members of the military. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteAs a result of Monday's announcement, 47 of the 105 currently announced temples have not yet had any official information confirmed. And the number of temple groundbreakings in 2024 have officially exceeded the number of temple groundbreakings that occurred in 2023. And we've still got 4 months in 2024 in which we could see additional temple groundbreakings. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Tuesday, the Church News reported on Latter-day Saint Olympians, tornado recovery in Texas and Missouri, the Relief Society General Presidency on the Church News podcast, photographs from Derrick Porter's first Sunday on Music & the Spoken Word, and Sister Andrea Munoz Spannaus' BYU-Idaho devotional address (Sister Spannaus serves as Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency). And the Newsroom has shared one additional report as well. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Wednesday, the Church News shared a summary of remarks given by our newest apostle, Elder Patrick Kearon, and his wife, Sister Jennifer H. Kearon, at a Saturday devotional for incoming New Mission Leadership and missionaries worldwide. The Church News also provided 25 ways to participate in the Church's new global initiative for women and children, a report that was also shared by the Newsroom. A Latter-day Saint teen in French Polynesia recently carried the Olympic torch. And there have been many reported stories of faith in conjunction with the recent dedication of the Coban Guatemala Temple. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Thursday, the Church News has shared a few new updates: Today is the birthday of Sister J. Anette Dennis, First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency. In honor of that, the Church News shared 9 of her quotes from her ministry during the last year. Today is also the anniversary of the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum Smith. The Church News shared a 96-hour timeline of pertinent events leading up to and as a result of the Martyrdom. The Church News additionally shared two other reports which speak for themselves. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has shared two new reports. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteConstruction status updates have been noted today on the Harare Zimbabwe, Kaohsiung Taiwan and Teton River Idaho Temples. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Friday, the Church News has republished this article, honoring the 195th anniversary of the Three Witnesses' experiences seeing the plates on which the Book of Mormon was inscribed and has shared one more report which speaks for itself. The latest edition of "This Week on Social" was also published.
DeleteThe latest edition in that weekly series featured posts from the following general leaders:
President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency; Elders David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, Neil L. Andersen, Gary E. Stevenson, and Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson; Sister Andrea Munoz Spannaus, Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency (via Young Women Worldwide); and Sisters Amy A. Wright and Tracy Y. Browning, the respective First and Second Counselors in the Primary General Presidency.
My thanks once again to you all.
The Newsroom has also shared one new report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has shared one new report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAs far as temple construction updates go, while nothing has changed in terms of their respective statuses, the Smithfield Utah Temple has once again moved ahead of the Ephraim Utah Temple. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAnd the Church News has shared one new report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Saturday, the Church News has shared a few new updates. First up is the biographical introduction to Elder Steven D. Shumway. The Bells at Temple Square had their summer concert, which coincided with the final bow of director LeAnn Wilmore, who is retiring. The message for this weekend's Music & the Spoken Word was written by Lloyd Newell and will be delivered by Derrick Porter. And Primary children in Portugal and Colombia recently had their own mission prep and FSY (For the Strength of Youth) events. There will be a few temple construction updates to pass along, which will follow ASAP. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteI am back with the temple updates later than I expected. But I am pleased to report that there have been status updates on the Elko Nevada, Harare Zimbabwe, Willamette Valley Oregon, Belo Horizonte Brazil, San Diego California, Anchorage Alaska, and Stockholm Sweden Temples.
DeleteAdditionally, with the Orlando Florida Temple set to close on July 1, the Church's page for that temple shows it has closed for the weekend, so it is essentially closed for renovation now. And the Santiago West Chile Temple has groundbreaking preparations underway.
And although the groundbreaking has been set for the Austin Texas Temple, for some reason, the Church Temples site lists its' status as "Preparing for the groundbreaking ceremony; groundbreaking anticipated in mid-2024; groundbreaking scheduled for 17 August 2024." It's an interesting anomaly. The final update I have comes from the news page for the Lone Mountain Nevada Temple, for which citizen protests are ongoing. My thanks once again to you all.
On this Sabbath Day, the Church News has shared a few new reports. In advance of the upcoming youth concert, one of its' performers, a youth with autism, shares his inspiring perspective. 21 new stake presidencies have been called recently. To contextualize the "Come Follow Me" study for this week (which will be Alma 17-22, teachings from Church leaders have been shared. And "In Case You Missed It: Week in Review" highlights the top 9 developments reported by the Church News in the last week. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has shared one additional report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteWhile nothing has changed in terms of their statuses, the Church Temples site has moved the Antofagasta Chile Temple's completion estimate down from mid-2024 to mid-to-late 2024, and the Grand Junction Colorado and Farmington New Mexico' Temples' estimates to late 2024, joining the Abidjan Ivory Coast with the same estimate. Any new temple construction status updates will follow shortly. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe latest news I see for the Lone Mountain temple is from May 16th. Did you see an update more recent?
DeleteI apparently didn't clarify that: the update in question is that a City Council vote on the Lone Mountain Nevada Temple will undergo a City Council vote later this month. See this source for details. Parenthetically, I would note that in general, I don't like FOX News sources, which often cast a negative spin on stories about the Church. This is an exception from what I can see. Thanks, Scott, for your inquiry that helped me set the record straight.
DeleteOn this Monday, we are less than 2 hours away from when a major temple construction announcement would ordinarily occur. It is also July 1, and July marks the official recess month for general Church leadership. So it is uncertain that a temple update will definitely be provided today. I have prepared a post in advance in the event of such an announcement. I think that, even if we don't get such announcements every Monday of this month that we will at least get some news a couple of times this month, based on what I currently know. So I will cover such an update if it occurs, and if not, I will post here that that is the case.
DeleteIn the interim, the Church News has provided two other updates, which speak for themselves. I will just add that the latter update mentions Elder Matthew S. Holland, who currently serves as the Executive Director of the Church's Communication Department (formerly the Church Public Affairs Department). My thanks once again to you all.
And a status update has been reported on the Managua Nicaragua Temple. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has put out a request for information about Latter-day Saints participating in the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. My thanks once again to you all.
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