Hello again, everyone! As July continues, I wasn't sure we'd get another major temple construction announcement, but I had hopes that we would. And those hopes were justified. Today, the First Presidency released a rendering and set a groundbreaking for the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple and released a rendering for the Joao Pessoa Brazil Temple. The two renderings speak for themselves, and I will allow others more qualified than I am to comment on the renderings released today.
So let's get right into the details of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple: The groundbreaking will be held on August 31, 2024, with Elder Elder Carlos G. Revillo Jr. presiding. Elder Revillo is the current Second Counselor in that area presidency, but by the time the groundbreaking is held, he will have been the new Area President for about a month. The Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple was originally announced in April 2018, with the site location confirmed on December 18, 2023.
With this groundbreaking set, the number of temple groundbreakings set so far for 2024 now rises to a total of 10, well ahead of the 8 we saw last year. And with 4 more months left in the year, and with President Nelson encouraging the Special Projects Division to get moving on the queue of announced temples, I have no doubt we will continue to get other groundbreaking announcements this year. Just as a general note: most of the temples that have had groundbreakings recently are in the queue for completion sometime in 2027, which means many of those with a groundbreaking scheduled might be dedicated in 2028.
Having noted these things, 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 news for the temples in João Pessoa Brazil and Cagayan de Oro Philippines. My thanks once again to you all.
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DeleteOn this Tuesday, the Church News has shared a few new reports: the biographies of 24 stake presidencies (2 for new stakes, with 22 other stake presidencies reorganized). Some tips have been provided for how Relief Society sisters can counsel together in their Sunday meetings. The Church News podcast shared teachings from Church leaders during the recent Mission Leadership Seminar. Children meeting the outlined requirements are invited to audition for a spot in a children's choir that will perform during the Saturday Afternoon Session of the October 2024 General Conference. This joins a similar call for missionaries to audition for a choir that will perform at the Saturday Evening Session of the same General Conference. The Newsroom shares one additional report which speaks for itself. Temple updates, if any, will follow shortly. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News also reported on the missionary choir. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Wednesday, the Church News republished a tribute to Emma Hale Smith for her birthday today. The Church News also published a report on Latter-day Saints bonding through sports and recreational activities in Northern Asia. With the Youth Music Festival coming up next month, the Church News provided a playlist for it. And with the Casper Wyoming Temple open house approaching, the Church News has shared how to attend that event. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteA major update has been noted in the queue of temples anticipated to be completed in 2025. The Ephraim Utah Temple, which formerly was anticipated to be completed in late 2025-early 2026 (between the Smithfield Utah and Bacolod Philippines Temples). It is now anticipated to be completed in mid-to-late 2025, between the Lindon Utah Temple (with the same general completion estimate) and the Davao Philippines Temple (with an estimate of late 2025). An update has been noted also on the statuses of the Smithfield Utah and Teton River Idaho Temples. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Wednesday, the Church News has shared one new report thus far. My thanks once again to you all.
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DeleteA construction status update has been reported on the Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple, where the construction crew is in the early stages of building the new temple at its' new location (a short distance from where the old one sat), while demolition of the former Provo Utah Temple in its' original spot is almost completed. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteHere is one additional report from the Church News. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAnd a status update has been shared for the Ephraim Utah Temple as well. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has shared one new report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteHere is another new Church News report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Newsroom has shared one new report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Friday, the Newsroom has shared one new report about an earthquake on Japan's Noto Peninsula. I know the Church sometimes has announced a temple for areas recently stricken by natural disasters. Could that be the case for Nanao City, Ishikawa, Japan? Something to think about for sure, especially since the area stricken has other shrines and temples.
DeleteFrom the Church News, Sister Sarah Jane Weaver, the new editor of the Deseret News, reminisces about her former boss, Dell Van Orden, in view of his recent passing. As reported by the Newsroom yesterday, Elder Gary E. Stevenson recently presented family histories to 12 governors within the United States. Elder Alexander Dushku recently shared his experiences relating to California's Proposition 8 at the 2024 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit. And the latest edition of "This Week on Social" featured content from the following general Church leaders:
Acting President Jeffrey R. Holland and Elders Dieter F. Uchtdorf (from whom two posts were shared), David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, and D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson (from whom two posts were shared); Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman (via Young Women Worldwide); Primary General President Susan H. Porter and her First Counselor, Sister Amy A. Wright; and Brother Michael T. Nelson, Second Counselor in the Young Men General Presidency (via Young Men Worldwide).
My thanks once again to you all.
And an update has been reported on the status of the Montpelier Idaho Temple. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has shared an additional report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteMy wife and I caught a minor illness somehow. My wife has had the worst of it, so I took a hiatus yesterday to help us both recover. I am pleased to be able to now catch up on the reports I have not yet passed along here. Let's get right into those. The Church News introduced Elder Sergio R. Vargas yesterday. Having done so, all new GA Seventies have now been featured in the Church News. So all that remains is for the new Sunday School General Presidency members to be featured.
DeleteThe Church News also provided a by-the-numbers look at humanitarian aid that the Church extended in 2023. The Church News additionally shared the text of a message originally delivered by Lloyd Newell that was given again by Derrick Porter during today's "Music & the Spoken Word" broadcast.
The Church recently helped to fix damaged shrines and temples in Japan following the recent earthquakes there. And another Olympian who will compete this year on Team USA shared a message of faith after unexpectedly making the team.
Having caught up on the coverage I missed yesterday, here are the reports from today so far: Scott Taylor, who covers the major temple news of the Church for the Church News, has posted a reminder of the 50 temples that are between groundbreaking and dedication, in addition to those scheduled for groundbreaking and those announced in the planning and design.
21 stake presidencies have been reorganized around the world. The latest edition of "In Case You Missed It: Week in Review" shares the top 9 developments covered by the Church News this week.
That wraps up the updates for now. My thanks once again to you all.
The "Come Follow Me" study for this week comprises Alma 30-31. Here's what Church leaders have said about it. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteWith less than an hour before the next anticipated major temple construction announcement, the Church News has shared two new reports. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteNo major temple construction announcements thus far today. I will cover any such updates if/when they occur. For now, my thanks once again to you all.
DeleteHere is one new report from the Church News. 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 construction status updates have been noted today for the Antofagasta Chile and Ephraim Utah Temples. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Tuesday, the Newsroom has shared one new update, while the Church News has shared a total of four new reports. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteOn this Wednesday, there is one new update from the Newsroom, and 3 more courtesy of the Church News. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteCritical updates have been noted on the Lone Mountain Nevada, Cody Wyoming and Bakersfield California Temples. My thanks once again to you all.
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