Hello again, everyone! A few moments ago, the First Presidency released 6 more renderings for temples in the United States and Mexico. The renderings are for the following temples: Cuernavaca Mexico, Toluca Mexico, Cincinnati Ohio, Des Moines Iowa, Missoula Montana and Tacoma Washington. The Newsroom and Church News reports on these renderings do well to explain the history of these temples (when they were announced, and when their sites were announced).
But I did want to note that I was surprised that two of those temples (Missoula and Tacoma) had renderings released after having had their respective site locations confirmed in September and November of this year. And I also wanted to note that I have updated this document, showing the status of each of the 114 announced temples. Looking ahead to next week, in what will be the final major temple construction announcement of 2024, I am personally hoping we get at least 1 dedication and 1 groundbreaking announced, a long with at least 1 more exterior rendering and at least 1 more site announcement.
But whatever we get next week will be fine by me. Stay tuned here for updates from the Church News, Newsroom, and Church of Jesus Christ Temples sites. I’ll be sure to pass word of those along to you all as soon as I learn about them. 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 all such feedback is made per the established guidelines.
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The Church News podcast has uploaded another episode. And the Church News also shared how the Adriatic North Mission is helping to #LighttheWorld. Another new report shares how members in El Salvador follow Christ's example in serving their fellow man. And with nothing new from the Newsroom, I assume there won't be a lot to report over the next couple of days. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteContrary to what I had supposed, the Church News has shared two new reports. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteHere is one additional "#LighttheWorld" report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteHello, and Merry Christmas to you all. On this Christmas Day, I am pleased to report 3 new updates from the Church News: this one (that was actually posted yesterday), this one (also from yesterday) and this one. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteNot sure what was updated, but this report and this one show that some updates were recently made. And here is one additional new report for today. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this day after Christmas, the Newsroom has shared this summary of the major developments for the Church in 2024. And as the year draws closer to its conclusion, the Church Temples site has updated its' general estimatesfor temples under construction, moving a lot of them ahead of where they were in terms of their completion time-frames. The one exception is the Bengaluru India Temple, which was moved back behind the Freetown Sierra Leone and Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temples, and is now the last temple anticipated to be completed in late 2026. This to me points to the idea that temple dedications will experience an extreme uptick beginning in 2025 and lasting for the foreseeable future. And that is not even accounting for other temples for which construction may begin in the coming year. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteWith reference to the Newsroom article I shared above, I failed to mention that the article does not yet look complete. Instead, it looks like more highlights will be added, based on the headlines from this year, including more on the ministry of the apostles, temple construction & completion milestones, etc. The big stories (like more information on Elder Patrick Kearon's first year as an apostle and the acquisition of the Kirtland Temple) are not yet included, and more will likely be added on the ministry of the Church's General Officers and Area Presidencies. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAnd the Church News has shared a version of the Year 2024 in Review" which will likely also be updated. 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.
DeleteThe Church News has shared three new reports, including the latest edition of "This Week on Social".
DeleteThe most recent edition in that continuing series featured post from the following General Church leaders: Church President Russell M. Nelson and his respective First and Second Counselors, Presidents Dallin H. Oaks and Henry B. Eyring; Elders David A. Bednar, Ronald A. Rasband, Dale G. Renlund, and Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman and her respective First and Second Counselors: Sisters Tamara W. Runia and Andrea Munoz Spannaus (who all did a joint post on Young Women Worldwide); and Primary General President Susan H Porter; and the entire Young Men GenyPeesidency
Sorry. There was a typo in my comment above. The last thing I wrote was "the entire Young Men GenyPeesidency". What I actually meant was "the entire Young Men Geleral Presidency", which, as we know, consists of President Steven J. Lund and his respective First and Second Counselors, Brothers Bradley R (Brad) Wilcox and Michael T. Nelson. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAnd the Newsroom has shared 2 new reports. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Saturday, the Newsroom has reported the unexpected passing away of the France Lyon Mission President due to a sudden illness that is still being investigated. The Second Counselor in the Europe Central Area, Elder James M. McConkie III, will serve as the interim mission president. The Church News has shared two new reports. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteThe Church Newsalso reported on that mission president's death. My thanks once again to you all
DeleteThe Church News has provided 15 resources to enhance our study of the Doctrine & Covenants and Church History this year. and the text of the message that will be given during tomorrow's encore performance of a previiously-aired episode of :Muis & the Spoken Word. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Sunday, the Church News has published a few new reports, including a guide to Church historic sites, the dean of BYU writes about finding Christ in the Doctrine and Covenants, the top 9 developments from the last week were summarized in "In Case You Missed It: Week in Review", and,, as an introduction to the Doctrine and Covenants and Church History study, this week's "Come Follow Me" study will focus on "The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Proclamation to the Wold", the latest proclamation issued by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
DeleteThat proclamation focuses on key chapters of Church history, so it is surely a suitable introduction to this year's curriculum. My thanks once again to you all.
The First Presidency issued a statement on the recent passing of former US President Jimmy Carter, who once famously visited Salt Lake, where, among other things, he spoke at the Tabernacle, visited Welfare Swaure, and met with Church leaders. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteHello again, everyone! There was an error with my previously posted comment, so I am redoing it here, and expanding out to share other Church News reports from today as well. Those updates did not include any major temple news. First up is the first in a multi-part series exploring temple milestones from this year, with the first one covering temple dedications and rededications, both those that were held in 2024 and those already announced for 2025.
ReplyDeleteIn other news, the Young Men and Young Women General Presidents joined a special Monday edition of the Church News podcast to discuss the 2025 youth theme. And another Church History and Doctrine professor from BYU shares his takeways from our opportunity to study the Doctrine and Covenants this year. My thanks once again to you all.
Here is one new report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this New Year's Eve, I will have my final 2024 Temple Construction Review post up in around 13.5 hours. In the interim, the Church News has reported on the birthday of Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman, a second part to yesterday's report on 2024 temple dedications and rededications (with the second part focusing on renovations and groundbreakings this year), and on how 2024 proved to be a year in which President Nelson "marvel[s} and rejoice[s}". My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteAs I said in my comment above, I will be publishing my own personal 2024 temple construction progress review for 2024 at around 11:45 PM tonight. But for those wanting to review the major temple construction announcements made by the Church this year, they can do so with this report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has provided a summary of top developments in Family Search this year. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteEmeritus GA Seventy Elder Merrill C. Oaks has passed away. He is the younger brother of President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency. My thanks once again to you all.
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