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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Reposted list of cities ripe for a temple announcement

I am reposting the list of temples that may be announced soon in light of new knowledge that has recently come to my attention. Here's the list:

Nicaragua (Managua; proposed in 2012 by Elder Russell M. Nelson; land has already been purchased for it and an announcement is imminent there when membership warrants it); Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby; land has been purchased for it and an announcement is imminent there when membership warrants it); Arkansas (Bentonville; land has been purchased for it and an announcement is imminent there when membership warrants it); Puerto Rico (San Juan); Kiribati (Tarawa); Sierra Leone (Freetown); Uganda (Kampala); Kenya (Nairobi; publicly proposed by President Gordon B. Hinckley in 1999); Montana (Missoula; temple was publicly proposed there in 2016 by Elder David A. Bednar); Utah (Tooele/Layton/Lehi/Kaysville); Hungary (Budapest); Nigeria (Lagos); Bolivia (La Paz); South Dakota (Rapid City); Mexico (Puebla); Chile (Valparaiso); Idaho (Pocatello); New Zealand (Auckland); Philippines (Davao); Scotland (Edinburgh); Virginia (Richmond); Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar); Spain (Barcelona); Wyoming (Cody); Brazil (Brasilia/Belo Horizonte); Argentina (Neuquen); Ghana (Kumasi).


Alternative locations: Ivory Coast (2nd and possibly 3rd temples; may be needed due to extreme growth in the area); Kasai or other DR Congo region (Kasai proposed in 2016 by Neil L. Andersen; may be needed due to extreme growth in the area); Vilnius Lithuania (proposed in 1993 by M. Russell Ballard); Maracaibo Venezuela (proposed in 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley); Singapore (proposed in 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley); 2nd Southwest Salt Lake Valley temple (proposed in 2005 by Gordon B. Hinckley; more than likely because land has already been purchased for it); alternate dark-horse locations: Orem/Heber Utah; Maputo Mozambique; Oslo Norway; Antananarivo Madagascar. 

Monday, August 8, 2016

KSL.com story: Brazilian Cab driver hands out copies of the Book of Mormon; Anxiously anticipates Rio temple

KSL.com featured that article I talked about yesterday. It was the story of an LDS cab driver. He keeps copies of the Book of Mormon (not Books of Mormon) in his cab and hands them out. He is anxiously awaiting the commencement of construction on the temple in Rio de Janeiro. It's a really sweet story. Made me cry when I was watching it last night. Click here to read about this remarkable man's story.

As an additional report, the Kinshasa temple construction has really taken off. Today, LDS Church Temples webmaster Rick Satterfield reports that waterproofing is being applied to the walls of the basement of that temple. I'm not much into building procedures, but I imagine the waterproofing is a pretty significant milestone in construction.

Will keep you informed on developments as they happen. In the meantime, thanks to you all for your interest and support.

Sunday, August 7, 2016

KSL.com story: Hikers evacuated after Ensign Peak fire breaks out

Ensign Peak, a significant LDS historical site here in Utah, broke out in a fire that led to the evacuation of hikers. Click here for details. Thanks.