Hello again, everyone! I wanted to post again now to share some updates on various temples worldwide. So let's dive right in and discuss those latest developments. First, I wanted to note that, as of today, there are 12.17 years between now and April 6, 2030, which will mark the Church's 200th anniversary. As I have previously noted, whether or not the Church makes an official goal to do so, because of Elder Wilson's statement about the list of 80 temples that are being considered for an announcement between now and late April 2032, the Church would just need to announce 18 other new temple locations, and complete each of those, along with the 23 others in various phases. If that can be done within those 12,17 years, the Church will have 200 temples operating by that bicentennial anniversary. That could very easily be accomplished.
Next, I wanted to pass along the news that, on Friday, the Church noted in
this article from the Ghana Mormon Newsroom that the statue of the angel Moroni on the temple in Accra had been replaced. Plans to replace that statue were originally made in 2011, but for a variety of reasons, that was not able to occur until now.
Towards the end of last month,
this article about the progress on the Rome Italy Temple quoted some of those men working on that project as saying that that temple was anticipated to be turned back over to the Church by May of this year at earliest.
With that in mind, it seems clear that any finish work the Church needs to complete on it after that happens could easily be completed as the fourth quarter of this year begins, which in turn would enable a dedication of that temple before the end of this year. I am keeping an eye on this temple and will post any updates as I receive them.
In the meantime, while we know that the dedications for the Concepcion Chile and Barranquilla Colombia Temples are likely to occur at some point prior to that of the Rome Italy Temple, new information that was the result of further study on my part seems to point to the idea that the Kinshasa DR Congo Temple may have its' construction conclude before the end of this year, but that its' dedication may not occur until the early months of next year. I will also be monitoring that.
And, as I reported late last week, new information received about the Fortaleza Brazil Temple indicates that its' completion is more likely during early-to-mid 2019 than mid-to-late 2019 as was thought as recently as a few days before that.
Aside from these things, the only other temple-related developments that have occurred in the last few days relate to those temples undergoing renovation. I noted a couple of days ago as well that the rededication estimate for the Frankfurt Germany Temple has been pushed back yet again, and is now anticipated to be delayed until the early months of 2019.
In the meantime, a minor update on the status of the Memphis Tennessee renovation shows that structural framing for the steeple has been completed. And in a major update on the status of the renovation process in Oklahoma City, it has been noted that structural framing has gone up for the steeple base, that exterior walls are being sheathed, and that the process of roughing in the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems is making progress.
And while we have yet to see any additional progress on the Raleigh North Carolina renovation, and are also waiting for updates on the renovation process underway in Asuncion Paraguay and Baton Rouge Louisiana, some additional study on my part indicates that, depending on what occurs in the next two weeks, the Baton Rouge renovation could be underway at any point before that process begins in Asuncion. I am also monitoring these developments and will be sure to post updates when I receive them.
That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Until my next post, I wish each one of you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.
