Mesa Arizona Temple Visitor's Center To Close Indefinitely

Hello again, everyone! I learned just a short while ago that Daniel Woodruff, the Church spokesman that commented on the closures of the Visitor's Centers that I mentioned on this blog a few days ago, also released information that the Mesa Arizona Temple Visitor's Center will close in conjunction with the previously-announced closure of the temple on May 20 of this year.

The interesting thing about that is that, according to the statement released by Brother Woodruff, this closure will be for an indefinite period, since the Church will be evaluating the need for its' continued operation and will plan accordingly. This article provides more detail on all of that.

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.

Full-Scale Renovation Efforts Begin on the Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple

Hello again, everyone! A week or two ago, after once again adjusting my thoughts on the probable time-frame for future temple-related events, I noted that, depending on whether or not the renovation efforts for the Asuncion Paraguay Temple were reported as being underway prior to that occurring for the Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple, I might have to switch my thoughts again. I found out just a short while ago that full-scale efforts have begun on the Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple, while nothing has been reported as changed on the status for the renovation of the Asuncion Paraguay Temple.

The update of which I have become aware is that the construction fence has gone up and that the equipment for the renovation process is on the site of the temple. While the general time-frame for the completion of both the Baton Rouge Louisiana & Asuncion Paraguay Temples both remain at mid-2019, I may need to adjust the more specific time-frames I have offered.

Those estimates were mid-to-late August for the Asuncion Paraguay Temple and mid-to-late October for the Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple. I will do some additional study as I am able to do so, and will post adjustments once I have 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,

President Nelson Presides Over His First Stake Conference As Church President

Hello again, everyone! One of the main roles of the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is to assign the members of that Quorum to preside at various stake conferences throughout the year. At some point or other, President Nelson indicated he would preside at the Stake Conference that was scheduled to be held today for the Salt Lake Granger Stake. As we know, President Nelson became the President of the Church three weeks ago today, and he elected to keep that assignment, which marked the first Stake Conference over which he presided as Church president. The report of the remarks he and his wife made during that conference can be found in this article.

Another interesting tidit that I found in that article was the fact that President Nelson's personal secretary was in attendance as well. Brother Don H. Staheli is no stranger to secretarial work. Some of you may know that he was President Hinckley's personal secretary. Following the death of the 15th Church president, Brother Staheli went on to serve a mission with his wife, and, following their return, he served as the Secretary to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and he was still in that position at the time that President Nelson became Church president. It seems very fitting that President Nelson would want to have Brother Staheli as his personal secretary now, since he has been proven through years of devoted service to the leading Brethren of the Church.

This all seemed significant to me, and I am grateful to have been able to pass it on to you. 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.