Slight Alterations Made to General Completion Estimates for Temples Undergoing Renovation; Further Alterations Needed to More Specific Estimates

Hello again, everyone! I recently became aware of information which indicates that the temples undergoing renovation in Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Memphis Tennessee, Raleigh North Carolina, and Baton Rouge Louisiana will likely not be dedicated as soon as originally thought.

For the first two temples, which as recently as yesterday were anticipated to be rededicated in early-to-mid 2019, that estimate has shifted to mid-2019. For the final two, which, as of yesterday, had a completion estimate of mid-2019, that has been altered as well, to mid-to-late 2019.

This, of course, also means that, since the general completion estimates have been altered, an alteration to the more specific estimates which I have offered is now necessary. I am evaluating all of these developments and will do my level best to post updated thoughts in that regard as soon as I can make it happen.

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.

Update Reported on the Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple

Hello again, everyone! In literally the first few minutes after I last posted, I discovered an update on the status of the renovation process that has been underway on the Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple since the end of January.

It is wonderful to be able to pass this update along, as we have not seen much of a change in that temple's status for quite a while now. The new information shows that the temple has been stripped to the framing studs, and that mildew and foundation issues are currently being remedied.

As some of you might recall, the Raleigh North Carolina Temple closed on Sunday January 7, and the closure of the Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple occurred 3 weeks later. The renovation process in Raleigh has been quite impressive, but by comparison, this may only be the second or third update on the Baton Rouge renovation process.

That said, with this update noted, it is my hope that anything that may have been preventing the renovation process of the temple from making progress might have been resolved since its' status was last updated.

As I noted in my last post, I continue to monitor all developments in that regard and will do my level best to pass those along to you as I receive word of 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.

Neighborhood Meeting to Be Held Later This Month Prior to the Mesa Arizona Temple Renovation

Hello again, everyone! This is just a quick post to note that, because of concerns that have been raised by local preservation societies regarding the approved plans for the Mesa Arizona Temple renovation process, a meeting will be held for the community to share their concerns at some point within the next week or two before the May 20th closure date. You can find more details here.

On a note unrelated to this subject, but regarding temples in general, another report just came in that Elder and Sister Renlund have toured the Rome Italy Temple site during their time in Europe. It is great to hear of all that is occurring in terms of the ministry of our apostles.

I continue to monitor all Church and temple developments and will pass those along to you as 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.