Hello again, everyone! While I do intend to make good on my promise to post later today or tomorrow to provide the updated version of my more specific estimates for known temple events in the near future, I have continued to also try as I can to see what I can do to optimize my blog layout, look, and feel, for the purpose of making it easier for all of you to navigate around this blog successfully on whichever device any of you might be using to access it.
For that reason, and in following the example of President Russell M. Nelson, who said during the April 2018 General Conference that "good inspiration is based upon good information", I wanted to put out this post to request comments from as many of you who feel you can share anything relating to how easy/difficult it is to navigate this site on whichever device you are using. Based on my analysis of the information given to me by each of you who would be willing to so contribute your thoughts, I will then do my level best to implement improvements to the look and feel of this blog as a result.
So, I open the commenting period now. Are there any problems you see on your devices with the layout of this blog, or the accessibility of the information found herein? Is there anything any of you feel I could do to optimize your experiences as those who read and comment on this blog? Are there any general or specific recommendations any of you have on how to make this blog more user-friendly? It is your turn to "sound off" in the comments below, with anything you would like to share in this regard.
I look forward to the feedback I will be receiving from many of you. The insights shared by my readers have become one of my most favorite things on this blog, and I could not carry out the coverage I have provided here without your interest, support, and feedback. If there is anything I can do to improve your experience here, please let me know.
That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as such comments are made in accordance with the established guidelines. 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.
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Request for Comment: How Well Can You Navigate This Site on Your Device?
I have had a lifelong love for Church history, which has extended to ongoing reports of the ministry of our apostles and prophets, General Conference, and all temple developments. This blog enables me to share that love with all who read my thoughts on these developments, which are sometimes reported multiple times per day as needed.
BREAKING CHURCH NEWS: Frankfurt Germany Temple Rededication Set; Church Websites, Tools, and Resources to Be Renamed
Hello again, everyone! I have not one, but two breaking developments to pass along to you all today. First, the First Presidency has announced the open house and dedication information for the Frankfurt Germany Temple. The open house tours will be held between Friday September 13 and Saturday September 28, with the exceptions of the relevant Sundays (September 15 & 22). A youth devotional with senior Church leaders will then be held on Saturday October 19, and the temple will be rededicated in 3 sessions on Sunday October 20. While I cannot say this for certain, it has long been my belief that the Brethren will call upon Elder Uchtdorf, our native German apostle, who has presided at temple dedications and rededications previously, to preside at this rededication. So that's the first development.
The First Presidency also announced today what will be done to rename Church resources, tools, and websites in order to re-emphasize the proper name of the Church, in accordance with President Nelson's August 2018 statement about the correct usage of the proper name of the Church, which he expanded upon in his main address to Church members from the October 2018 General Conference. More details on the changes announced today can be found in the official First Presidency letter on that subject.
I have two big takeaways from these developments. First of all, two temple-related announcements being made on two consecutive days may well become the new normal. And second, President Nelson is sincerely earnest and serious in his expressed hope to correct (not change) the way the name of the Church is used. 1 Nephi 17:3 sums up my feelings on these developments very well:
"And thus we see that the commandments of God must be fulfilled. And if it so be that the children of men keep the commandments of God he doth nourish them, and strengthen them, and provide means whereby they can accomplish the thing which he has commanded them; wherefore, he did provide means for us while we did sojourn in the wilderness."
In ancient and modern times, unless the Lord revokes any instruction or commandment previously given, those instructions, commandments, promises, and blessings remain in force as those who love Him adhere to such guidance. With that in mind, I hope all of us will take advantage of these new opportunities to help correct the proper usage of the name of the Church. As we continue to follow the prophet, the Lord will bless us accordingly, full stop.
In the meantime, I do continue to monitor any and all Church news and temple developments, and will bring you all word of such developments here as I receive it. That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as such comments are made in accordance with the established guidelines.
Thank you for the privilege of your time. If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly-added content, please feel free to subscribe. 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.
The First Presidency also announced today what will be done to rename Church resources, tools, and websites in order to re-emphasize the proper name of the Church, in accordance with President Nelson's August 2018 statement about the correct usage of the proper name of the Church, which he expanded upon in his main address to Church members from the October 2018 General Conference. More details on the changes announced today can be found in the official First Presidency letter on that subject.
I have two big takeaways from these developments. First of all, two temple-related announcements being made on two consecutive days may well become the new normal. And second, President Nelson is sincerely earnest and serious in his expressed hope to correct (not change) the way the name of the Church is used. 1 Nephi 17:3 sums up my feelings on these developments very well:
"And thus we see that the commandments of God must be fulfilled. And if it so be that the children of men keep the commandments of God he doth nourish them, and strengthen them, and provide means whereby they can accomplish the thing which he has commanded them; wherefore, he did provide means for us while we did sojourn in the wilderness."
In ancient and modern times, unless the Lord revokes any instruction or commandment previously given, those instructions, commandments, promises, and blessings remain in force as those who love Him adhere to such guidance. With that in mind, I hope all of us will take advantage of these new opportunities to help correct the proper usage of the name of the Church. As we continue to follow the prophet, the Lord will bless us accordingly, full stop.
In the meantime, I do continue to monitor any and all Church news and temple developments, and will bring you all word of such developments here as I receive it. That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as such comments are made in accordance with the established guidelines.
Thank you for the privilege of your time. If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly-added content, please feel free to subscribe. 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.
I have had a lifelong love for Church history, which has extended to ongoing reports of the ministry of our apostles and prophets, General Conference, and all temple developments. This blog enables me to share that love with all who read my thoughts on these developments, which are sometimes reported multiple times per day as needed.
Monday, March 4, 2019
BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Open House & Dedication Dates Announced for Lisbon Portugal Temple
Hello again, everyone! As some of you saw in the comment threads of another post on this blog, the open house and dedication dates have been announced for the Lisbon Portugal Temple. Public open house tours will be held from Saturday August 17 to Saturday August 31, except for the Sundays of August 18 and 25. A youth devotional will be held on Saturday September 14, and the temple will be dedicated in 3 sessions on Sunday September 15. More details on this can be found in the official release from the Church's Newsroom website.
So that temple dedication will be held two weeks after the dedication of the Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple. And I am grateful that the Lord justified my feeling that the Lisbon Portugal Temple will indeed be dedicated before a dedication occurs for the Durban South Africa Temple. In the coming weeks, I anticipate the announcement of the rededication information for the Raleigh North Carolina Temple, and perhaps an announcement of groundbreaking dates being set for one or more temples within the next couple of months. I will keep my eyes open for any such information, and will be sure to pass word of such developments along to you all as I receive it.
That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as such comments are made in accordance with the established guidelines. Thank you for the privilege of your time. If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly-added content, please feel free to subscribe. 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.
So that temple dedication will be held two weeks after the dedication of the Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple. And I am grateful that the Lord justified my feeling that the Lisbon Portugal Temple will indeed be dedicated before a dedication occurs for the Durban South Africa Temple. In the coming weeks, I anticipate the announcement of the rededication information for the Raleigh North Carolina Temple, and perhaps an announcement of groundbreaking dates being set for one or more temples within the next couple of months. I will keep my eyes open for any such information, and will be sure to pass word of such developments along to you all as I receive it.
That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as such comments are made in accordance with the established guidelines. Thank you for the privilege of your time. If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly-added content, please feel free to subscribe. 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.
I have had a lifelong love for Church history, which has extended to ongoing reports of the ministry of our apostles and prophets, General Conference, and all temple developments. This blog enables me to share that love with all who read my thoughts on these developments, which are sometimes reported multiple times per day as needed.
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