Brother Rick Satterfield, webmaster of the LDS Church temples site, yesterday sent me a lovely e-mail sharing some interesting temple tidbits. Among what he shared are these facts, which I hope he doesn't mind me sharing with you all:
1. It was a news article on the Tucson Arizona temple that led to his pushing up the completion date of the Tucson Arizona temple.
2. He revised his estimation (a very educated guess) for the completion of the Paris France Temple, pushing it back to mid-2017.
3. He has placed Durban, Fortaleza, and Kinshasa in the order they are because they seem to be prime for completion in that order. However, he says that, from the information he has, Durban is going to be a smaller temple like Star Valley Wyoming, so there is a great likelihood Durban might be finished before Fortaleza and Kinshasa.
4. He placed Barranquilla ahead of Lisbon because he doesn't know what's happening in Lisbon. It doesn't appear that the Lisbon temple has progressed much beyond the groundbreaking it had in December. So it is very likely that Barranquilla could be finished ahead of Lisbon. Once he obtains any information about that, he'll update it on the website, and I will let you know as soon as I can after that happens.
5. He based his description for the Barranquilla temple on a small corner of a photograph submitted from when Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles visited the site recently.
On an additional temple-related note, he gave me some feedback on my temple list, saying it is getting better and better. I thank him for that and got the message loud and clear: I need to work on fine-tuning it some more. I will likely have to winnow the list down to get to specific predictions for the October General Conference, and I will rely on information posted on Matthew Martinich's blog in order to do so. Hope you have enjoyed this post.
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Monday, July 18, 2016
Interesting Temple Tidbits from Rick Satterfield
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.
Missionary news: Russian Law Effect and All Missionaries Serving in Turkey are safe
KSL's news today at 6 featured a story on changes that are being made to the status of missionaries and missionary work in Russia. I will be posting a link to that story as soon as it is available.
In the meantime, the Church reports that missionaries serving in Turkey are safe following the governmental coup. Click here for details. Thanks for your readership, friendship, and interest.
In the meantime, the Church reports that missionaries serving in Turkey are safe following the governmental coup. Click here for details. Thanks for your readership, friendship, and interest.
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.
Church News Conglomeration
This will be a conglomeration of Church news. First of all, the Church is seeking several more nurse missionaries to serve as mission nurses. Apparently they are really desperate for individuals to help in that assignment. For more on how to apply and what the requirements are, please see this link.
FamilySearch held a worldwide indexing event from July 15-17. Many names were added to the Church's database and are being made ready for the temple work to be done. For more details, please see this link.
Three new videos have been added to the Church's "Meet the Mormons" series. To learn more about this, please click here.
The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square completed their 2016 European tour recently. For an overview of all that the tour involved, click here.
Lots going on in the Church. What an exciting time to be alive!
FamilySearch held a worldwide indexing event from July 15-17. Many names were added to the Church's database and are being made ready for the temple work to be done. For more details, please see this link.
Three new videos have been added to the Church's "Meet the Mormons" series. To learn more about this, please click here.
The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square completed their 2016 European tour recently. For an overview of all that the tour involved, click here.
Lots going on in the Church. What an exciting time to be alive!
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.
Temple Progress Update
Since a lot has been happening on the temple-news front, I am posting with my updated list of temple construction progress. Let me know what you think. Thanks.
Temple
Construction Progress Report (current as of 7/18/16)
Current
Temple Status: 150 operating, 16 under
construction (5 scheduled for dedication), 11 announced
(2 groundbreakings anticipated to be announced soon), 4 undergoing
renovation (1 scheduled for rededication).
Dedication
scheduled:
151. Sapporo Japan Temple: Public open house tours
underway; dedication scheduled on Sunday August 21, 2016.
152. Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple: Accepting free
reservations for public open house; dedication scheduled on Sunday
September 18, 2016.
153. Fort Collins
Colorado Temple: Accepting free reservations for public open
house; dedication scheduled on Sunday October
16, 2016.
154. Star Valley Wyoming Temple: Laying sod and planting trees; installing art glass windows; dedication scheduled on Sunday October 30, 2016.
155. Hartford Connecticut Temple: Granite being attached
to front façade; building entrance plaza and temple president’s residence;
dedication scheduled on Sunday November 20, 2016.
Under
Construction:
156. Paris France Temple: Planting trees, shrubs, and
flowers; installing some art glass; completion estimated sometime in early 2017.
157. Meridian Idaho Temple: Stained glass windows being installed;
pouring parking lot curbing and installing light
poles; completion estimated sometime in late
2017.
158. Cedar City Utah Temple: Pouring parking lot curbing and installing light poles;
completion estimated sometime in late 2017.
159. Tucson Arizona Temple: Scaffolding
removed from dome; completion estimated sometime in late 2017.
160. Rome Italy Temple: Interior work underway including
some material replacement and rework; completion estimated
sometime in 2018.
161. Concepcion Chile Temple: Exterior walls poured;
completion estimated sometime during 2018.
162. Kinshasa Democratic
Republic of the Congo Temple: Site grading and clearing underway;
completion estimated sometime in either 2018 or 2019.
163. Fortaleza Brazil
Temple: Site
grading and clearing underway; building permit sign posted; completion estimated
sometime in either 2018 or 2019.
164. Durban South
Africa Temple: Site grading and clearing underway;
completion estimated sometime in either 2018 or 2019.
165. Barranquilla Colombia Temple: Building the
substructure; completion estimated sometime in 2019.
166. Lisbon Portugal Temple: Ground broken on Saturday
December 5, 2015; completion estimated sometime in 2019.
Rededication
scheduled:
33. Freiberg Germany Temple: Closed for renovation;
rededication scheduled on Sunday September 4, 2016.
Undergoing
Renovation:
8. Idaho Falls Idaho Temple: Closed for renovation; installing
marble trim; repainting fence; rededication
estimated sometime in early 2017.
41. Frankfurt Germany Temple: Closed for renovation;
rededication estimated sometime in mid-2017.
20. Jordan River Utah Temple: Closed for renovation;
rededication estimated sometime in late 2017.
Announced:
167. Arequipa Peru Temple: General contractor selected; construction anticipated to
begin in October 2016.
168. Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple: Construction preparation
phase; plans approved by local government; groundbreaking may be announced soon
and scheduled sometime after the summer Olympics.
169. Urdaneta Philippines Temple: Planning and approval
phase; awaiting official site announcement.
170. Winnipeg Manitoba Temple: Planning and approval
phase; awaiting official site announcement.
171. Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple: Planning and approval
phase; awaiting official site announcement.
172. Bangkok Thailand Temple: Planning and approval phase;
awaiting official site announcement.
173. Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple: Planning phase; awaiting
official site announcement.
174. Quito Ecuador Temple: Planning phase; awaiting
official site announcement.
175. Harare Zimbabwe Temple: Planning phase; awaiting
official site announcement.
176. Belem Brazil Temple: Planning phase; awaiting
official site announcement.
177. Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple: Planning phase; awaiting
official site announcement.
Key:
Bolded
numbers and text denote temples whose
number already exists (for renovations), or is certain due to a scheduled
dedication, as well as information that is certain, such as dedication or
groundbreaking dates.
Italicized
numbers and text denote
temples whose number may change based on the order in which future dedications
and groundbreakings are scheduled.
Underlined
numbers and text denote temples whose
number may change based on the order in which their future groundbreakings are
announced.
Red text denotes changes from the last posted temple progress
update.
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.
Sunday, July 17, 2016
Health Update
Just posting to report that I saw my neurologist on Friday. She authorized the increase of my dose of the medications that I felt I needed. In the meantime, she talked about other things that might help me. So now we just wait to see the neurosurgeon and get my shunt turned up. I am also sleeping better as a result of using the CPAP machine. As a matter of fact, I have been able to wake up the last few mornings well in advance of my alarms feeling well rested. This almost blew us away. It's been a while since that last happened.
In the meantime, I may have found a new job. It is full-time with benefits. The pay would be $1.50 per hour than I was getting at ROI and might include a better insurance option for Amy. The job is with Rocky Mountain Oils, and I'd be doing the same type of thing as I did on loan to Yong Living; I would just be also doing support and orders in person and by e-mail. The headquarters is right here in Orem. I applied for the job early Saturday morning and am hoping to hear back anytime now. I will keep you posted.
Thanks to you all for your interest, readership, and support. Your continued prayers would be appreciated.
In the meantime, I may have found a new job. It is full-time with benefits. The pay would be $1.50 per hour than I was getting at ROI and might include a better insurance option for Amy. The job is with Rocky Mountain Oils, and I'd be doing the same type of thing as I did on loan to Yong Living; I would just be also doing support and orders in person and by e-mail. The headquarters is right here in Orem. I applied for the job early Saturday morning and am hoping to hear back anytime now. I will keep you posted.
Thanks to you all for your interest, readership, and support. Your continued prayers would be appreciated.
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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