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Thursday, September 1, 2016
Elder Renlund visits Colombia and Peru
Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles recently conducted a review of Colombia and Peru. He was accompanied by his wife Ruth and Elder L. Whitney Clayton, Senior President of the Seventy, and by the Area Presidency. For more details of this visit, click here. Thanks.
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.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Temple Construction Progress Update
Here is the latest edition of my temple construction progress report. Enjoy!
Temple
Construction Progress Report (current as of 8/31/16)
Current
Temple Status: 151 operating; 4 scheduled
for dedication; 1 rededication
scheduled; 3 others undergoing
renovation; 11 under construction; 11 announced (As
many as 3 groundbreaking announcements may be made soon).
Dedication
scheduled:
152. Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple: Public open house
tours underway through September 9; dedication scheduled on Sunday September 18, 2016.
153. Fort Collins
Colorado Temple: Public
open house underway through September 10; dedication scheduled on Sunday
October 16, 2016.
154. Star Valley
Wyoming Temple: Accepting reservations for public open house, scheduled
September 23-October 8; dedication scheduled on Sunday October 30,
2016.
155. Hartford Connecticut Temple: Accepting free reservations for public open house beginning
September 1 2016 @ noon EST; dedication scheduled on Sunday November 20, 2016.
Rededication scheduled:
33. Freiberg Germany Temple: Closed for renovation;
preparing for rededication, scheduled for Sunday September 4, 2016.
Undergoing Renovation:
8. Idaho Falls Idaho Temple: Closed for renovation; finish work underway; resurfacing and restriping parking lot;
rededication estimated sometime during the
first quarter of 2017.
41. Frankfurt Germany Temple: Closed for renovation;
rededication estimated sometime in late 2017.
20. Jordan River Utah Temple: Closed for renovation;
rededication estimated sometime in late 2017.
Under Construction:
156. Paris France Temple: Exterior cladding of
visitor’s center nearing completion; stained glass installation underway;
courtyard pavers laid; completion estimated sometime in early-to-mid 2017.
157. Meridian Idaho Temple: Angel Moroni placed on
July 20, 2016; completion estimated sometime in late
2017.
158. Cedar City Utah Temple: Laying zinc shingles on tower roof; completion
estimated sometime in late 2017.
159. Tucson Arizona Temple: Retaining
walls in place; pouring parking lot curbing; completion estimated sometime
in late 2017.
160. Rome Italy Temple: Interior work underway including
some material replacement and rework; completion estimated sometime in the
first half of 2018.
161. Concepcion Chile Temple: Pouring walls for base of
tower; preparing to attach exterior panels; completion
estimated sometime in late 2018.
162. Kinshasa Democratic
Republic of the Congo Temple: Foundation
poured; waterproofing applied to basement walls;
completion estimated sometime between late 2018 and early 2019.
163. Barranquilla Colombia Temple: Foundation walls going
up; Elder Renlund visits temple site in August; completion
estimated sometime in 2019.
164. Fortaleza Brazil Temple: Forms and
rebar set in anticipation of pouring foundation walls; completion
estimated sometime in 2019.
165.
Durban South Africa Temple: Sinking piles for foundation and terracing soil;
completion estimated sometime in 2019.
166. Lisbon Portugal Temple: Ground broken on Saturday
December 5, 2015; completion estimated sometime in 2019.
Announced:
167. Arequipa Peru Temple: General
contractor selected; construction anticipated beginning in late 2016.
168. Rio de Janeiro
Brazil Temple: Construction preparation phase; plans approved by local government;
groundbreaking pending.
169. Winnipeg
Manitoba Temple: Approval and permitting phase; community open house held
August 25, 2016; groundbreaking anticipated to be set for early in 2017.
170. Urdaneta Philippines 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
numbers 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 numbers may change based on the order in which future dedications
and groundbreakings are scheduled.
Underlined
numbers and text denote temples whose
numbers may change based on progress towards planning, approval, and
groundbreaking.
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.
Monday, August 29, 2016
Temple Construction Progress Update
Here is an update on the progress of temple construction:
Temple
Construction Progress Report (current as of 8/29/16)
Current
Temple Status: 151 operating; 4 scheduled
for dedication; 1 rededication
scheduled; 3 others undergoing
renovation; 11 under construction; 11 announced (As
many as 3 groundbreaking announcements may be made soon).
Dedication
scheduled:
152. Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple: Public open house
tours underway through September 9; dedication scheduled on Sunday September 18, 2016.
153. Fort Collins
Colorado Temple: Public
open house underway through September 10; dedication scheduled on Sunday
October 16, 2016.
154. Star Valley
Wyoming Temple: Accepting reservations for public open house, scheduled
September 23-October 8; dedication scheduled on Sunday October 30,
2016.
155. Hartford Connecticut Temple: Open house tickets available beginning September 1, 2016; dedication scheduled
on Sunday November 20, 2016.
Rededication scheduled:
33. Freiberg Germany Temple: Closed for renovation; open
house tours underway through August 27; rededication scheduled
on Sunday September 4, 2016.
Undergoing Renovation:
8. Idaho Falls Idaho Temple: Closed for renovation;
rededication estimated sometime during the first quarter of 2017.
41. Frankfurt Germany Temple: Closed for renovation;
rededication estimated sometime in late 2017.
20. Jordan River Utah Temple: Closed for renovation;
rededication estimated sometime in late 2017.
Under Construction:
156. Paris France Temple: Exterior cladding of
visitor’s center nearing completion; stained glass installation underway;
courtyard pavers laid; completion estimated sometime in early-to-mid 2017.
157. Meridian Idaho Temple: Angel Moroni placed on
July 20, 2016; completion estimated sometime in late
2017.
158. Cedar City Utah Temple: Laying zinc shingles on tower roof; completion
estimated sometime in late 2017.
159. Tucson Arizona Temple: Retaining
walls in place; pouring parking lot curbing; completion estimated sometime
in late 2017.
160. Rome Italy Temple: Interior work underway including
some material replacement and rework; completion estimated sometime in the
first half of 2018.
161. Concepcion Chile Temple: Pouring walls for base of
tower; preparing to attach exterior panels; completion
estimated sometime in late 2018.
162. Kinshasa Democratic Republic
of the Congo Temple: Foundation
poured; waterproofing applied to basement walls;
completion estimated sometime between late 2018 and early 2019.
163. Barranquilla Colombia Temple: Foundation walls going
up; Elder Renlund visits temple site in August; completion
estimated sometime in 2019.
164. Fortaleza Brazil Temple: Forms in place for pouring
foundation walls; completion estimated sometime in 2019.
165.
Durban South Africa Temple: Sinking piles for
foundation and terracing soil; completion estimated sometime in 2019.
166. Lisbon Portugal Temple: Ground broken on Saturday
December 5, 2015; completion estimated sometime in 2019.
Announced:
167. Arequipa Peru Temple: General contractor
selected; construction anticipated beginning in late
2016.
168. Rio de Janeiro
Brazil Temple: Construction preparation phase; plans approved by local government;
groundbreaking pending.
169. Winnipeg
Manitoba Temple: Approval and permitting phase; community open house held
August 25, 2016; groundbreaking anticipated to be set for early in 2017.
170. Urdaneta Philippines 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
numbers 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 numbers may change based on the order in which future dedications
and groundbreakings are scheduled.
Underlined
numbers and text denote temples whose
numbers may change based on progress towards planning,
approval, and groundbreaking.
Red text denotes changes from the last posted temple progress
update.
Thanks to you all for your interest and support.
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.
Important posts by Matthew Martinich
Matthew Martinich has done a couple of excellent posts about Church growth. Click here for a report on the forthcoming creation of Belize's first stake. Click here to read about the creation of four new stakes, along with an analysis of the growth in the North America Southwest area. Enjoy!
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.
Friday, August 26, 2016
Major Temple Progress Updates
Posting today with some major temple news. A decorative granite urn, the last piece to be installed, is now in place at the Hartford Connecticut temple, which has also had a three-tiered granite fountain installed. Based on information obtained from the general contractor of the project, work on the Arequipa Peru temple is anticipated to begin in October of this year. A groundbreaking for Rio de Janeiro is anticipated soon as well, though an estimation for the date of that has yet to be given. Additionally, the Winnipeg Manitoba temple has become the third announced temple whose groundbreaking is expected soon. Right now the Church is in the approval phase and busy getting permits for the temple, with a groundbreaking anticipated in the early months of 2017. Click here for more details of this tremendous news.
In the meantime, I thought about things and decided I was not happy with the way I was tracking temple progress. I have therefore reorganized my temple progress report. To me, it makes more sense to list the temples in this order: scheduled for dedication; scheduled for rededication; undergoing renovation (not including those scheduled for rededication); and announced, with those closer to a groundbreaking listed ahead of those that are still in the planning (and, if applicable, approval) stage. I like this version better than any other way I've done it in the past. I include a copy of the newly ordered report for your review. Let me know what you think. As always, thanks for reading these posts.
In the meantime, I thought about things and decided I was not happy with the way I was tracking temple progress. I have therefore reorganized my temple progress report. To me, it makes more sense to list the temples in this order: scheduled for dedication; scheduled for rededication; undergoing renovation (not including those scheduled for rededication); and announced, with those closer to a groundbreaking listed ahead of those that are still in the planning (and, if applicable, approval) stage. I like this version better than any other way I've done it in the past. I include a copy of the newly ordered report for your review. Let me know what you think. As always, thanks for reading these posts.
Temple
Construction Progress Report (current as of 8/26/16)
Current
Temple Status: 151 operating; 4 scheduled for dedication;
1 rededication scheduled; 3 others undergoing renovation; 11 under
construction; 11 announced (As many as 3 groundbreaking
announcements may be made soon).
Dedication
scheduled:
152. Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple: Public open house
tours underway through September 9; dedication scheduled on Sunday September 18, 2016.
153. Fort Collins
Colorado Temple: Public
open house underway through September 10; dedication scheduled on Sunday
October 16, 2016.
154. Star Valley
Wyoming Temple: Accepting reservations for public open house, scheduled
September 23-October 8; dedication scheduled on Sunday October 30,
2016.
155. Hartford Connecticut Temple: Decorative granite urn added to temple; three-tiered fountain
installed at temple entrance; dedication
scheduled on Sunday November 20, 2016.
Rededication
scheduled:
33. Freiberg Germany Temple: Closed for renovation; open
house tours underway through August 27; rededication
scheduled on Sunday September 4, 2016.
Undergoing
Renovation:
8. Idaho Falls Idaho Temple: Closed for renovation; rededication
estimated sometime during the first quarter of 2017.
41. Frankfurt Germany Temple: Closed for renovation;
rededication estimated sometime in late 2017.
20. Jordan River Utah Temple: Closed for renovation;
rededication estimated sometime in late 2017.
Under
Construction:
156. Paris France Temple: Exterior cladding of
visitor’s center nearing completion; stained glass installation underway;
courtyard pavers laid; completion estimated sometime in mid-2017.
157. Meridian Idaho Temple: Angel Moroni placed on
July 20, 2016; completion estimated sometime in late
2017.
158. Cedar City Utah Temple: Laying zinc shingles on tower roof; completion
estimated sometime in late 2017.
159. Tucson Arizona Temple: Retaining
walls in place; pouring parking lot curbing; completion estimated sometime
in late 2017.
160. Rome Italy Temple: Interior work underway including
some material replacement and rework; completion estimated sometime in the
first half of 2018.
161. Concepcion Chile Temple: Pouring walls for base of
tower; preparing to attach exterior panels; completion
estimated sometime in 2018.
162. Kinshasa Democratic
Republic of the Congo Temple: Foundation
poured; waterproofing applied to basement walls;
completion estimated sometime between 2018 and 2019.
163. Barranquilla Colombia Temple: Foundation walls going
up; Elder Renlund visits temple site in August; completion
estimated sometime in 2019.
164. Fortaleza Brazil Temple: Forms in place for pouring
foundation walls; completion estimated sometime in 2019.
165.
Durban South Africa Temple: Site grading and clearing underway; completion
estimated sometime in 2019.
166. Lisbon Portugal Temple: Ground broken on Saturday
December 5, 2015; completion estimated sometime in 2019.
Announced:
167. Arequipa Peru Temple: General
contractor selected; construction anticipated beginning
sometime in October 2016, groundbreaking announcement
anticipated soon.
168. Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple: Construction preparation
phase; plans approved by local government; groundbreaking
announcement anticipated soon.
169. Winnipeg
Manitoba Temple: Approval and permitting phase;
community open house held August 25, 2016; groundbreaking announcement
anticipated soon and to be set for early in 2017.
170. Urdaneta Philippines 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
numbers 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 numbers may change based on the order in which future dedications
and groundbreakings are scheduled.
Underlined
numbers and text denote temples whose
numbers may change based on progress towards
planning, approval, and groundbreaking.
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.
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