tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post7241560081818516079..comments2024-03-19T01:34:05.989-06:00Comments on Growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church): Potential New Temples - March 2018 EditionMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16030323360917985701noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-1674235830661776382020-06-13T20:02:53.724-06:002020-06-13T20:02:53.724-06:00IF YOU'RE INTERESTED TO JOIN ILLUMINATI BROTHE... 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I was curious about what ...Member from Norway here. I was curious about what data you have that makes you view Norway as a potential place for a new temple in Europe. For me it is a 10 hour journey to the Stockholm Temple, and that becomes quite the ordeal when you want to bring the whole family. And we are much closer to the temple than many others in Norway.David Isaksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986229388417452490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-56210979313548421652018-04-02T10:08:19.926-06:002018-04-02T10:08:19.926-06:00Well I predicted all of the new temples but the on...Well I predicted all of the new temples but the one in the Philippines. Yeah.<br /><br />I loved Conference and this new style of youthful leadership from our 93 year old prophet.St George Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557376596706208746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-74928553857708907962018-04-02T01:13:18.377-06:002018-04-02T01:13:18.377-06:00I believe a temple in Missoula (likely next to Mis...I believe a temple in Missoula (likely next to Missoula on Church property in Frenchtown, MT) will be announced in the next 5 years. The Missoula Stake recently split, President Ballard was just at Stake Conference and had a great glimpse of the Church/property in the area and it would save many members from hazardous winter trips over mountain passes as they attend the temple. I am also curious about a potential Eugene, OR temple. Brian J. Steffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16179664248447911359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-18209309235445676112018-03-29T14:47:19.929-06:002018-03-29T14:47:19.929-06:00Excellent choices. I too believe it's time fo...Excellent choices. I too believe it's time for a Temple in India, Africa (probably Nigeria), Cape Verde possibly, Nicaragua, and South America can also use another one. <br /><br />Russia could be a surprise. I know there is unrest but if the Lord wants one he'll get it!<br /><br />Jacksonville, Layton, Milwaukee, Eugene, Richmond for USA. Missoula surprised me but you never know.<br /><br />The one great announcement I'm waiting for is the acquisition of the Kirtland Temple. That will complete our Pioneer Trail of Temples for this moment in time.St George Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557376596706208746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-42639434284798166872018-03-28T03:34:40.339-06:002018-03-28T03:34:40.339-06:00It is wonderful to hear so many of you share your ...It is wonderful to hear so many of you share your thoughts about potential temple locations. However, if I may, I have a minor quibble about things said here. First, unless the internet search results I ran are in error, I believe you will find that the city in India under discussion is spelled with an "e" after the "B" rather than an "a", ie "Bengaluru" not "Bangaluru."<br /><br />And while I would love to see a temple in India sooner rather than later (I appreciate the fact that Elder Maxwell proposed a temple in New Delhi India in June 1992), I also trust what I have read between my own research on the Church in india and that done on this blog by Matt. For that reason, while I believe there will be a temple in India in the not-too-terribly-distant future, unless some political and cultural things change to allow it to happen sooner, a temple for India may perhaps be as far as 15-30 years down the line. If the Lord porves me wrong on that, it is obvious He has considered things I have not.<br /><br />Next, while the growth of the Church in the US is, according to Matt's own words, stagnating somewhat, except in the Mormon corridor, three cities I feel are strong temple contenders within the US are Bentonville Arkansas, Missoula Montana, and Richmond Virginia. Sites have reportedly been held in reserve for years for the first two, and with Richmond being a prominent US city, a temple there seems to be just a matter of time.<br /><br />And Church growth and membership do have more to do with temples being announced in certain areas than any other factors. I am convinced that we will see a great many temples announced within the next 5-10 years, many in locations that have been widely talked about, and even quite a few others for locations we have not considered. The Lord is very much in control of the timing of such announcements, and, as we saw in Winnipeg, with how soon obstacles are removed. It is a wonderfully humbling process to observe.James G. Stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331619300918542708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-88548142062728436412018-03-25T18:20:30.452-06:002018-03-25T18:20:30.452-06:00I think that despite the solemn assembly and new g...I think that despite the solemn assembly and new general authority callings, we will hear new temples announced at conference (I guess 2-3). The new first presidency has already been hard at work, and I believe they're ready to announce temples. My top 5 list:<br />Lagos, Nigeria<br />Managua, Nicaragua<br />Freetown, Sierra Leone<br />Layton, UT<br />Bangaluru, India - I think that recent church growth in India, the planned visit by the prophet, and the distance from other temples are good indicators for this.<br /><br />I think temples will be announced for NW Arkansas and Richmond, VA in the near future, but they aren't quite ready. The closing for renovation of the Oklahoma City and D.C. temples will give church HQ an opportunity to study the use of other temples by people in those districts.<br />Also, what about a temple in Tooele or W. Valley City, UT?<br /><br />I'm excited about what may lie ahead for the church with Pres. Nelson at the helm. I hope that his Chinese contacts and Mandarin language skills will help open doors in the PRC to the preaching of the gospel. Just imagine!The Spencershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13791981928776467259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-42328912628526154302018-03-25T13:53:35.854-06:002018-03-25T13:53:35.854-06:00I could see a temple being announced for Yakima, W...I could see a temple being announced for Yakima, Washington. The Columbia River Temple in Richland is one of the small ones and currently serves 14 stakes. In a recent Stake Conference in Kennewick, a general authority said that it was ranked something like 15th or 16th globally for ordinances being performed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291963873124621150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-82282601437233428242018-03-24T21:32:04.526-06:002018-03-24T21:32:04.526-06:00Went to the temple in Mexico city today (Sat 24 Ma...Went to the temple in Mexico city today (Sat 24 Mar). After the earthquake that happened there back in September, as well as a few more recent tremors that have been pretty strong (mag 7 range), we have had more than a few scares about what has happened there.<br /><br />The temple was very busy today. Had to wait nearly an hour for the session and they were playing the older shorter films today in order to ease up the traffic that was approx one fourth local (Mexico State and Mexico City) and one half Puebla and Tlaxcala stakes (though there was significant numbers of brothers and sisters that had come in from Cuernavaca and Queretaro).<br /><br />The temple president didn't mince words with us today...there will be more earthquakes, but the reason why the second renovation was done after the first one, was not so much to fix or replace furniture inside the temple (in fact, very little was done inside the temple building itself) but on refurbishing everything below the temple grounds. The temple is now protected against a 12.0 quake should one ever happen. To put it simply, he said, "If this temple collapses for one reason or another, it will be because every other building in the country, has been destroyed."<br /><br />Based off of the traffic for the temple today, I am hereby predicting that Puebla will be announced before 2020 is done, and Queretaro before 2023. Modifying my predictor on Puebla from 7 to 8 and Queretaro from 6 to 6.5.<br /><br />Bryan Dormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260239058235089111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-36246753532025435672018-03-24T20:28:45.604-06:002018-03-24T20:28:45.604-06:00I could see a temple announced for India either in...I could see a temple announced for India either in conference or while President Nelson, Elder Holland and their wives are in that country. On the other hand I alsoexpected that President Monson would announce a temple for Brasilia when he went there on his way back from dedicating the Curitibia Brazil Temple, and the Brasilia Temple was not announced for another 9 years.<br /><br />Busia, Uganda just got a second branch. With the branch in Busia, Kenya, just across the border, having been shifted to the Uganda Kampala Mission, I would not be surprised if A Busia District is formed in the next few months if not weeks.John Pack Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086707132348039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-71812261228494599832018-03-23T23:10:27.865-06:002018-03-23T23:10:27.865-06:00With the exception of Jerusalem, this upcoming wor...With the exception of Jerusalem, this upcoming world tour of Pres. Nelson and Elder Holland, they are visiting cities with Temples except for India, so I am predicting a Temple in India. I live in the Winnipeg, Canada Temple district, they had to change the floor plans somewhat so that was the delay for construction. They are anticipating building sometime in April. Whizzbanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08999609207185818507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-16813474508931695692018-03-23T22:08:38.613-06:002018-03-23T22:08:38.613-06:00As much as each president (prophet) has personal i...As much as each president (prophet) has personal influence over temple and planning matters, I believe the Lord and overall membership has more to do with building and announcements of new edifaces.Eduardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019747288076783700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-33751566107505264172018-03-23T14:16:42.476-06:002018-03-23T14:16:42.476-06:00Hello, everyone! I would like to thank Matt for hi...Hello, everyone! I would like to thank Matt for his analysis of where potential temples might be announced. While I fully respect the opinion of those who, justifiably, have said temples may not be announced this conference because of the shuffling that will likely occur in Church leadership due to the reorganization of the First Presidency, the vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and any subsequent shuffles in Church leadership, my personal feeling on that subject is that temples will be announced for the following reasons:<br /><br />1. President Nelson, though now at the age of 93, may be said to be far healthier right now than President Monson likely was for the last 5-7 years of his life, and right out of the starting gate, he has demonstrated that his administration will be getting right to work, as they began with the end in mind by broadcasting the announcement of the reorganization from a temple.<br />2. Connected with that, I am sure we all remember that the shuffles that occurred in Church leadership following the 2015 calls to the apostleship of Elders Rasband, Stevenson, and Renlund were made in the week following General Conference, likely because President Monson did not have sufficient strength to preside at conference, call the new apostles, and take care of the subsequent adjustments in the week before conference. That is not true of President Nelson, so I am sure any needed shuffling will be presented in General Conference in April. <br />2. I ran the numbers, and the number of days between President Monson's February 3 ordination in 2008 and the first temple announcements of his prophetic administration are only slightly more than the number of days that will have passed between January 14 of this year when President Nelson was ordained and his first General Conference. When we add that to the above fact that he is healthier and more vigorous right now than President Monson was in the last 5-7 years of his life, we have a compelling reason to believe that he (President Nelson) will not delay making temple announcements a high priority of his presidency. <br />3. We also have the statement Elder Wilson made in late April last year about the 80 temples that were under consideration for an announcement within the 15 years following that statement, which was made in late April <i>after</i> President Monson announced five new temples in General Conference. This leads me to conclude that the only reason no new temples were announced last October is that President Monson was not well enough to discern the Lord's will on such locations or to give the approval for such announcements to be made. With a considerably more healthy man as Church president, that should not be an issue.<br /><br />These points aside, I can see the merits in the argument that the Church leadership changes need to be <i>a strong</i> priority, but for a Church president who clearly wants members to focus on temple worthiness and frequent worship there, I am not in any way convinced that he will not make time to determine new temple locations, since he may see that as a far more <i>important and vital</i> priority.<br /><br />So for that reason, I opened up a dialogue on my blog about near future and more distant temple locations. I recently posted my personal list that, barring anything unexpected, will be final for the upcoming conference. That said, for the next few days, I continue to accept feedback on that list. And while I could reproduce it here, it is extensive enough that I would prefer to keep it and comments about it on my own blog. With my thanks to Matt for being gracious enough to allow me to do so, I pass along a link to that list below. And for any that would like to do so, there have been a number of other topics I have written about in recent days that I welcome feedback on as well. I look forward to the feedback.<br /><br />http://stokessoundsoff.blogspot.com/2018/02/april-2018-general-conference_25.htmlJames G. Stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331619300918542708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-9286442218248911932018-03-22T21:18:01.185-06:002018-03-22T21:18:01.185-06:00These are only tangentially related, but someday I...These are only tangentially related, but someday I hope to see a temple announced for Lexington, KY (as my mission president predicted at a stake conference when I served there). Of course, I wouldn't expect that to actually happen for another 30 years or so (unless some drastic unexpected growth occurred in that area). <br /><br />Speaking of Kentucky, I wonder how long it will be before they upgrade the mini temple there, as they are currently doing in Oklahoma, Memphis, Baton Rouge and Raleigh. Johnathan Reese Whitinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271748150823074792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-91180325044880423762018-03-21T20:13:10.179-06:002018-03-21T20:13:10.179-06:00I still think a temple in Bakersfield California i...I still think a temple in Bakersfield California is not out of the question. OC Surferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05500898736974227134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-81042468989668934752018-03-21T12:16:07.972-06:002018-03-21T12:16:07.972-06:00I keep seeing predictions of a temple on Mindanao,...I keep seeing predictions of a temple on Mindanao, the Philippines, either Davao or Cagayan de Oro, and I have a question about that. I seem to recall that there were major violence/instability issues there that were affecting the members' ability to travel. Does anyone know any details, or if those issues have been resolved? If they have not, how would that impact the likelihood of having a temple built there? Related to this point, I have heard that Ciudad Juarez, Mexico is a dangerous city now but I don't know if those issues existed when the temple was built.<br /><br />My first two picks for new temples are Managua, Nicaragua and a 2nd Nigeria temple. Also, now that we're seeing movement on Bangkok, I hope to see the same on Urdaneta, Abidjan and Winnipeg. Actually, I'm surprised Abidjan hasn't been a little faster developing considering the faithful example of the Ivorian saints in family history work. twinnumerounohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339551175116474947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-41331198649031792922018-03-20T19:46:06.484-06:002018-03-20T19:46:06.484-06:00Lots of good guesses for new temples. India is a g...Lots of good guesses for new temples. India is a great choice, but I think Hyderabad or Bangaluru might be better choices. There are three stakes and three districts in mission. The Colombo Sri Lanka District is also relatively close. So, either Hyderabad or Bangaluru seem to me to be more centrally located when it comes to the membership in India.<br /><br />Nigeria needs a 2nd temple. It has grown and can be expect to grow substantially by the time a temple can be dedicated.<br /><br />Auckland, New Zealand, is a great choice. We have had some discussion about Wellington. In time, maybe, but Auckland, I think, is the better choice. It is cheaper to fly from the South Island to Auckland than to Wellington and there are a lot of stakes in the northern part of the North Island as well as New Caledonia currently in the Hamilton temple district.<br /><br />I think that there should be a temple somewhere among the 12 stakes across southern Virginia where there are plenty of wards and branches 4-5 hours from the temple. Richmond is closer than to the east or west, but a great choice and people were I live hope it happens.Mike Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025612146815804945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-59514743491500151992018-03-20T14:11:46.250-06:002018-03-20T14:11:46.250-06:00I love these predictions and I think the author ha...I love these predictions and I think the author has some pretty good guesses.<br /><br />My top 10 guesses are largely similar, but a bit different:<br /><br />1. Lagos, Nigeria<br />2. New Delhi, India<br />3. Richmond, Virginia<br />4. Auckland, New Zealand<br />5. Puebla, Mexico OR Mexico City, Mexico (2nd Temple)<br />6. Salvador, Brazil<br />7. Layton, Utah<br />8. Kao Suing City, Taiwan<br />9. Davao, Philippines<br />10. San Pedro Sula, Honduras Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421953695701333677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-39336095657641644472018-03-20T14:00:53.066-06:002018-03-20T14:00:53.066-06:00Northeast side of Iceland? There are people there?...Northeast side of Iceland? There are people there? Fantastic!Eduardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019747288076783700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-70297823078692951752018-03-20T06:23:11.980-06:002018-03-20T06:23:11.980-06:00The branch formed in the Copenhagen mission is loc...The branch formed in the Copenhagen mission is located on the Northeast side of Iceland The Chatelain'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284783493322482504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-68284299544669074622018-03-20T00:06:40.620-06:002018-03-20T00:06:40.620-06:00I was mistaken in my previous announcement. The F...I was mistaken in my previous announcement. The Fort-Dauphin District was announced but not yet created. Upon creation, it appears that at least one new branch will also be formed.<br /><br />In regards to the Bangkok Temple rendering, the temple and adjacent structure look very impressive! What an exciting day for saints in Southeast Asia!David Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633681311966766482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-74229533662076776782018-03-19T21:17:03.883-06:002018-03-19T21:17:03.883-06:00An artistic rendering of the Bangkok Thailand Temp...An artistic rendering of the Bangkok Thailand Temple was released today: https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/bangkok-thailand-mormon-temple-renderingBrycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14417314475519436933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-27624106030122156872018-03-19T19:38:36.099-06:002018-03-19T19:38:36.099-06:00@ Deivisas They already changed it in my stake. We...@ Deivisas They already changed it in my stake. We had Elder Perkins from the seventy for stake conference and he said the brand "home teaching" is dead. They have focused on changing the emphasis to ministering rather than formal teaching. Makes sense since that concept is what the church has been pushing for quite a while--to really help and serve those you teach; but now they've rebranded it to families we are assigned to minister to each month. I think by eliminating the first presidency message they are taking away the crutch that many of us have relied on for years to say we have done our duty. I think it also helps with those who don't want to let you in their home for a formal lesson that you have more flexibility to assess whether you have ministered to that person during the month through service or friendship.BYULAWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198559151818993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-56800637502761425862018-03-19T18:56:22.130-06:002018-03-19T18:56:22.130-06:00The Versailles ward was already easily divisible b...The Versailles ward was already easily divisible before the temple’s construction, though I’m sure that it has strengthened the members and leadership thereMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561828095335411595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786908254617003646.post-23427856377296293532018-03-19T15:43:51.926-06:002018-03-19T15:43:51.926-06:00I wonder if we are going to see any changes made t...I wonder if we are going to see any changes made to the format of Hometeaching this General Conference with the recent change in First Presidency Messages being printed in the Ensign & Liahona magazines?<br /><br />https://www.lds.org/ensign/2018/04/as-we-go-forward-together?lang=eng<br />https://www.lds.org/liahona/2018/04/as-we-go-forward-together?lang=engDeivisashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11222270727935678513noreply@blogger.com