Peru
Two new stakes were organized in Peru.
The Tarapoto Peru Stake was organized from the Tarapoto Peru District on June 16th. All five branches in the former district appear to have become wards in the new stake. These branches include the Aeropuerto, Partido Alto, Shilcayo, Tarapoto, and Yurimaguas Branches. The original Tarapoto Peru District was organized in 1990. The new stake is the Church's first stake in San Martín Region which is inhabited by over 800,000 people.
The Lima Peru Miramar Stake was organized from the Lima Peru Puente Piedra Stake and the Ventanilla Peru Stake on June 16th. Information on which congregations assigned to the new stake remains unavailable. There are now 47 stakes in the Lima metropolitan area.
There are now 108 stakes and 18 districts in Peru.
Liberia
The Church organized a new stake in Monrovia, Liberia on June 16th. The Gardnesville Liberia Stake was organized from a division of the Caldwell Liberia Stake and the Monrovia Liberia Stake. Information on which wards pertain to the new stake remains unavailable. There are now five stakes in Liberia - all of which are located in Monrovia. The Monrovia Liberia Bushrod Island Stake currently has 11 wards and one branch and appears likely to divide in the near future. The Church has experienced unprecedented growth in Liberia during the past five years as the Church has grown from three districts to five stakes and one district, the number of congregations has increased from 24 to 52, and the number of members has increased from 8,929 to more than 13,275 at present.
Brazil
The Church organized a new stake in western São Paulo Brazil. The Ribeirão Preto Brazil South Stake was organized on June 9th. The new stake was organized from a division of the Ribeirão Preto Brazil West Stake, which had 11 wards prior to the creation of the new stake. The new stake includes the following five wards: the Bebedouro, Jaboticabal, Jardim Iraga, Parque Ribeirão Preto, and Vila Virginia Wards. There are now three stakes in Ribeirão Preto. The Church used to operate four stakes in the city between 1993 and 2001. There has been good progress in the past five years with the creation of new wards and steady increases in the number of active members in the city to the point that a third stake was able to be organized. Unlike the 19990s, wards in the city appear to have an average number of active members for Brazil (i.e. 50-150 per ward), whereas wards in the city appeared to have few active members during the 1990s (likely between 25 and 75).
There are now 274 stakes and 39 districts in Brazil.
Canada
he Church reinstated a district for Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador District was created from three mission branches in the Canada Halifax Mission: the Bay Roberts, Corner Brook, and St. John's Branches. A member group also appears to operate in Gander. The district operated many years ago and appeared to be discontinued in the early 2000s.
There are now 51 stakes and four districts in Canada.
Kenya
The Church organized a new district in western Kenya. The Kisumu Kenya District was created from the Kisumu Branch. Three new branches were also organized the same day that the district was created, including the Kisumu 2nd, Luanda, and Nyabondo Branches. Member groups appeared to operate in Luanda and Nyabondo prior to the creation of these branches. In fact, the member group operated in Nyabondo for perhaps as long as eight or nine years before it became a branch. A member group may also continue to operate in Sondu. This is the second district organized in Kenya in 2019, with the first district created this year being the Kitale Kenya District.
There are now two stakes and six districts in Kenya.
Kiribati
The Church organized a new district in Kiribati on June 11th. The Southern Kiribati District was organized from eight mission branches in the southern islands of Kiribati. These branches include the Buariki, Buraitan, Kabuna, Matang, Muribenua, Nuka, Tekaman, and Utiora Branches. Of these eight branches, five have been organized since the beginning of 2019. The islands of Tabiteuea, Beru, Nikunau, Nonouti and Onotoa are included in the new district. The Church once used to operate a district for outer islands in Kiribati outside of Tarawa Atoll that was organized in the mid-1990s and included islands north of Tarawa, but the Church closed the district in 2006. The Church has reported rapid growth in these southern outer islands as indicated by Church-reported statistics and government census records from the most recent census in 2015. Some islands in this region of Kiribati have had the number of census-reported members increase from less than five to as many as 40-50 within a five-year time period. Also, most recent figures reported in Church Newsroom articles indicate that membership in Kiribati has surpassed 22,000. If this is accurate, membership has increased by approximately 10% within the first six months of 2019. The recent success of the Church in Kiribati points to the importance of consistently expanding missionary outreach into previously unreached areas to achieve greater growth.
There are now two stakes and three districts in Kiribati.
Nigeria
A new district was organized in Delta State on June 16th. The Sapele Nigeria District was organized from three mission branches within the Sapele metropolitan area. A fourth branch was also organized the same day the district was organized. The first branch in Sapele was organized in 2014 followed by additional branches created in 2015 and 2018. The new district includes the following four branches: the Jesse, Oghara 1st, Oghara 2nd, and the Sapele Branches.
There are now 57 stakes and 18 districts in Nigeria.
Uganda
The Church organized a new district in Uganda on June 16th. The Gulu Uganda District is the Church's first district to ever operate in northern Uganda. The new district is within the homeland of the Acholi people. The new district was created from two missions branches and a third branch organized on the same day as the new district. The new district includes the following three branches: the Bardege, Gulu, and Pece Branches. Significant progress has occurred in the past three years with increases in active membership and strengthening local leadership that has permitted the organization of a third branch and a district in Gulu.
There are now three stakes and three districts in Uganda. All three districts in Uganda have been organized since the beginning of 2019.
California
The Church discontinued a stake in southern California. The Torrance California Stake was discontinued and two of the six wards assigned to the former stake were closed. Retained wards were reassigned to the Palos Verdes California Stake. Active membership has steadily moved away for this area of California over the past two decades, necessitating the closure of the stake and multiple congregations.
There are now 153 stakes in California
Uruguay
The Church discontinued a district in southeastern Uruguay. The Rocha Uruguay District was discontinued and two of the three branches in the former district were closed (Castillos and La Paloma). The Church has reported essentially stagnant growth in this area of Uruguay for many years. The decision to discontinue the district and close these branches appears due to few active members in the district and plans to have the sole remaining branch, the Rocha Branch, become a ward as the congregation was reassigned to the nearby Maldonado Uruguay Stake. At most recent report, the Rocha Branch had approximately 100 active members.
There are now 18 stakes and two districts in Uruguay.
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The major reason why the Torrance California Stake was discontinued has to do to all the 5,000+ Toyota HQ Employees and their families moving from the Torrance area to Dallas/Fort Worth, with the Toyota HQ relocating from Torrance, California to Plano, Texas.
According to this Facebook post, the Newfoundland District was discontinued in 1989. The post also includes the letter from Elder Andersen authorizing its reinstatement. Pretty cool. https://www.facebook.com/MormonsofAtlanticCanada/posts/2204170829619723?__xts__[0]=68.ARAb1CtMFyQefAVbNicAvisVCMaC1MpYQXhbcEW9zZX1cttO_4IEuqetkJ6ZBhusA3_QqlQ7C6HbzzVbtWMJ1yqSqztZlwzGjw9NzqSUtXfuckfNILtvHuywrx0TIqrrrpAM41UHiDD1D833kbPB6yg0M1uhw8Jo7DsVZBb_qfYw6SUPoVzsPP40qsD48VEtKUJwT0ZQ24NCPx1rYe7Q4cRhnMCHAIBqrOEwX0LgTFJcy-9wZG6ZSYG7QpcOlvZVWeIj3cRGeQ96chhXzvk5Gbkxej_YvtuSr4aTaKg9skt9B98_kaVNBq8CgJNg3sUIQ3Crvwj02A2pZ_LU1fd5eZBQ9w&__tn__=-R
Given the recent and ongoing growth, I hope a temple is announced soon for Kiribati. The Guam temple district will cover only the western side of Micronesia, so a temple on the eastern side seems to be a matter of time and Kiribati seems to be the likeliest choice.
I know people on here have a knack for knowing when units were created/dissolved. I'm doing some historical research on the units in France, particularly in the first half of the 1900's. Do y'all have sources that are dependable that far back? Or do you know where I could look to find that information?
My brother's ward in Spanish Fork was divided a couple of weeks ago, after a long delay until a new chapel was built. He said that the 545 members of the old ward filled the chapel and cultural hall before the split, with consistently 70-80% and more of the ward roster in attendance. Then suprisingly this past Sunday the new ward totally filled the normal seating area.
White, yellow, red, and orange are the only colors I can read on your posts.
Love your info. Thanks.
I heard that the Gainesville Florida stake will be split and create the Ocala Florida Stake next week.
Uh, you need to fix the font size, type, and color in the article, Matt.
Sorry guys - Blogger has some weird formatting thing that happen if you switch from one browser to another when you are writing a post. Should be fixed now.
BTW, Issia Cote d'Ivoire District to be organized on July 14th, and Ocala Florida Stake to be organized June 30th!
Matt, thanks for fixing the font issues. Was tough to read before but now excellent as ever!
I live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area within 10 minutes of where Toyota's new HQ is located and I haven't noticed much of an increase in unit creation in the surrounding areas (Plano, Carrollton, The Colony, etc.) as a result of the move from California. With that said, I'm not so sure if the discontinuation of the Torrance Stake is entirely a result of Toyota relocating to Plano, TX but rather due to shifts in the demographics which have been taking place throughout California for many years.
That's right, txshaner. In the last 4 1/2 years California has lost 142 wards and branches, whereas Texas, with only a fraction of California's membership base, has added 76 wards and branches. California has lost 4 stakes and Texas has gained 12. And you are correct in the demographic changes, with so many leaving California and so many moving to Texas for better employment prospects, a lower cost of living, and a lower tax burden.
Lima Perú Miramar Stake - 2143275
assigned :
Los Rosales Ward - 241644
Miramar Ward - 241652
Yoshiyama Ward - 440736
Los Cedros Ward - 440744
Does anyone know how fruitful of an area Queretaro MX is concerning missionary work? My son will be serving there and I was curious if the high wages in that area brings in more a committed member to the church compared to other parts of Mexico.
Any details on the Central Florida / Ocala Stake created this last weekend?
A new ward was created this past Sunday in the BURLESON, Texas Stake, from the Joshua and BURLESON wards. BURLESON ward was renamed BURLESON 2nd and the new ward named BURLESON 1st. ( sorry about the all caps, it’s auto correcting to that).
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Duarte Stake reported yesterday and Gardnersville Liberia Stake reported today on Classic maps.
@txshaner The 3 English Wards closed (Lomita, Malaga Cove, Crestridge Wards) in the Torrance and Palo Verdes CA Stakes all had half of its ward members worked for Toyota HQ in some capacity, and moved to Texas. The move over to the current Plano, TX HQ occurred over a 2-3 year period. Many of them moved to Prosper, Allen, McKinney, etc, newer areas of DFW which is experiencing rapid growth.
While I agree overall California is losing some church members who move out of state for better economic opportunities or lower cost of living, or lower taxes. Torrance was particularity hit hard with the Toyota HQ move to Texas, which led to closing of the Torrance CA Stake.
Reported yesterday 06/25/2019 on Classic Maps :
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Duarte Stake - 2141019
assigned :
La Esperanza Ward - 1998293
La Yuca Ward - 241458
Los Angeles Ward - 232815
Los Girasoles Ward - 496510
Pantoja 1st Ward - 356697
Pantoja 2nd Ward - 2098962
Reported today 06/26/2019 on Classic Maps :
Gardnersville Liberia Stake - 2142309
assigned :
Barnersville Ward - 2072483
Chocolate City Ward - 2124793
Doe Community Ward - 1722972
Freeport Community Ward - 2114666
Gardnersville Ward - 320315
Gulf Community Branch - 2072491
New Georgia Ward - 1721976
https://classic.churchofjesuschrist.org/maps/#ll=6.339009,-10.737464&z=15&m=google.road&layers=stakecenter&id=stakecenter:2142309&q=Gardnersville%20Liberia%20Stake&find=stake:2142309
Hello again, everyone! I wanted to note a couple of things here for any who are interested:
The musical guests and emcees for President Nelson's 95th Birthday Celebration have been announced. You can find more details on that via the official Newsroom:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/acclaimed-guest-artists-perform-president-nelson-95th-birthday-celebration
Also, additional reports have come in on the 2019 Mission Leadership Seminar, which you can find at the following web address:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/category/2019-mission-leadership-seminar
I wanted to observe a couple of things on that coverage, if I may. Last year, the First Presidency changed the title of that seminar from "Seminar for New Mission Presidents" to "Seminar for New Mission Leadership", which underscored the importance of the training for their spouses as well. This year, another terminology shift has occurred. Previously, the wife of mission presidents have been referred to as their "companions".
But with the coverage of this year's seminar, they are now referred to as "partners", which, to me, underscores the equal role misson presidents and their wives should share in attending to the matters relating to their stewardships. In my opnion, this is another subtle adjustment that will make all the difference in the world, and aligns more fully with concepts taught in the Family Proclamation.
In addition, those who have spoken at this year's seminar have highlighted the importance of properly mentoring missionaries, and training them to approach their ministry with more of a focus on ensuring true conversion in the lives of those they teach, rather than pushing for filling a quota, or for quick commitment to baptism.
I am grateful to have seen these shifts. I have provided some additional thoughts and context into them on my blog, which anyone who may be interested in my further analysis of these developments, at the address below:
http://stokessoundsoff.blogspot.com
Again, my thanks to Matt for continuing to allow me to share such updates here, and also for his tireless work to highlight important developments relating to the growth of the Church. I also thank all of you again for contributing to my understanding of the matters discussed in this thread.
The numbers do not balance out. Is that not loss for California? Because there have been a few new units added in that state in the last 4 and a half years, such as Farsi speaking ones, and more Chinese speaking ones. It is also interesting that California has lost more units than Texas gained but has seen much less reduction in stakes.
The trend in California seems to be in general keeping the same stakes with fewer units except in areas that experience especially severe disruptions. Although in the past California lost more stakes it has generally avoided significant stake loss over the last decade. The early 1990s and the mid 2000s were the leading times of stake loss. I still sometimes wonder if Danville, Pleasanton and Livermore and some surrounding stakes will remain in place. The eastern part of the San Francisco Bay Area may eventually loose another stake.
I have to admit that the detail from President Nelson's birthday celebration that excites me the most is the Bonner family.
In my mission in Chile Sister Allsop was in and of herself a powerful witness of Jesus Christ and a tremendous source of good, in addition to her husband Judd. Yes, the partners of mission presidents play an instrumental part of the evangelizing and wellfare of each mission.
My mom served along with my step-dad in two full time missions, Cambodia and Indonesia, and other local assignments in Indiana. They were always better together. Thus married companionships are great partnerships in Christ.
Eduardo, it was wonderful to hear your thoughts on the positive impact wives can have on their husbands in their missionary labors. In my own two part-time fields of labor (with Welfare Services and as a temple worker), I was humbled to see how much of an impact the women had on their husbands' service in those assignments. And the fact that my own service in the temple led me to the woman I would later marry had a positive impact on my own service, as we continued to serve together there for two additional years following our marriage.
I also have been touched by the way the apostles (both current and deceased) have paid tribute to their wives and the impact their marriages had on their abilities to serve in their assignments. So it is no surprise at all that the Brethren keep making these adjustments that will help highlight a woman's proper place in the kingdom as an equal partner to a man.
That being said, I also had a general thought I wanted to share: I know that it may be easy for all of us (including and especially myself personally) to look at Church growth developments of any kind and to any extent as a "gain" or a "loss" in terms of how those have had a smaller- or larger-scale of impact on such areas, or on the Church as a whole. And I think it is wonderful that we can address our thoughts on such developments here. But having said that, I also wanted to again note how grateful I am to Matt for his tireless efforts to provide thorough, complete, and thought-provoking analysis on how these developments factor into the subject of Churchwide growth as a whole.
I have been particularly touched by his analysis of the factors involved in the recent and ongoing mass congregational consolidations which have been or will yet be done in Mexico, and in relation to the stagnant growth conditions which have been prevalent in the United States. From such reports, I recognize that losses are losses and gains are gains, but I am increasingly more grateful lately that Matt has been so diligent in reporting these developments in a way that makes the "whole picture" of Church growth worldwide so much more clear.
So I would agree to a certain extent that the numbers not balancing out is a loss of sorts. But when considering the whole picture of Church growth, it also appears to be plain to me that there are far more positively significant Church growth milestones happening worldwide than there are negative impacts on the global success of the Church. And if, as President Nelson says, this is only the beginning, and things are going to be moving at an accelerated pace going forward, then it is almost a near certainty that the positive developments will far and away exceed the impact of negative developments.
I certainly intend no offense whatsoever by anything I have said at any time on this blog, and I hope none is taken by anyone who may read this or any other comments I have made on any thread here. I'd like to conclude this comment by again thanking Matt for his tireless diligence in sharing such developments here, and all of you who continue to provide further insight into the myriad range of topics discussed on the threads of this blog.
Japan Sendai Mission (2016745) merged with Japan Tokyo Mission (2017806) + Japan Sapporo Mission (2016656).
Japan Tokyo Mission (2017806) renamed Japan Tokyo North Mission (2017806).
https://classic.churchofjesuschrist.org/maps/#ll=37.945783,140.564422&z=7&m=google.road&layers=stakecenter&find=mission:2017806
Stakes :
1 Sendai Japan (513628) to Japan Tokyo North Mission
Districts
1 Aomori Japan (611018) to Japan Sapporo Mission
2 Koriyama Japan (610526) to Japan Tokyo North Mission
3 Morioka Japan (607355) to Japan Sapporo Mission
Perú Limatambo Mission (2132206) organized.
Stakes assigned :
From Perú Lima Central (3)
Lima Perú Limatambo (505544)
Lima Perú Magdalena (507369)
Lima Perú Rímac (525138)
From Perú Lima East (3)
Lima Perú San Luis (516422)
Lima Perú Santa Patricia (1993593)
Lima Perú Surco (525111)
From Perú Lima South (3)
Lima Perú Chorrillos (519189)
Lima Perú San Gabriel (524980)
Lima Perú San Juan (512052)
From Perú Lima Central to Perú Lima East Mission :
Lima Perú Las Flores (519170)
From Perú Lima North to Perú Lima Central Mission :
Lima Perú Independencia (509035)
From Perú Lima West to Perú Lima Central Mission :
Lima Perú El Trébol (415863)
Reported today 3rd Abuja Nigeria stake :
"Abuja Nigeria Wuse Stake" - 2136953
https://classic.churchofjesuschrist.org/maps/#ll=9.072224,7.488104&z=13&m=google.road&layers=stakecenter&q=Abuja%20Nigeria%20Wuse%20Stake&find=stake:2136953
assigned Wards/Branches :
Asokoro Ward
GRA Branch
Jikwoyi Ward
Karu Ward
Masaka Ward
Mpape Ward
New Nyanya Branch
Nyanya Ward
Orozo Ward
Wuse Ward
"Abuja Nigeria South Stake" (617172) renamed "Abuja Nigeria Lugbe Stake".
assigned Wards / Branches :
Apo Ward
Gwagwalada Branch
Jabi Ward
Life Camp Ward
Lokogoma Ward
Lugbe Ward
Madalla Ward
Suleja Ward
With 3 stakes in Abuja and especially with Jo's close to a stake I expect both Abuja and Benin City to have temples announced in October. As well as Kumasi, Monrovia and Freetown. Yomosoukro, or however you spell the capital of Ivory Coast would not surprise me either. True there are only 2 stakes in Ivory Coast at present that would go to that temple, but some other stakes are likely to be formed as well. Which ones I am not sure of. Although I am a little split on weather Yamosoukro or Daloa will get a temple first.
I am pretty sure Benin City and Abuja will be Nigeria's 3rd and 4th temples. The 5th temple is hard to predict because half the stakes in Nigeria are basically within 100 miles of the Aba Temple so it is hard to work out any place to add another temple to draw off the 20+ stakes for Aba, but with under 12,000 square feet Aba does not seem big enough for that many stakes. My guess is actually a 3 way split to Port Harcourt and Etinan, with Enugu also probably eventually getting a temple.
The more I think about it the more I predict Cape Coast will also get a temple. I predict also a temple in Florinipolis, Brazil, another temple in Sao Paulo, one in Londrina, a temple in Santos, one in Cuiaba, a temple in Jacksonville, Florida, one in Tallahasee, one in Jackson, Mississippi, one in Des Moines, Iowa, one in Northeest Arkansas, one in Wichita, Kansas, one in Colorado Springs, one in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, one in Bakersfield, California, one in Ventura County despite the decline in the number of Church units there, one in McAllen, Texas now that Laredo has a stake, one in Austin, Texas, one in Waco, Texas; one in Fort Worth, Texas, one in Gilmer, Texas, a temple in Pittsburgh, one in Heber City, Utah, one in Morgan, Utah, one in West Valley City, Utah, one in Herriman, Utah, one in Orem, Utah, one in Scotland, one in Bordeux, France, one in Tirana, Albania, one in Kiribati, one in Papua New Guinea, one in Jakarta, Indonesia, one in Singapore, one in Kampala, Uganda, one in Mozambique, one in Madagascar, one in Lumbumbashi, one in Mabaye-Mibuji, one in Barcelona, a second temple in Taiwan, a new temple in Mexico City, one in Durango, Mexico, one in Culiacan, one in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, one in La Paz, Bolivia, one in Cuzco, one in Iquitos, one in Otavalo, Ecuador, one in Medellin, Colimbia, one in Calli, Colombia, one in Puenta Arnas, Chile, one in Valparaiso, Chile, one in Salem, Oregon, one in Eugene, Oregon, one in Portland, Maine, one in Fairbank, Alaska, one in Port of Spaon, Trinidad, a 2nd in Venezuela, one in Resistencia, Argentina. A 2nd temple in Clark County, Nevada.
Hmm, this is why 1000 temples by 2030 seems hard to imagine. Even if I add in Charlotte, North Carolina, The Mormon settlements of Eastern Oregon, Xalapa, Mexico, Cancun, Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico, another in the far north of Peru in a city I cannot remember the name, Lome, Togo, Bo, Sierra Leone, Ibadan, Nigeria, Rapid City, South, Dakota, Missoula, Montana, Elko, Nevada, Abu Dhabi, Beijing and Shanghai, Ulam Batoor, Mongolia, Vienna, Austria, Brussells, Belgium, Hamburg, Germany, Oslo, Norway, Cape Town, South Africa, Brazzaville, A 2nd temple in both Kinshasa and Abijan, a second temple in Accra, a 2nd temple in Akwa Ibom state because you know it will happen, a temple in Delta state Nigeria, one in Calabar, one in the areas north of Calabar and east of Enugu where the church is seeing such phenomenal growth, one in Mali, one in Tamale, one in Rwanda, one in Vanuatu, one in Bahia Blanca, one in Natal, Brazil, one in Dublin, Ireland, one in Luanda, Angola, one in Zambia, one in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, one in Lansing, Michigan, one in Morristown, New Jersey, one in Ithaca, New York, one in Cleveland, Ohio, one in Belo Horizante, Brazil, one in Marillia, Brazil, a second temple in El Salvador, one in New Delhi, one in Springfield Missouri and two in Daloa because you know it will happen I don't think I have made 350 total, even an optimistic inclusion of a temple in Surprise and one in Price and one in H7rrican and one in Beaver and one in Lehi and one in Nephi and one in Springville and a second in Salt Lake City and one in Smithfield and one in Modesto and one in San Jose and one in far north Luzon is still not adding up 1000 worldwide.
However when I consider there are 2 temples announced for Mindanao and both Salta and Mendoza have been announced I wonder what other temple announcements I am missing. My 3 more for Peru might not be enough. Lima seems it could get a 3rd temple. Could Busan get a temple? I am also thinking one for southern Luzon, one for Puerto Princepesa and another in the central Phillipines. Jamaica could get one. What of northern Italy?
Cameroon is a place I want to predict a temple for, so I will in all my craziness. Maybe a 6th temple for Ivory Coast by 2030. Another in Congo between Lumbumbashi and Mbiye-Mbuja. One for Botswana. A temple in London, Ontario. One in Fort Wayne, Indiana. We are taking 2 hours seriously. One in Macon, Georgia, one in Knoxville, Tennesse, one in Little Rock, Arkansas, one in Cincinnati, one in Buena Vista, Virginia, one in Virginia Beach, finally get the one in White Plaines, New York and one at Joseph Smith's birthplace in New York and one at the Priesthood Restorarion site. And one in Loudon County, Virginia. Also one in Cody, Wyoming. Also one in Grand Junction, Colorado. One in Charleston West Virginia and one in Charleston, South Carolina. Also one in Arcadia, California, one in Santa Rosa and one in the San Fernando Valley. Also one in Long Beach. California. I forgot to include one in Genola, Utah.
Did you leave out Malaysia? I India and Vietnam will both have multiple temples. Poland, Croatia, Canary Islands, Wales, another in Ukraine and more in Euro-Russia, Yekaterinburg, Novosobirsk, Vladivostok.
Piura in northern Peru, Madagascar, Reunion and Seychellles, South Sudan, Ethiopia... Iceland. UAE or Kuwait. Sri Lanka, a few more in the Caribbean, New Caledonia.
500 is a worthy goal before a thousand.
12-24 may be built in Independence alone, plus Far West and Adam-Ondi-Ahman.
Maybe 100 in the New Jerusalem, 1,000 square miles?
Joseph was born in Sharon, Vermont.
The only countries without a stake currently on my temple list are Cameroon and Mali. That is one of two reasons I didnt include Malaysia.
The other is that a temple in Singapore makes West Malaysia getting a temple unlikely in the near future.
With the exceptions of Ukraine, Switzerland, the UK, New Zealand and Hawaii temples almost always follow stakes. Ukraine is the only post 1960 and thus post international stakes exception.
Piura is the far north city in Peru I was trying to remember.
President Nelson has pushed temple building in new directions so having a temple announced for an area that still does not have a stake would not overly shock me.
However more of what he has done was to reduce time from first stake to temple or to move to areas with very few stakes.
President Ballard denounced high pressure baptism tactics. Specifically he denounced using baptismal invitations as a form of sifting and seems to generally discourage them during the first meeting.
More importantly he emphasized that they need to follow having spiritual experiences. Thinking of my mission on one hand we emphasized reading from the Book of Mormon, praying about it, and feeling it was true before inviting people to be baptized. On the other we would at least speak of baptism very early on at times. It was those who showed the effort to read on their own who ended up staying active, while those who didnt but just read with the missionaries were often the ones who stopped coming not long after their baptism.
Sao Paulo (east half) -President Nelson is viting in late August. Santos has only five stakes and a good freeway (Via Immigrantes) plus an older secondary freeway (Via Anchieta) , only 34 minutes into Sao Paulo. Sorocaba has a few stakes and due to traffic concerns on Via Castelo Branco once you hit Osasco, unless you knew to take Via Raposo Tavares in, and everything being smaller outside the Sao Paulo/Campinas corridor, might only make the second urban Sao Paulo temple the most immediate one.
But if more are announced, then I would think both Sorocaba and Santos.
And one maybe at Jundiai depending on how many stakes are in the cities in between Sao Paulo and Campinas. Via Anhanguuera is old and congested and north of the crossover Via Bandeirantes is narrower and congested with trucks running betweeen the two larger cities. So one in between is an eventual possibility although not right away.
"Our retention rates will dramatically increase when people desire to be baptized because of the spiritual experiences they are having instead of being pressured into baptism by our missionaries" M. Russell Ballard
El Paso, Texas, needs a temple. We have three stakes with a fourth an hour away in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Our temple choices are Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, 30 minutes away, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, four hours away.
Many members choose not to go to Mexico due to real and perceived dangers. (Ciudad Juárez has had 110 murders so far this month.)
Many members are not allowed to go to Mexico, including hundreds of military members or those lacking valid passports.
Even for those of us who go to the temple in Mexico, returning to the US can take from one to four hours.
Please join with us in praying that the Lord will provide a temple in El Paso soon. Thank you.
If we're looking at 1000 temples - at least 100 would probably be for Utah. I don't live there but I find a hard time thinking there is room for that many unless there are significant changes to the size and staffing of temples.
It just doesn't seem realistic to me at this point.
Africa Southeast Area to divide in August 2020 to create new Africa Central Area and Africa South Area.
https://www.mormonnewsroom.co.za/article/africa-southeast-area-to-be-divided-into-two-areas
If I may, I'd like to share a thought or two about President Nelson's temple-building plans. I know that prior to General Conference last April, I had believed President Nelson would both announce his plans and numerous new temples, and was surprised when 8 were announced and his plans were not detailed.
Since that time, I have heard that the ten-fold increase will be methodically and prudently achieved as an ultimate goal for his administration rather than a more immediate destination. So if we divide the number of temples remaining for the Church to have an ultimate increase of that kind by the number of years left in the decade or two for which he will almost certainly be serving if the reports are correct, that could give us a better average target number per year for the Church.
But I also heard that there will be a minor increase in the number of temples he announced each April and October. Based on that, 14-16 may be a more reasonable target for the estimated number of temples which may be announced in October. Moreover, I also heard from some of my sources that the prophet's goal for now is to keep the queue of announced temples to around 35 or 40.
I have heard nothing to indicate that the Church will be announcing more than one temple per any nation, island or territory outside the US or any states within it in the immediate future. And most of these ideas I am sharing comes either from my own extended personal research or from someone I know who is in the industry in question.
That said, the Lord and President Nelson have surprised many of us before and could do so again. If nothing else, file these thoughts into the "for what it's worth" category. And I fully respect anyone's right to disagree with me on this.
Multiple temples to be announced in a state or nation by the end of 2022:
2: DRCongo FL NZ India Italy SAfrica Colombia Nigeria Venezuela.
3: TX UK.
4: Bolivia.
5: Peru.
6: Argentina.
8: Mexico.
9: Philippines.
15: Brazil.
Don't forget Utah. We usually have at least one new one announced for here every year or so.
Considering the first two sets of announcements by President Nelson included temples in both north west Argentina and on Mindanao, I am not going to rule out any close announcements anywhere.
The pattern is apparently for one in each major region, and one in the US and Utah. Salt Lake has one more possibility, the one that everyone says will be near Rose Canyon in Herriman when announced, like on the 48th West site the Deseret News identified after President Hinckley's vague announcement that one would be built 'when needed' but it was not a formal announcement that one would be built.
The other possibilities are Heber City and St. George #3 (per Elder Snow).
Austin before Ft. Worth, traffic is getting thicker on IH-35 south of Dallas where IH-35E and IH-35W come together and Waco is a messy one, numerous closely-spaced exits. 35 from Austin to San Antonio has its issues now due to the fill near San Marcos and essentially from Austin to Loop 1604 in San Antonio, worse inside that. But a Fort Worth temple is not out of the question.
The El Paso matter is more likely short-term due to the border situation.
UK/Ireland, political issues there may necessitate a Glasgow temple, Brexit is still a stormy issue, and it could cause border issues long term.
Aftrica: West Africa several near term, not announced all at once and may have uneven spacing of announcements. Some of the areas in SE Africa will be more than a couple years out so thoseplaces will be more midrange.
India #2 will be more midrange too. Mongolia is near- to midrange. Philippines will depend on other stats we are not privy to, and factor in what is planned but not started yet.
Brazil, what I mentioned before, other locations mentioned above for the rest of South America, and maybe central/south Argentina given the two announced ones are in the north.
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