Is anyone else seeing thick blue lines on the classic LDS map? They don't corrospond to stake or ward boundaries - unless the church is making massive stake boundary changes.
I have a think pale blue (perwinkle) line for the ward and stake boundaries in my area. It seems like they correspond to what they used to be - they're not loading very easily though.
@Unknown and Francesca, I also see the new dark blue boundary lines drawn in many areas, that don't seem to correspond to Ward or Stake areas. And they are only seen depending on how close to an area you zoom into. As an example the area around Bountiful, Utah around the temple. The blue line drawn there corresponds to at least 3 Stakes within it's boundaries.
Hey, Chris! One interesting thing I additionally noticed about the new temple presidents is that both were formerly mission presidents in the city to which they will return to preside over those temples.
Also, an article has been published by the Church News about new GA Seventy Elder William K. Jackson, who has extensive experience living and serving outside the United States:
And for those readers of this blog who may be interested, the Church News is currently almost half-way through a series of articles highlighting counsel from each member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as the conditions of COVID-19 continue to impact day-to-day business-as-usual for the Church worldwide. This week, the latest installment featured some thoughts from Elder Quentin L. Cook:
But for any of you who have missed any of the previous articles highlighting counsel from Acting President Ballard and Elders Holland, Uchtdorf, and Bednar, those articles are linked to right at the top of the one featuring Elder Cook's counsel. It's an amazing article series, one that i highly recommend all who read or comment here to review.
And for those keeping track, with Elder Gong assigned to dedicate the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple, that leaves only Elder Stevenson who has not yet personally presided at a temple dedication or rededication. with the announcement of revised opening dates for the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple still pending, it's possible that Elder Stevenson could be sent to dedicate that temple when that is rescheduled, but my gut tells me that native Brazilian apostle Elder Ulisses Soares, who has several direct connections to Rio de Janeiro, may be assigned to preside thereat instead, as it would be deeply personal to him.
One other random observation here. With the dedication information having been announced today for the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple, and with an official announcement still pending on the revised opening dates for the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple, technically, unless Winnipeg's opening dates are delayed or until the revised dates for Rio prove otherwise, Winnipeg is now essentially ahead of Rio in terms of the former's currently more-imminent timing for the dedicatory services thereof.It will be interesting to see how or if that changes, since Rio de Janeiro is technically not anticipated to reach its' COVID-19 peak until August or September.
Hope these random musings, such as they are, are helpful to many of you who read them here.
John Pack Lambert, to quote a portion of my last comment: "with an official announcement still pending on the revised opening dates for the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple, it's possible that Elder Stevenson could be sent to dedicate that temple when that is rescheduled, but my gut tells me that native Brazilian apostle Elder Ulisses Soares, who has several direct connections to Rio de Janeiro, may be assigned to preside thereat instead, as it would be deeply personal to him."
Also, for any other questions on Rio, I'd refer all to the following web address:
So the short answer, JPL, is no, the revised dates for Rio have not yet been announced, and given that that part of Brazil is not anticipated to hit its' COVID-19 peak until August or September (which is the latest information I have), the open house could be deferred until November or December, which, if that occurs, would lead to that temple only being dedicated in early 2021. That would be the worst-case scenario, though.
Christopher Nicholson, thanks for the reminder that Manitoba and its' surrounding regions that would be served by the Winnipeg temple are less populated, lessening the likely impact of COVID-19, and ensuring that those in the region will thus have no problem with an open house or dedication. I hadn't thought about that. Thanks again.
James, thank you for the link to the article about Elder Jackson. He was my second mission president, and is a remarkable man. I remember during the time between when it was announced he would be the next mission president and his arrival many of the church members in New Delhi who had known him when he previously lived there while working as a doctor in the American embassy and serving as an Area Seventy were incredibly excited at the prospect of his return -- to hear them tell it he could practically walk on water. Some of them had even named their children after him. When he arrived, I quickly saw why they loved him. He is incredibly charismatic and has a real love for the people of South Asia.
Aside from the Indian and Indian expats themselves there is probably not another church member in the world (certainly not another general authority) with a deeper connection to the members in India (or Pakistan for that matter -- his diplomatic connections made it possible for him to travel to and minister in Pakistan with a frequency that would be difficult for other mission presidents to do).
Unknown, you are most welcome. It is always wonderful that the Church News gives us these articles to get to know all newly-called leaders. Thanks for sharing your experiences with now-Elder Jackson. I am sure that his extensive experience living in a wide variety of nations will make him a great asset to assist in several areas of growth for the worldwide Church. Since he apparently hasn't been assigned to an area presidency, I do wonder what assignments he might be given to fill at Church headquarters for at least the next year. It looks as though he will only be serving as an active GA Seventy until the October 2026 General Conference, since he will turn 70 in March of that year.
Just another general note here for any who are interested: As I continue to work on assembling my initial predictions for the October 2020 General Conference, the safety parameters here in Utah that exist at that time may very well allow that conference to trend towards more of a normal one, even if there are minor adjustments to the location or the number of attendees. So that is something in particular that I will continue to watch for more information about with great interest.
Is anyone else seeing thick blue lines on the classic LDS map? They don't corrospond to stake or ward boundaries - unless the church is making massive stake boundary changes.
ReplyDeleteAny ideas?
hmm.. it does correspond to stakes in most places. But not in my area. I wonder if that means we are going to have a new stake soon.
ReplyDeleteI have a think pale blue (perwinkle) line for the ward and stake boundaries in my area. It seems like they correspond to what they used to be - they're not loading very easily though.
ReplyDeleteChurch announces dedication, open house dates for Winnipeg Manitoba Temple
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2020-04-30/winnipeg-manitoba-temple-dedication-open-house-dates-announcement-182664
Have they announced new dates for Rio de Janeiro Temple yet?
DeleteThese 2 temple presidents and matrons were recently called to serve
ReplyDelete"Roberto Florencio Oliveira, 63, Cedar Breaks Ward, Bennion Utah East Stake, called as president of the new Praia Cape Verde Temple......"
https://www.thechurchnews.com/callings/2020-04-30/new-temple-presidents-cape-verde-colombia-182496
@Unknown and Francesca, I also see the new dark blue boundary lines drawn in many areas, that don't seem to correspond to Ward or Stake areas. And they are only seen depending on how close to an area you zoom into. As an example the area around Bountiful, Utah around the temple. The blue line drawn there corresponds to at least 3 Stakes within it's boundaries.
ReplyDeletehttps://classic.churchofjesuschrist.org/maps/#ll=40.884713,-111.859654&z=13&m=google.hybrid&layers=temple,temple.construction,temple.renovated,stake,mission,area&q=40.884713,-111.859654
Also the Mission Boundaries colors change from a orange/red to more violet color if you zoom in.
ReplyDeleteHey, Chris! One interesting thing I additionally noticed about the new temple presidents is that both were formerly mission presidents in the city to which they will return to preside over those temples.
ReplyDeleteAlso, an article has been published by the Church News about new GA Seventy Elder William K. Jackson, who has extensive experience living and serving outside the United States:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2020-04-30/elder-william-k-jackson-new-general-authority-seventy-2020-april-developing-church-182486
And for those readers of this blog who may be interested, the Church News is currently almost half-way through a series of articles highlighting counsel from each member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as the conditions of COVID-19 continue to impact day-to-day business-as-usual for the Church worldwide. This week, the latest installment featured some thoughts from Elder Quentin L. Cook:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2020-04-29/coronavirus-elder-cook-revelation-home-centered-church-ministering-182549
But for any of you who have missed any of the previous articles highlighting counsel from Acting President Ballard and Elders Holland, Uchtdorf, and Bednar, those articles are linked to right at the top of the one featuring Elder Cook's counsel. It's an amazing article series, one that i highly recommend all who read or comment here to review.
And for those keeping track, with Elder Gong assigned to dedicate the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple, that leaves only Elder Stevenson who has not yet personally presided at a temple dedication or rededication. with the announcement of revised opening dates for the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple still pending, it's possible that Elder Stevenson could be sent to dedicate that temple when that is rescheduled, but my gut tells me that native Brazilian apostle Elder Ulisses Soares, who has several direct connections to Rio de Janeiro, may be assigned to preside thereat instead, as it would be deeply personal to him.
One other random observation here. With the dedication information having been announced today for the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple, and with an official announcement still pending on the revised opening dates for the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple, technically, unless Winnipeg's opening dates are delayed or until the revised dates for Rio prove otherwise, Winnipeg is now essentially ahead of Rio in terms of the former's currently more-imminent timing for the dedicatory services thereof.It will be interesting to see how or if that changes, since Rio de Janeiro is technically not anticipated to reach its' COVID-19 peak until August or September.
Hope these random musings, such as they are, are helpful to many of you who read them here.
Of course, Manitoba's small, sparse population must make the virus much less of a concern.
ReplyDeleteJohn Pack Lambert, to quote a portion of my last comment: "with an official announcement still pending on the revised opening dates for the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple, it's possible that Elder Stevenson could be sent to dedicate that temple when that is rescheduled, but my gut tells me that native Brazilian apostle Elder Ulisses Soares, who has several direct connections to Rio de Janeiro, may be assigned to preside thereat instead, as it would be deeply personal to him."
ReplyDeleteAlso, for any other questions on Rio, I'd refer all to the following web address:
https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/rio-de-janeiro-brazil-temple/
So the short answer, JPL, is no, the revised dates for Rio have not yet been announced, and given that that part of Brazil is not anticipated to hit its' COVID-19 peak until August or September (which is the latest information I have), the open house could be deferred until November or December, which, if that occurs, would lead to that temple only being dedicated in early 2021. That would be the worst-case scenario, though.
Christopher Nicholson, thanks for the reminder that Manitoba and its' surrounding regions that would be served by the Winnipeg temple are less populated, lessening the likely impact of COVID-19, and ensuring that those in the region will thus have no problem with an open house or dedication. I hadn't thought about that. Thanks again.
James, thank you for the link to the article about Elder Jackson. He was my second mission president, and is a remarkable man. I remember during the time between when it was announced he would be the next mission president and his arrival many of the church members in New Delhi who had known him when he previously lived there while working as a doctor in the American embassy and serving as an Area Seventy were incredibly excited at the prospect of his return -- to hear them tell it he could practically walk on water. Some of them had even named their children after him. When he arrived, I quickly saw why they loved him. He is incredibly charismatic and has a real love for the people of South Asia.
ReplyDeleteAside from the Indian and Indian expats themselves there is probably not another church member in the world (certainly not another general authority) with a deeper connection to the members in India (or Pakistan for that matter -- his diplomatic connections made it possible for him to travel to and minister in Pakistan with a frequency that would be difficult for other mission presidents to do).
Unknown, you are most welcome. It is always wonderful that the Church News gives us these articles to get to know all newly-called leaders. Thanks for sharing your experiences with now-Elder Jackson. I am sure that his extensive experience living in a wide variety of nations will make him a great asset to assist in several areas of growth for the worldwide Church. Since he apparently hasn't been assigned to an area presidency, I do wonder what assignments he might be given to fill at Church headquarters for at least the next year. It looks as though he will only be serving as an active GA Seventy until the October 2026 General Conference, since he will turn 70 in March of that year.
ReplyDeleteJust another general note here for any who are interested: As I continue to work on assembling my initial predictions for the October 2020 General Conference, the safety parameters here in Utah that exist at that time may very well allow that conference to trend towards more of a normal one, even if there are minor adjustments to the location or the number of attendees. So that is something in particular that I will continue to watch for more information about with great interest.