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The time is approaching for the Fall General Conference and the announcement of new Temple locations.
So where will they be?

Here are a few guesses:

• • Tiajuana Mexico Temple
  • Coeur d’Alene Idaho Temple
  • Perth Australia Temple
  Do you have any guesses?

I think they'll start filling in some of the gaps with much needed additions to the Salt Lake Area.

Farmington Utah Temple
Bluffdale Utah Temple
Holladay Utah Temple
Millcreek Utah Temple
Sugar House Utah Temple
Sandy Utah Temple
Bountiful Utah Temple
Centerville Utah Temple
South Jordan Utah Temple
Riverton Utah Temple
Midvale Utah Temple
Taylorsville East Utah Temple
Taylorsville South East Utah Temple
East West Jordan Utah Temple
North-North West Draper Utah Temple

My ward, the Fry Sauce Canyon 19th Ward, has a betting pool going each general conference. (Bishop Sweetbread usually wins; I think he cheats with an inside source.) My picks (with odds):

Spanish Fork Utah (2-1)
Price Utah (2-1)
Parowan Utah (10-1)
Mother of Mahonri Moriancumer Utah (20-1)
Shiz Utah (50-1)
Zemnarihah Utah (75-1)
Ophir Utah (100-1)
Santiago Dominican Republic (3-1)
El Paso Texas (4-1)
Rigby Idaho (5-1)
Ensign Peak Utah (55,000,000,000-1)

Posted from Telestial, Utah

Tom wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 28, 2024 5:53 pm

My ward, the Fry Sauce Canyon 19th Ward, has a betting pool going each general conference. (Bishop Sweetbread usually wins; I think he cheats with an inside source.) My picks (with odds):

Spanish Fork Utah (2-1)
Price Utah (2-1)
Parowan Utah (10-1)
Mother of Mahonri Moriancumer Utah (20-1)
Shiz Utah (50-1)
Zemnarihah Utah (75-1)
Ophir Utah (100-1)
Santiago Dominican Republic (3-1)
El Paso Texas (4-1)
Rigby Idaho (5-1)
Ensign Peak Utah (55,000,000,000-1)

Posted from Telestial, Utah

I would suggest Ririe, Idaho a better spot than Rigby. It is much smaller in population, and the church can just mow over objections by their town council and build a temple with a spire over 500 feet tall in order to be seen even if one is hiking in the nearby mountains. It would help spread the glorious work of the Lord to the deer and antelope who play.......

Church leaders do like to travel, so what about some luxury residences for the Brethren and General Authorities to stay at when they are traveling?

Some natural spots would include London, Paris, and Bora Bora. Apostolic snorkeling makes sense.

Nelson likely hopes that these temples will retroactively spur the activity that would have justified their construction in the first place. They are physical tokens of his optimistic faith that the church can avoid the fate of so many of America’s mainline churches whose congregants are leaving in droves. “If you build it,” the voice told Kevin Costner’s Ray Kinsella in “Field of Dreams,” “they will come.” “If we build them,” Nelson seems to be urging, “they will remain.”

It is yet to be seen whether the gamble will succeed. Perhaps future historians will point to this period as a massive overreach, with hundreds of little-used temples appearing as much a symbol of loss as they are drains on the budget. Or perhaps they will be pillars of an energetic and thriving faith.

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/09 ... nelson-is/

An interesting take on the strategy behind building temples where active membership levels don’t justify it.

If the LDS Church desires to make a profound impact, few settings offer a more poignant opportunity than deeply impoverished neighborhoods with high crime rates.

Yesterday, I revisited an area where I once worked. A decade had passed since I last visited and the neighborhood looked even more desolate than before. As I drove, a stake center suddenly emerged on my right. It had been there during my time working in the area, but amidst the decaying surroundings, it seemed to radiate even more brightly. It didn't need a towering steeple to command attention; its very presence stood as a beacon.

Cities like Compton, California, come to mind, where the phrase "Straight Outta Compton" could take on a whole new meaning. Tijuana, too, offers a powerful setting for transformation. And if temples truly are beacons of light and truth, imagine the impact of another one in Haiti

Africa has plenty of empty spots.

slskipper wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 02, 2024 4:23 am

Africa has plenty of empty spots.

The Bobo-Dialasso Temple name would be fun to hear at the General Conference, and even better if they actually built it in nearby Logofourosso.

It would be expensive to import all that aluminum siding and materials from Utah. Good thing Jacobsen Construction is non-union to hold construction costs down. Make the spire tall enough to see from Mount Kilimanjaro.

The list:

Juchitán de Zaragoza, Mexico
Santa Ana, El Salvador
Medellín, Colombia
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Puerto Montt, Chile
Dublin, Ireland
Milan, Italy
Abuja, Nigeria   
Kampala, Uganda
Maputo, Mozambique
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Queen Creek, Arizona
El Paso, Texas
Huntsville, Alabama
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Summit, New Jersey
Price, Utah