Duncan Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 Do you think they will announce any new Temples this time around? I know Elder Wilson gave that interview and said they have 80 sites under consideration. I suspect, hope? they announce a Temple in Nigeria, I looked at the Aba Temple there and they serve 43 Stakes and 17 Districts. I hope India gets a Temple, just for sheer distance to the Hong Kong Temple. I know Pres. Kimball hinted at a Scotland Temple and that would be nice to see them get one. Do you think they''ll announce any new ones this time around?
Popular Post Alan Posted September 26, 2017 Popular Post Posted September 26, 2017 There won't be a temple in Scotland any time soon. We should get one in Yorkshire though, because every time we go to the temple we have to cross into enemy territory - Lancashire. 7
Kenngo1969 Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 3 hours ago, Alan said: There won't be a temple in Scotland any time soon. We should get one in Yorkshire though, because every time we go to the temple we have to cross into enemy territory - Lancashire. Oh, the horrors! (Hope all is well with you and yours ... )
Robert F. Smith Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 7 hours ago, Duncan said: Do you think they will announce any new Temples this time around? I know Elder Wilson gave that interview and said they have 80 sites under consideration. I suspect, hope? they announce a Temple in Nigeria, I looked at the Aba Temple there and they serve 43 Stakes and 17 Districts. I hope India gets a Temple, just for sheer distance to the Hong Kong Temple. I know Pres. Kimball hinted at a Scotland Temple and that would be nice to see them get one. Do you think they''ll announce any new ones this time around? The Hindu people love temples, but I am not sure that a Mormon temple would be welcome -- unless we build a beautiful one, like the Muslim mausoleum which Shah Jahan built for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal -- the Taj Mahal in Agra. We should likewise use white marble. 1
Robert F. Smith Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 Another thing: Hindu temples feature puja: the worship of gods in which the god is washed, anointed, clothed, and fed each day. Whereas we do ancestral puja: washing, anointing, and clothing rituals by proxy for our deceased ancestors., as well as for ourselves. 1
cdowis Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 4 hours ago, Robert F. Smith said: Another thing: Hindu temples feature puja: the worship of gods in which the god is washed, anointed, clothed, and fed each day. Whereas we do ancestral puja: washing, anointing, and clothing rituals by proxy for our deceased ancestors., as well as for ourselves. One temple found a solution to the rat problem. They feed them and treat them as welcome guests. 1
Duncan Posted September 26, 2017 Author Posted September 26, 2017 43 minutes ago, cdowis said: One temple found a solution to the rat problem. They feed them and treat them as welcome guests. an LDS Temple?
cdowis Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Duncan said: an LDS Temple? Edited September 26, 2017 by cdowis
USU78 Posted September 27, 2017 Posted September 27, 2017 16 hours ago, Alan said: There won't be a temple in Scotland any time soon. We should get one in Yorkshire though, because every time we go to the temple we have to cross into enemy territory - Lancashire. Sassanach swine
Popular Post Hamba Tuhan Posted September 27, 2017 Popular Post Posted September 27, 2017 George Q. Cannon: 'Every foundation stone that is laid for a Temple, and every Temple completed … lessens the power of Satan on the earth, and increases the power of God and Godliness' ('The Logan Temple', Millennial Star, 12 Nov. 1877, 743). John A. Widtsoe: 'Men grow mighty under the results of temple service; women grow strong under it; the community increases in power; until the devil has less influence than he ever had before. The opposition to truth is relatively smaller if the people are engaged actively in the ordinances of the temple' (Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, vol. XII, 1921, 49-64). I share your hopes! 5
Scott Lloyd Posted September 27, 2017 Posted September 27, 2017 19 hours ago, Duncan said: Do you think they will announce any new Temples this time around? I know Elder Wilson gave that interview and said they have 80 sites under consideration. I suspect, hope? they announce a Temple in Nigeria, I looked at the Aba Temple there and they serve 43 Stakes and 17 Districts. I hope India gets a Temple, just for sheer distance to the Hong Kong Temple. I know Pres. Kimball hinted at a Scotland Temple and that would be nice to see them get one. Do you think they''ll announce any new ones this time around? Interesting conjectures.
Scott Lloyd Posted September 27, 2017 Posted September 27, 2017 (edited) The Salt Lake Valley could use another temple, perhaps in my hometown of Sandy. For quite a while I've felt that the Granite Mountain Temple Quarry at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon would be a fitting location for a temple. That's where the rock was quarried to build the Salt Lake Temple. The Church still owns the property. The rock for a new temple could be quarried there on site for a new temple as a fitting homage to the pioneers who built the Salt Lake Temple. The Church's genealogical records vault is across the canyon road from the quarry. The symbolism is rich. A name for the temple? The Granite Mountain Utah Temple, of course. You heard it here first, folks. Edited September 27, 2017 by Scott Lloyd 1
Kenngo1969 Posted September 27, 2017 Posted September 27, 2017 29 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said: The Salt Lake Valley could use another temple, perhaps in my hometown of Sandy. For quite a while I've felt that the Granite Mountain Temple Quarry at the mouth of Little Cotyinwood Canyon would be a fitting location for a temple. That's where the rock was quarried to build the Salt Lake Temple. The Church still owns the property. The rock for a new temple could be quarried there on site for a new temple as a fitting homage to the pioneers who built the Salt Lake Temple. The Church's genealogical records vault is across the canyon road from the quarry. The symbolism is rich. A name for the temple? The Granite Mountain Utah Temple, of course. You heard it here first, folks. Any inside information, Scott?
Kenngo1969 Posted September 27, 2017 Posted September 27, 2017 Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia. Why? Just because.
Scott Lloyd Posted September 27, 2017 Posted September 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Kenngo1969 said: Any inside information, Scott? Nah, I don't have access like that.
Judd Posted September 27, 2017 Posted September 27, 2017 I'm not expecting any to be announced but if so I'd say 1-2, among them Managua, Nicaragua. Possibly Cape Verde. My wild card is always Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, but I still think that's a ways off. Most likely in US (outside the Book of Mormon Belt): Bentonville, Arkansas, or a dark horse location nobody expects or could predict (think Star Valley or Winnipeg [but I think it'd be hard to justify]). Most likely within Mormon corridor: Tooele or Layton. My final answer is Managua, Nicaragua, as the sole announcement.
Duncan Posted September 27, 2017 Author Posted September 27, 2017 18 minutes ago, Judd said: I'm not expecting any to be announced but if so I'd say 1-2, among them Managua, Nicaragua. Possibly Cape Verde. My wild card is always Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, but I still think that's a ways off. Most likely in US (outside the Book of Mormon Belt): Bentonville, Arkansas, or a dark horse location nobody expects or could predict (think Star Valley or Winnipeg [but I think it'd be hard to justify]). Most likely within Mormon corridor: Tooele or Layton. My final answer is Managua, Nicaragua, as the sole announcement. I am an authority nobody was expecting Winnipeg, like whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat????????????????????????????????????????????
Kenngo1969 Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 On 9/27/2017 at 12:01 AM, Judd said: ... Most likely within Mormon corridor: Tooele or Layton. ... There's already land in Tooele. The Grimms, who were good friends with President Hinckley, already have seen to that.
Judd Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 33 minutes ago, Kenngo1969 said: There's already land in Tooele. The Grimms, who were good friends with President Hinckley, already have seen to that. I think that statement is probably true for anywhere in Utah, though.
cdowis Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Judd said: I think that statement is probably true for anywhere in Utah, though. Probably not in Hildale, although that would be an interesting, if not shocking announcement. Edited September 29, 2017 by cdowis 1
JLHPROF Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 5 minutes ago, cdowis said: Probably not in Hildale, although that would be an interesting, if not shocking announcement. Well...I hear there are a lot of new converts in that area. As for me, the only temple announcement I'm waiting for is on a certain piece of land in Independence Missouri. I hear it's going to be the biggest temple yet.
Atheist Mormon Posted October 1, 2017 Posted October 1, 2017 On 9/26/2017 at 2:48 AM, cdowis said: India? How about Mongolia. While you're at your guessing why stop Mongolia, how about Mars?
Duncan Posted October 1, 2017 Author Posted October 1, 2017 50 minutes ago, Atheist Mormon said: While you're at your guessing why stop Mongolia, how about Mars? Maybe if Elon Musk gets his way!
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