Rest in Peace Ann Madsen Ep. 649 The Cultural Hall

Church News Article
- “Inside Church Headquarters: The location, design and construction of Latter-day Saint temples”
  - https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2022/11/27/23466258/inside-church-headquarters-presiding-bishopric-location-design-construction-of-temples
- “The First Presidency outlines criteria for determining where temples should be built, including the numbers of members within an area and the distances they travel to attend a temple.”
- “Based on that criteria, the Temple Department — which is overseen by two members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles — makes suggestions to the First Presidency of possible temple locations.”
- “The First Presidency will then make the final determination of where temples should be built.”
- “The Presiding Bishopric and its Special Projects Department identify a specific site within that location and recommend it to the First Presidency. In most cases, once the location and site have been identified, the temple is announced by the First Presidency to the public, usually in general conference.”
- “With a site determined, the Presiding Bishopric and Special Projects Department propose designs to the First Presidency. Once approved, construction begins on the temple.”
- “With a large number of temples under construction “we have some beautiful plans that have been authorized by the First Presidency that we refer to as ‘core plans’ that vary in square footage,”
- “Because of those core plans, the design time to construct a temple has been shortened from about 18 months down to about six or seven months. And so it’s much faster to get a temple into the construction process, which saves money and time,”
- Bishop Budge said though the floor plans of some temples are the same, “you wouldn’t know it when you look at the temples. Each temple is unique and different in the exterior and interior finishes. And we construct the temples using a variety of local materials … and architectural themes that are consistent with the culture and the people of the area.”
- To better serve members in less populated areas, some new temples are being constructed with the flexibility to interchange rooms.
- “We have what we call flexible plans,” Bishop Caussé said. “This is mostly for our temples with less square footage. … To offer maximum capacity to the members, we have that flexible use of a number of rooms within the temple. For example, a sealing room could be used as an instruction room, or an instruction room can be used as a sealing”

Angel Moroni Placed
- Salta Argentina Temple
  - Thursday November 24^th – Thanksgiving, not reported until Saturday
  - Last Angel Moroni Scheduled to be placed on a new temple.
  - There are 170 Angel Moroni statues (including Salt Lake)
    - The Provo statue will be taken off, bringing down to 169
    - 69 Temples don’t or won’t have Moroni (29%)
    - If all new temples won’t have one, then (44%)
  - Groundbreaking
    - Managua Nicaragua Temple
      - November 26^th by Taylor G. Godoy
      - Announced in 2018, first temple in Nicaragua.
      - Jennifer Lopez – “My parents have taught me to stay true to the covenants I have made”
      - Silvana Roberto García – as a child 44 years ago, traveled to Mesa Arizona. Later traveled to the Guatemala City.
    - Open House Beings
      - San Juan Puerto Temple
        December 1^st -17^th
        One of the smallest temples at just under 7,000 square feet (same as Guam).
        Features two Flex rooms – Sealing/Endowment rooms.
        Spire inspired by the towers found in the city hall
        Spanish Scroll Leaf Motif on walls, quatrefoil motifs in art glass – blue greens
        Press release highlights relief efforts from church from hurricanes and earthquakes.
      - Temple Site Announcements
        Wellington New Zealand Temple
        35 site in Porirua (north of Wellington), 900 feet from the harbor
        Two story 14,900 square feet
        Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple
        Engineering and construction business site in northern Santa Cruz
        Single story 29,000 square feet
        Londrina Brazil Temple
        Open Field south of city center
        Single story 32,000 square feet
        Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple
        Entire block in a nice neighborhood south of the city center
        Single story 32,000 square feet
        Santos Brazil Temple
        Site of the Santos Brazil Stake Center
        Two-Story 23,000 square feet
        Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple
        26 acre site, across the street from existing meeting house
        Single-story 10,900 square feet
        Temple Square Update
        Beehive House and Lion House will close on April 8^th, 2023, for restoration work.
        Historic homes of Brigham Young and other church presidents.
        “To address structural deficiencies, preservation of aging finishes, replacement of outdated mechanical systems, and updating the guest experience”
        Joseph Smith Memorial Building will also be renovated, and restaurants and event spaces will be closed until completion
        All are scheduled to Open in 2025

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Rest in Peace Ann Madsen Ep. 649 The Cultural Hall

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