Kadena Okinawa Temple and Family History

I just found out that back in June an unofficial 3D modeling of the Okinawa Japan Temple was made based on the official 2D rendering released by the Church:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKO8PSO7PkY&feature=youtu.be . It is definitely worth watching. Based on this, it looks like the temple will have a smallish parking lot behind it. Sincere thanks and kudos to Brian Olson, who did the model! Still Photos from Unofficial 3D Model of Okinawa Japan Temple

A week ago I stopped by  the site for the Okinawa Japan Temple and found that the  temporary office or guard shack that appeared in early November had disappeared: Okinawa Japan Temple Site Emptied on Nov. 29, 2020 The groundbreaking ceremony for the temple was held on December 5.  (The dedicatory prayer for the temple site can be found at 55:12 in the video .) Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony was limited to just 30 participants--including the Asia North Area President and  the Church's de-facto ambassador for sushi : Elder Takashi Wada. (A temple fireside was held on December 6, with at least 371 people joining in via Zoom...though that number probably represents well over 500 people since many of the Zoom attendees were families sharing a single account.) Here are some pictures taken while the groundbreaking ceremony was being set up: Okinawa Japan Temple Immediately Prior to Groundbreaking Ceremony on December 5, 2020 (Photos Courtesy of Anonymous Source...Dev