Merida Mexico Temple
May 8, 2018 It all started last December after I had visited my 23rd temple for the year. I got the idea to make the 24th one a “wild-card” temple. I pulled up a random number generator on my phone and put in the range …
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Rome Italy Temple
So here I am at the El Paso Texas Airport, having just finished going to the Ciudad Juarez Mexico Temple yesterday, and I’m already writing about my next temple visit! Hats off to the people at this airport, because they sell Propel waters out of …
Ciudad Juarez Mexico Temple
This Friday, I am visiting the Ciudad Juarez Mexico Temple. It will be my third temple visited in Mexico (Tijuana & Merida). My good friend Conal Whetten, from the Washington DC 3rd Ward, is a former temple worker whose family lives in El Paso, Texas, …
Winnipeg Manitoba Temple
I’ve just boarded a plane in Toronto operated by Flair Airlines. I’m in 4E and hoping nobody sits in 4F! The flight to Winnipeg is going to be about 2 1/2 hours. I didn’t get my wish! A gentleman sat down in 4F and it …
Toronto Ontario Temple
It’s 5:35 AM and I’m about to board a WestJet flight from Halifax to Toronto. After getting a free bus ride to the airport last night, I slept a few hours in the airport and I’m now ready to head to Toronto! God bless the …
Halifax Nova Scotia Temple
Whenever I think of Halifax, Nova Scotia, I think of two words: Holly Cook. Holly is my cousin and in 1990 she took third place in the World Figure Skating Championships held in Halifax! I don’t know that anybody from the World of Cook has …
Edmonton Alberta Temple
The first thing I’ll say about the Edmonton Alberta Temple is that after visiting the Calgary and Cardston temples, this one is small! That’s OK! It’s not the size of the temple that matters, it’s the fact that the work is getting done in more …
Calgary Alberta Temple
It all started last night as I approached the Calgary Alberta Temple from the east, having done an endowment session in the Cardston Temple a few hours earlier. I love to look for a temple on the skyline, and this one did not disappoint! Calgary …
Cardston Alberta Temple
O Canada! 🇨🇦 I’m in Chicago, having just boarded my flight to Calgary, Canada. I flew here this morning at 6 AM from Washington Dulles. I left my home at 3:30 AM. In the next 48 hours, I will visit three Canadian temples: Cardston Alberta, …
McAllen Texas Temple
There’s a lot to say about this temple trip! But I have to start off with this commercial from Chipotle, because it features a girl named Karen who works at Chipotle in McAllen, Texas. I plan to go there for lunch tomorrow, and I hope …
Casper Wyoming Temple
It’s 6 degrees right now in Casper, Wyoming. Tomorrow morning at 4 AM I will get up and head to Reagan National airport. My flight to Denver is $16. My rental car is $30. The drive from Denver to Casper is about 5 hours. I …