My Effort to Visit Various Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Throughout the World
Well, I think I just set a record. I drove 551 miles from the Albuquerque temple to the Oklahoma City temple and I just did two initiatory’s in the Oklahoma City Temple. That’s 275 miles per initiatory! But I don’t mind one bit. The two …
It started out last Tuesday night in Philadelphia what I was doing a small junk removal job. Somewhere in the middle of that job, my left knee just said, “I don’t think so…” and I lost my support from it. The nice young couple helped …
Finally! After two years of Covid related closures, I was able to go out and visit another temple. Thanks to a credit I had on Spirit Airlines, and the corresponding $160 round-trip flight from Baltimore to Oakland, I was thrilled to come to the Bay …
In the October general conference, President Nelson announced that 13 new temples would be built “…at or near…” the following locations: Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Tacloban, Philippines; Monrovia, Liberia; Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Antananarivo, Madagascar; Culiacan, Mexico; Vitoria, Brazil; La Paz, Bolivia; Santiago West, Chile; …
At the April 2021 general conference, President Nelson announced the construction of 20 new temples! They will be built in these locations: Oslo, Norway; Brussels, Belgium; Vienna, Austria; Kumasi, Ghana; Beira, Mozambique; Cape Town, South Africa; Singapore, Republic of Singapore; Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Cali, Columbia; …
In the October 2020 general conference, President Nelson announced the building of six new temples. They will be located in Tarawa, Kiribati; Port Vila, Vanuatu; Lindon, Utah; Greater Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sao Paulo East, Brazil, and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. This brings the total number of …
What a thrill to have President Nelson announce eight new temples to be constructed in the following areas: Bahai Blanca, Argentina; Tallahassee, Florida; Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Benin City, Nigeria; Syracuse, Utah; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Shanghai, China! To see …
The Monticello Utah Temple is the only temple in Utah that I have not visited. That’s probably because it’s 233 miles southeast of Spanish Fork Utah, where my mother lives. On Tuesday, February 11, I drove 210 miles north from Salt Lake City to visit …
This trip to the Star Valley Wyoming Temple was made possible by Frontier Airline’s $150 round-trip airfare from Washington DC to Salt Lake City. I love it when I get those fares! The Accomodations Contrary to my normal approach, where I land at 11:30 PM …
All visits to the Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple start with some kind of an adventure in New Orleans. Monday afternoon I flew from Baltimore to New Orleans and checked in at the Days Inn. The hotel was only $70. A Bus Tour of New Orleans …