Feather River California Temple

Feather River California Temple

It’s 2,695 miles from my home in Maryland to the Feather River California Temple in Yuba City, California. Consequently, this post is going to mention travel stops—lots of them. We’ll start at the beginning… The Food at Union Station Bring on Charley’s Philly Steaks. It 

Bentonville Arkansas Temple

Bentonville Arkansas Temple

As with all good temple trips these days, it tends to start with a 4:30 AM departure from my apartment, headed to Reagan National Airport. From Reagan, I fly to Denver, and from there I can fly to just about anywhere on Frontier! Today, that 

Layton Utah Temple

Layton Utah Temple

My experience this morning in the Layton Utah Temple can be summed up in two words: John Pulver. John is a temple worker there. And thank heavens they have name badges! When I saw his name badge, I asked him if he ever attended the 

Taylorsville Utah Temple

Taylorsville Utah Temple

My trip to the Taylorsville Utah Temple started when I departed the Red Cliffs Utah Temple at about 10:30 this morning. I took a Lyft ride from Red Cliffs over to the St. George shuttle headquarters and waited for about an hour to depart at 

Montreal Quebec Temple

Montreal Quebec Temple

Like all good temple trips, this one started early. I was on the road to Reagan National Airport at 3:59 AM! The nonstop flight to Montreal leaves at 6 AM. I will fly back tonight at 7 PM! The spirit is willing, but my French 

Helena Montana Temple

Helena Montana Temple

I had an 8 AM endowment session the next morning so all was well. It’s a joyous thing to drive 84 miles an hour using cruise control all the way up through Idaho and Montana. We can’t drive that fast legally in Washington DC, but 

Richmond Virginia Temple

Richmond Virginia Temple

Any trip to the Richmond Virginia Temple from the Washington DC area has to go on I-95 South. That’s generally not a pleasant experience, especially on Juneteenth weekend! The Richmond Virginia Temple was dedicated on my birthday, May 7 of last month. It was originally 

Anchorage Alaska Temple

Anchorage Alaska Temple

My trip to the Anchorage Alaska Temple was going to be my final US operating temple, number 82. But then the airlines stepped in and gave me too good of a deal. So, I just scheduled my Anchorage Alaska Temple trip for the last week 

Bismarck North Dakota Temple

Bismarck North Dakota Temple

AUGUST 26, 2023 This is going to be a great day! I’m on board for Skywest Delta connection flight from Washington DC to Minneapolis and it is 6 AM. I have a two hour layover in Minneapolis and then it’s on to Bismarck where I’ll 

Kona Hawaii Temple

Kona Hawaii Temple

My second stop on this 48-hour Hawaiian temple trip is the Kona Hawaii Temple. I left my sister Patti‘s house in Laie at 5 o’clock this morning. Then, I drove an hour north to the Honolulu airport. Next, I boarded a Hawaiian Airlines flight at