Medford Oregon Temple

Medford Oregon Temple

Once caught up on my sleep, the next problem was my white pants. I rented them at the Portland temple but they don’t rent clothes at the Medford temple. The distribution center, located in the stake center, doesn’t open until 10 o’clock and my endowment 

Portland Oregon Temple

Portland Oregon Temple

It’s not always about the temple you’re visiting, in this case to Portland Oregon Temple. Sometimes, it’s about the breakfast. In this case, it came from McDonald’s at the Denver airport. Having left my place at 3:45 a.m. this morning to catch my 7 a.m. 

Oklahoma City Temple

Oklahoma City Temple

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 

Albuquerque New Mexico Temple

Albuquerque New Mexico Temple

It’s 321 miles from the Lubbock Texas Temple to the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple. I finished my work in the Lubbock temple at about noon and my appointment in Albuquerque (to do some sealings was at 7 PM. No problem on the travel! Besides, it 

Lubbock Texas Temple

Lubbock Texas Temple

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 

Oakland California Temple

Oakland California Temple

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 

13 New Temples Announced!

13 New Temples Announced!

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; 

20 New Temples Announced!

20 New Temples Announced!

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; 

Six New Temples Announced!

Six New Temples Announced!

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 

8 New Temples Announced!

8 New Temples Announced!

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