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 

Laie Hawaii Temple

Laie Hawaii Temple

As is the case with most of these trips, it starts with the food. Accordingly this morning, it was the Dunkin’ Donuts card that I’ve been carrying around in my wallet for years. It actually had some value on it! Accordingly, it scored me an 

Billings Montana Temple

Billings Montana Temple

It is 392 miles from the Pocatello Idaho Temple to the Billings Montana Temple. More importantly, it is 6 hours and 9 minutes of travel time. When I left Spanish Fork yesterday morning at 6:13 AM, my goal was to simply go up to the 

Pocatello Idaho Temple

Pocatello Idaho Temple

My adventure to visit the Pocatello Idaho Temple started Tuesday at 6:13. That’s A.M… That’s when the Utah Transit Authority 821 bus stops at the street corner less than a block from my mother‘s house. I would catch it up to the Provo Frontrunner station 

Spokane Washington Temple

Spokane Washington Temple

It’s 132 miles from the Columbia River Washington Temple to the Spokane Temple. I arrived at 2:30 PM and my session wasn’t until 3:30 PM so they let me sit in the celestial room for about a half hour. That was wonderful! when I entered 

Columbia River Washington Temple

Columbia River Washington Temple

The story of my visit to the Columbia River Washington Temple starts the night before. I had driven 477 miles from the Medford Oregon Temple. When I found out I had missed the last endowment session of the night, I walked across the parking lot 

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