Kansas City Missouri Temple

After driving almost 1000 miles yesterday it felt great to get some sleep at a Best Western Hotel near the Kansas City airport. Stretching out on the king size bed felt like heaven!

Temple #4: Kansas City Missouri Temple

The sessions at the Kansas City Missouri Temple are available at 9:30, 10:30, and 11:30. I woke up at 8:30, grabbed the free breakfast at the hotel, and automatically kissed the 9:30 session goodbye. That would be just fine however as the 10:30 session would get me out at around noon and give me about six hours to go see church history sites in the area.

I made the 10:30 session and marveled at the beautiful light colored wood that is inside this large temple. You can see this temple from a few miles away as you approach from the west.

I kept looking at the name badges of the many temple workers trying to see if there was a last name that I recognized from 40 years ago. No luck!

Church History Sights

After the session I went straight to Independence to see my old stomping ground.

My Goal Accomplished!

I arrived back at the airport at 6:30, two hours ahead of my flight. I logged almost 1200 miles on the rental car in two days. I visited four temples and a number of church historic sites. I even stopped in and got to say a few words at a zone conference being held in the stake center.

The Kansas City Missouri Temple is my 62nd temple visited since January 2017. It was also the wildcard temple for 2018, which I am thrilled to now report has been visited!