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Gila Valley Arizona Temple

Gila Valley Arizona Temple

Having done two initiatory names at the Snowflake Arizona Temple, it was now on to the Gila Valley Arizona Temple (another 177 miles) to repeat the performance, hopefully with a few more names! I saw from a distance what appeared to be an old tabernacle 

Snowflake Arizona Temple

Snowflake Arizona Temple

Like all great temple trips, it starts with a good airfare. In this case it was $170 round-trip from Washington DC to Phoenix. The plan was pretty aggressive: arrive in Phoenix at 7:30 AM, visit the Snowflake, Gila Valley, and Tucson temples all in one 

Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple

Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple

I knew this was going to be a great trip when I got to gate D 11 at the BWI airport and discovered that the new Dunkin’ Donuts was open for business! Then I discovered two dice lying on the ground and decided to pick 

Chicago Illinois Temple

Chicago Illinois Temple

My 50th temple! I knew it was going to be a good day when I saw my buddy Al Jackson at the BWI airport this morning. He’s so cool he looks great even from the back… I left BWI at 7 AM and arrived at 

Dallas Texas Temple

Dallas Texas Temple

My visit to the Dallas Texas Temple once again starts with the airfare. This time it was a $102 round-trip ticket to Dallas from Baltimore on Spirit Airlines. At that price it gave me a chance to visit the Dallas Temple economically. A Chance to 

Boston Massachusetts Temple

Boston Massachusetts Temple

It’s hard to argue with a $70.02 round-trip airfare from Washington DC to Boston. So I didn’t argue; I just went. My alarm went off at 3:30 AM. At 4 AM I was on the road. I arrived at BWI airport at 4:50 AM. At 

Palmyra New York Temple

Palmyra New York Temple

I was supposed to be in Detroit today, visiting the Detroit Michigan Temple. Accordingly I arrived at the Baltimore Washington International airport around 6:30 AM in order to catch my 8 o’clock flight. It would arrive in Detroit around 10 AM. The temple doesn’t open 

Vernal Utah Temple

Vernal Utah Temple

It all started with the airfare—$156 round-trip from Washington DC to Salt Lake City.  I came out to wine and dine my 88-year old mother for her birthday.  I told her she got to choose whatever she wanted to do.  She chose to go to 

Columbia South Carolina Temple

Columbia South Carolina Temple

It would be my final and seventh temple in the last five days. I drove here from Atlanta this morning. The trick would be to make it before they close. Their last endowment session starts at 2:30 PM. I got there at 3:10 PM. But 

Atlanta Georgia Temple

Atlanta Georgia Temple

There’s a lot of healing that takes place inside a  temple owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including spiritual healing, emotional healing, and even physical healing. Well apparently that healing also applies to the parking lot. For about 1200 miles on