Sunday, July 20, 2008

Updated Temple List

Last week, I visited two temples that I had never been to before:

Idaho Falls Idaho Temple. Of course the temple itself is beautiful, but I found the surrounding area--it sits right on a river--particularly pretty. Their visitors' center is new, and I liked it a lot. Hayden loved that you could walk up to and touch the Christus statue.

Rexburg Idaho Temple. We made a quick pit stop in Rexburg on our way up to our vacation in Island Park and Yellowstone. This temple was dedicated earlier this year, so it still has the look and smell of a brand new building. The grounds/gardens are beautiful, and I thought the temple was pretty. I don't know if I can ever be a fan of BYU-Idaho without their football team providing athletes to my BYU-Provo squad, but this temple helps me appreciate Rexburg and BYU-Idaho a lot more.

Here is my new updated list of temples I have been to:
1. Bountiful Utah
2. Denver Colorado
3. Idaho Falls Idaho
4. Jordan River Utah
5. Laie Hawaii
6. Las Vegas Nevada
7. Logan Utah
8. Los Angeles California
9. Manila Philippines
10. Manti Utah
11. Monticello Utah
12. Mount Timpanogas Utah
13. Provo Utah
14. Rexburg Idaho
15. St. George Utah
16. Salt Lake
17. San Diego California
18. Washington D.C.

I have also been to the construction sites of the Draper Utah and Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temples. But I won't add them to The List until I've been to them post-construction.

The closest temples that I still have never been to:
1. Ogden Utah (61.78 miles)
2. Vernal Utah (176.96 miles)
3. Twin Falls Idaho (247.03 miles)
4. Boise Idaho (364.57 miles)--I have seen this temple off the freeway, but never visited the grounds.
5. Reno Nevada (540.18 miles)

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