31

In anticipation of my travel plans and temple goals for the year, I've been thinking a lot about my list of temples visited. I can't match the pace of new temples being added all around the world, but I feel pretty good if I can go to one or two new-to-me ones each year. This year I hope to add San Jose Costa Rica and Monticello Utah. For my own OCD purposes, here is my updated list:

St. George Utah
Logan Utah
Manti Utah
Salt Lake
Cardston Alberta
Mesa Arizona
Los Angeles California
Oakland California
Ogden Utah
Provo Utah
Jordan River Utah
Boise Idaho
Denver Colorado
Portland Oregon
Las Vegas Nevada
San Diego California
Bountiful Utah
Mount Timpanogos Utah
Vernal Utah
Albuquerque New Mexico
Snowflake Arizona
Redlands California
Manhattan New York
Newport Beach California
Rexburg Idaho
Draper Utah
Oquirrh Mountain Utah
Reno Nevada
Columbia River Washington
Nauvoo Illinois
Brigham City UT

Comments

AmyJune said…
Monticello is where mike is from. His family lives about 2 minutes from the temple.
February 02, 2013 11:30 AM
Sarah said…
This is impressive. When did you go to the Nauvoo Temple?
February 03, 2013 2:29 PM
abby said…
Didn't you do Madrid?
February 04, 2013 10:27 AM
amyegodfrey said…
This list doesn't include temples you've seen, but not entered, does it? I'm so happy to see a new post from you!
February 12, 2013 9:41 PM
Jord said…
I love this list and this goal. Like you budgeting genius I may have to follow suit on this one as well. I'm excited for you to visit Costa Rica. Is it alone or with the kids? Either way it will be amazing.
February 22, 2013 9:42 PM
Eliza said…
Washington DC is the third biggest temple and one of the oldest. And there's no center aisle in the endowment rooms, so a couple in each row can sit together. In case any of that makes you want to go! :)
April 06, 2013 4:20 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Anyone else?

I just read this scripture quoted in a blog comment thread, alluding to. . .me. 2 Nephi 9:28 28 O that cunning plan of the evil one! O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not. The context: I had suggested that Ezra Taft Benson's political views as expressed in 1968 before he was the prophet were not the official political views of the church, and shouldn't be construed as such. It is actually not the first time this month that I've been told through scriptural references that I am a wicked person {my extrapolated take-away from the conversations}. I give up.
Read more

Another taboo topic: money

I don't have a lot of real visible or artistic talents, but one talent that has served me well is an ability to manage and organize money well. A few of my sisters-in-law have asked me how I do the family budget, so this is a straight up accounting of how I do the accounting. When we get a paycheck: 10% tithing right off the top Then, with the remainder (net minus tithing), I divy it up into percentages and put money into different "funds" -- that I keep track of in the back of my paycheck because I'm old school like that. Mortgage: I figure out the percentage it will take to cover my mortgage. Usually 29-30%. I think this percentage needs to stay under 35% of take-home after tithing. Baby steps: 20% goes to meeting financial goals a la Dave Ramsey's baby steps. This means that you focus on one thing at a time, leaving the rest so that your money is not so thinly spread and you can make visible progress. This presupposes that one has abandoned using credit, and i
Read more