Temples

 Today in Stake Conference for just a moment our dear Stake President Wall talked about how close his home was to the temples that are near his home. This got me to thinking about the temples that are also near me now. Growing up it was an all day adventure getting up early driving to DC temple, doing some baptisms, eating lunch and then driving all the way back. Now our temple district back home has changed so we are in the Columbus Ohio temple district. When I got home I took some time to look up all the temples that are within the distance of one drive to some of the temples closest to me in Pennsylvania.

1. Oquirrh Mountian-3 miles 8 minutes

2. Jordan River- 3.6 miles 9 minutes

3. Draper- 12.3 miles 24 minutes

4. Salt Lake-20.8 miles 31 minutes

5. Mt. Timpinogos- 21.3 miles 33 minutes

6. Bountiful- 32 miles 42 minutes

7. Provo- 32.4 miles 47 minutes

8. Ogden- 55.6 miles 1hr 3minutes

9. Brigham City- 76.5 miles 1hr 21 minutes

10. Manti- 110 miles 2hrs and 2 minutes

11. Vernal- 183 miles 3hrs 33 minutes

12. Idaho Falls Idaho- 232 miles 3hrs and 40 minutes

13. Rexburg Idaho- 258 miles 4hrs 7 minutes

1. Washington DC 179 miles 3hrs 24 minutes

2. Columbus Ohio temple 227 miles 4hrs

3.  Philadelphia, Pa 260 4hrs 53 minutes (not finished, under construction)

4. Palmyra, NY 307 miles 5hrs and 58 minutes

There is no excuse for not having regular temple attendance here in Utah. I try expressing this to some of my friends that live here. but since it is such a foreign concept living so far away, they don't understand how precious it is!

ATTEND THE TEMPLE!