Temple Tour 2011

One of the goals Ben and I had with our trip this summer was to see all the temples we could and let the kids experience the spirit of the temple grounds.  For years my siblings and I have talked about doing a temple tour and taking our kids to the 10 temples between Logan and Provo.  It really seemed to fit into our trip and so this year we finally decided to do it.

We started at the Provo temple the day after Grace's blessing and then took two days to visit the grounds of the temples.  We had 14 kids under the age of 13 and so we had to keep things moving while trying to respect the temple grounds but I think that everyone had a good time, it didn't hurt that we got to stay in a hotel with a pool.

Day 1

Provo Temple
Dedicated 02/09/1992

Mount Timpanogos 
Dedicated 10/13/1996

I was really trying to get in the picture with everyone else but I couldn't make it. 

Ladd had to run through the bee infested ground cover to make it into the group photo.

The temple was closed but we were still able to walk around the grounds.

Draper Temple
Dedicated 03/20/2009

We came on a Monday and so the grounds were closed but we got a pretty good look.

Jordan River Temple
Dedicated 11/16/1981

We had to do a close up at the back of the temple because of shadows at the front.

Oquirrh Mountain Temple
Dedicated 8/21/2009

The grounds were closed at this temple as well but everyone was tired and ready to be done and so the quick stop was what we needed. 

After this we went to our hotel that was in downtown Salt Lake and enjoyed the pool, some pizza and a great view of the Capitol building and Temple square lit up at night.

Day 2

Salt Lake Temple
Dedicated 04/06/1893

The man in the hat is a host on Temple Square and he helped us find the corner stone and this area, which is known as the secret garden.

Bountiful Temple
Dedicated 01/08/1995

The grounds were closed renovations and so this is as close as we could get.

We lost of few of the troops who fell asleep in the car.

Ogden Temple
Currently closed for major renovations

You can actually see the interior stairs.

Here is our motley crew.

The temple will look a lot like the Draper temple when all the renovations are complete.

Brigham City

Under Construction

Everyone had a good time relaxing in the grass and playing in the little stream that was across the street from the temple at the tabernacle.

Logan Temple

Dedicated 05/17/1884

Everyone was glad to get out of the car and relax on the temple grounds.  The fountains were a big hit after a long hot car ride.

We had a great time on our temple tour and I am very happy that the kids got to experience the peaceful feeling that exists at all the different temples.