While on vacation in Utah, we checked off two more temples on our list: Logan and Jordan River Utah. Alex had been to the Jordan River Temple on his mission, but I hadn't been there (our list only includes ones we have both been to). The Logan Utah Temple was new for both of us. It actually turned out to be a neat day to go, because it was the first day of a new video presentation released to temples worldwide.
It was cool to see the Logan Utah Temple, because it is one of the oldest temples. It's the 4th constructed, but 2nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (following the St. George Utah Temple). It was announced in May of 1877, built by volunteer labor over a 7-year period, and dedicated in May of 1884. In 1917 a fire destroyed part of the temple, requiring repair. The interior was remodeled again in 1949 and completely re-done in 1977.
I love the dark colored stone on the exterior. The boys thought the temple looked like a castle. Originally the exterior was painted an off-white color to hide the dark stone, but has since been allowed the paint to weather away. It was also interesting to see a temple without an angel Moroni statue on the top. Apparently it's 1 of 8 temples that don't have an angel Moroni (St. George, Manti, Logan, Laie Hawaii, Cardston Alberta, Mesa Arizona, Hamilton New Zealand and Oakland CA).
Here is our updated temple list:
Albuquerque NM
Bern Switzerland
Ciudad Juarez Mexico
Dallas TX
Denver CO
Draper Utah
Fresno CA
Hamilton New Zealand
Houston TX
Jordan River UT
Las Vegas NV
Logan UT
Los Angeles CA
Melbourne Australia
Memphis TN
Mount Timpanogos UT
Nauvoo IL
Oakland CA
Oklahoma City OK
Redlands CA
Salt Lake UT
San Antonio TX
San Diego CA
Snowflake AZ
St. George UT
St. Louis MO
Sydney Australia
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You two are my heroes. I love that you have a list. I don't know if I could remember all the temples I've visited, but I'm sure you have me beat in terms of numbers.
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