LDS members. What is your favorite Temple? Which temples have a special meaning to you?

Question

My wife and I were sealed in the Albuquerque temple, and that is also where I received my own endowments. My sister and her husband were sealed in the Manti temple, so that gives it a special meaning to me.

Thanks to everyone for answering!!!!

Answer 1

I have several.

Los Angeles - It was the first temple I did Baptisms for the Dead with a youth group in.

Ogden - My parents were converts to the church after my brother and I were born. We were sealed together as a family here.

Bountiful - This is where I recieved my endowments and was married to my husband.

Rexburg - Still under construction, but I live about a block from it and will be attending it VERY regularly once it's finished. And it's SO pretty and such an eye catcher in this little town.

Salt Lake - Because of the historical significance and the amount of love that went into it's construction is so obvious by the beautiful detail inside it.

I love every temple I've ever attended, which in addition to the above also includes - Denver, Alberquerque-Ontario, Orlando, and Jordan River.

Answer 2

I received my endowment in the Preston Temple, was sealed to my husband in the London Temple, and had a very special spiritual experience in the Manti Temple. But I think the most beautiful is the San Diego Temple.

Answer 3

I don't know that I have a favorite. I have been to several. There are two that I am anxious to go to- Nauvoo and Vernal, UT. I grew up in Vernal about a block away from the temple, when I lived there it was still just the old tabernacle and not used much. My ward met in the building next door, sometimes we would play on the lawn of the tabernacle and sometimes we would have youth activities there as well. After we moved to Ogden they announced that they were going to remodel the tabernacle and make it a temple. I have always wanted to go to that temple. I have a picture taken the winter before we moved from the back porch of my house. It was a snowy day and you can see the spire of the tabernacle through the snow. I will always remember how pretty that was.

When I was a kid we visited Nauvoo, I remember visiting the Temple site and thinking how hallowed and sacred the ground was. It would be neat to see that temple.

Answer 4

I recieved my endowment and was sealed to my beautiful wife at the London Temple.
Hopefully sometime in the near future my parents and I will be sealed in the San Diego Temple.
Heck I love all the Temples!

Answer 5

Well, I received my endowments in the Atlanta, Ga temple and then later my family was sealed in the Washington D.C. temple, so those are special to me. However, I think the Manti temple is very beautiful and would love to visit that one someday, as well as many others.

Answer 6

My favorite temple is the Cardston, Alberta temple. I grew up in Southern Alberta and my grandparents lived down the street. I was able to walk from their home to the temple and did so all the time. My husband and I intend to be sealed in that same temple. I was endowed in the Provo temple, and I also have a very deep love of the temple in Salt Lake City.

Answer 7

The Brisbane, Australia temple, definitely. We were married in the Sydney temple, and that was enlightening, but my heart is wrapped around the Brisbane temple, because I used to be in Brisbane ward and the chapel is only 5 metres across the courtyard from the temple grounds, with all its beautiful garden, and shining angel Moroni, which glows in the sun.

My children loved to see the temple there. My little son, who never liked to sing... his favourite song at age 2 was not "Popcorn, Popping" but "I love to see the Temple," and it was the only song he would ask us to sing.

It is our very own temple that makes my heart swell. It is a monument to the Lord, which can be seen from the river, and from the Botannical Gardens in the Inner city, reminding me of the glory of the Lord. It sits on top of the cliffs and adds beauty to an already beautiful view, especially at night. What a blessing it is to the skyline of Brisbane.

Not only that, but just by coincidence, our last child has the same name as the street the temple is on! It was also the temple that I was able to take one of my close non-member friends through, before it was dedicated. It has very special meaning to me, and I remember the feeling I had during the dedication ceremony when the prophet spoke to us.

We waited so long for our temple. It was the first of the new temples in Australia for its site to be dedicated, but the last to actually be built. We would all stop by and have a look at the construction after attending church at another chapel.... and then we finally got our own chapel back, with temple to boot.

Answer 8

I took my endowments out, and got married in the Logan Temple, so it will always hold a special place in my heart.

I went through the bountiful temple a few times, once when it had the open house, and then a few times for sessions. It's really pretty.

My mom was married in the Honolulu, HI. temple, so that is special to me.

Right now, we go to the Mt. Timpinogos temple. Just went and did sealings for our 11th anniversary, so that one now holds special meaning for me.

But if I had to pick one, it would always be Logan. I grew up there, and you could see it at night, lit up, out my parents window. I think since it was the first one I ever went into that it's special to me. OH!! A funny thing- we got to have the first counselor of the temple presidency marry us. My hubbies dad was stake pres for a long time, and so he knew Pres. Kidd. My parents knew him also, he was in our stake, so I called him and he was so happy to marry us!! That will always hold special meaning for me!

Answer 9

I received my endowments in the Logan Temple. I was married in the Bountiful Temple and I saw my first live endowment session in the Salt Lake Temple. All three hold special significance to me.

Answer 10

My husband and I were sealed (and took our endowments) in the Washington D.C. temple. We also did a lot of work in the Ogden and Oakland temples. And of course, we have our temple here in Columbus now. But, I think the one that I felt the closest to God in was the Salt Lake temple. Don't ask me why, but it just was so special.