Temple Goal - help please!!

Back in 1993 I set a goal, we took a trip to San Diego with our family and toured the San Diego Temple during the Open House. It was a trip I clearly remember and loved. I set a goal as I walked through that wonderful building and house of the Lord. I wanted to go and visit every Temple in the world. At that time in 1993 there were only 45 operating Temples so this goal seemed quite possible. (It had taken the church 116 year to open the past 45 operating temples from St George in April 1877 to San Diego in April 1993)


A few years later about 1996 or 1997 Jenelle and I were discussing Temples. She set the goal to visit all the Temples while I was reminded and reaffirmed my goal. At that time there were still only about 50 temples - still quite doable.  I even started a notebook/memory book to keep track of the temples we visited.  Then shortly thereafter came the famous temple announcement and challenge by President Hinckley to build and have 100 operating temples by 2000. A goal the church hit with 102 dedicated operating temples on Dec 17, 2000 with the Porto Alegre Brazil Temple.

Today (Nov 16, 2014) as I sat in the in the dedication of the Phoenix Temple. I was reminded of my goal - I still want to do it but I realize that I need to modify my goal a bit and call upon all of our posterity to help me. So now my goal is to have my posterity to help me visit all of the Temples of the World. I hope that as the Temple numbers grow that our posterity will also grow and help us to reach out to every temple!

This blog is my new way for us to document our progress.  Please help me!!!  Please take the time to visit every temple you have an opportunity to go to. Take pictures and add your memories to this blog to record our progress.