Temple Withdrawals-Celebrating The 100 Temple Milestone

Last updated on: April 18, 2020 at 5:33 pm by Delisa Hargrove

Temple Withdrawals-Celebrating The 100 Temple Milestone 2020-04-18T17:33:56-10:00 Delisa Hargrove

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36 days ago was the last day I entered the temple. That’s the longest span of time I’ve gone without attending the temple since I returned home from my mission in 1993. I feel the impact of not being able to “plug in” to the temple, but also feel gratitude for having had temples so available during my adult life.

I received my endowment 5 May 1992 in the Dallas Texas Temple in preparation for my mission beginning July 1. By June, mom and I had roadtripped to a cousin’s wedding in Idaho and visited several temples along the way. I loved the varying personalities of each temple. I decided on that trip I wanted to go to every temple in the world. At the time there were 49 temples and it still seemed like a lofty goal.

As the number of temples grew, I worked as a software trainer for several years. I traveled the country from coast to coast. After a workday of setting up and training folks on our software system, I would drive however long it took to attend a temple I hadn’t been to before. My mom and various sisters and I took roadtrips making big loops around the country and into Canada to visit temples I hadn’t attended. My family went to Mexico and some of us went to temples I hadn’t been to before. At one point, I’d been to every dedicated continental US and Canadian temple along with every temple in some other countries, too.

Adding to My Every Temple Goal

In February 2020, I had a Saturday training class scheduled in Atlanta, Georgia. I’d been to the Atlanta temple years ago, but Fort Lauderdale was built after I’d moved to Hawaii. With a little planning, the Fort Lauderdale Temple could be my 100th temple! every temple

I left Honolulu midafternoon on Thursday and flew overnight to Atlanta arriving at 7:00 AM. I caught a 9:00 AM flight to Fort Lauderdale. I prefer to drive myself, but every second counted. While planning the trip, Anthony suggested I check Uber. The estimated Uber ride to and from the temple was cheaper than the rental car and would take less time! I took Uber for the 30-minute ride to the temple and back.

The skies in Fort Lauderdale were cloudy and gray, accentuating the awesome limestone colors of the temple’s exterior. I walked in and started scanning everything. I love seeing holy patterns on the ceiling, floor, and walls.

As I walked through the grand hallway behind the recommend desk, a tall, stately man strode towards me. He stopped right in front of me, took both of my hands in his and welcomed me to the temple. He said he could tell I was celebrating something, happiness exuded from me. I told him Fort Lauderdale Temple was my 100th temple on my quest and such a significant number to me and I was so happy. He celebrated with me and wished me well.

Time flew and soon I was summoning my Uber back to the airport to catch my flight back to Atlanta. I arrived at my hotel at 9;00 PM with enough time to prepare and sleep for my training the next morning.

I was so happy about that trip! I’ve been an opportunist to attend every temple I can and to attend a temple as often as I can.

So today as I miss entering the doors and breathing that temple air and learning there, I celebrate the milestone of 100 temples visited and look forward to many more.

Every Temple I’ve Visited

Temple Name Location Dedicated

Albuquerque New Mexico Temple Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 5 March 2000
Atlanta Georgia Temple Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States 1 June 1983
Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States 16 July 2000
Billings Montana Temple Billings, Montana, United States 20 November 1999
Birmingham Alabama Temple Gardendale, Alabama, United States 3 September 2000
Bismarck North Dakota Temple Bismarck, North Dakota, United States 19 September 1999
Boise Idaho Temple Boise, Idaho, United States 25 May 1984
Boston Massachusetts Temple Belmont, Massachusetts, United States 1 October 2000
Bountiful Utah Temple Bountiful, Utah, United States 8 January 1995
Brigham City Utah Temple Brigham City, Utah, United States 23 September 2012
Calgary Alberta Temple Calgary, Alberta, Canada 28 October 2012
Cardston Alberta Temple Cardston, Alberta, Canada 26 August 1923
Cedar City Utah Temple Cedar City, Utah, United States 10 December 2017
Chicago Illinois Temple Glenview, Illinois, United States 9 August 1985
Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico 26 February 2000
Columbia River Washington Temple Richland, Washington, United States 18 November 2001
Columbia South Carolina Temple Hopkins, South Carolina, United States 16 October 1999
Columbus Ohio Temple Columbus, Ohio, United States 4 September 1999
Copenhagen Denmark Temple Frederiksberg, Hovedstaden, Denmark 23 May 2004
Dallas Texas Temple Dallas, Texas, United States 19 October 1984
Denver Colorado Temple Centennial, Colorado, United States 24 October 1986
Detroit Michigan Temple Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States 23 October 1999
Draper Utah Temple Draper, Utah, United States 20 March 2009
Edmonton Alberta Temple Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 11 December 1999
Fort Collins Colorado Temple Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 16 October 2016
Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple Davie, Florida, United States 4 May 2014
Frankfurt Germany Temple Friedrichsdorf, Hessen, Germany 28 August 1987
Freiberg Germany Temple Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany 29 June 1985
Fresno California Temple Fresno, California, United States 9 April 2000
Gilbert Arizona Temple Gilbert, Arizona, United States 2 March 2014
Guadalajara Mexico Temple Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico 29 April 2001
Halifax Nova Scotia Temple Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada 14 November 1999
Houston Texas Temple Spring, Texas, United States 26 August 2000
Idaho Falls Idaho Temple Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States 23 September 1945
Jordan River Utah Temple South Jordan, Utah, United States 16 November 1981
Kansas City Missouri Temple Kansas City, Missouri, United States 6 May 2012
Kona Hawaii Temple Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States 23 January 2000
Laie Hawaii Temple Laie, Hawaii, United States 27 November 1919
Las Vegas Nevada Temple Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 16 December 1989
Logan Utah Temple Logan, Utah, United States 17 May 1884
London England Temple Newchapel, Surrey, England 7 September 1958
Los Angeles California Temple Los Angeles, California, United States 11 March 1956
Louisville Kentucky Temple Crestwood, Kentucky, United States 19 March 2000
Lubbock Texas Temple Lubbock, Texas, United States 21 April 2002
Manhattan New York Temple New York, New York, United States 13 June 2004
Manti Utah Temple Manti, Utah, United States 21 May 1888
Medford Oregon Temple Central Point, Oregon, United States 16 April 2000
Memphis Tennessee Temple Bartlett, Tennessee, United States 23 April 2000
Mérida Mexico Temple Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico 8 July 2000
Meridian Idaho Temple Meridian, Idaho, United States 19 November 2017
Mesa Arizona Temple Mesa, Arizona, United States 23 October 1927
Mexico City Mexico Temple México, Distrito Federal, Mexico 2 December 1983
Monterrey Mexico Temple Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico 28 April 2002
Monticello Utah Temple Monticello, Utah, United States 26 July 1998
Montreal Quebec Temple Longueuil, Quebec, Canada 4 June 2000
Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple American Fork, Utah, United States 13 October 1996
Nashville Tennessee Temple Franklin, Tennessee, United States 21 May 2000
Nauvoo Illinois Temple Nauvoo, Illinois, United States 27 June 2002
Newport Beach California Temple Newport Beach, California, United States 28 August 2005
Oakland California Temple Oakland, California, United States 17 November 1964
Ogden Utah Temple Ogden, Utah, United States 18 January 1972
Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple Yukon, Oklahoma, United States 30 July 2000
Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple South Jordan, Utah, United States 21 August 2009
Orlando Florida Temple Windermere, Florida, United States 9 October 1994
Palmyra New York Temple Palmyra, New York, United States 6 April 2000
Payson Utah Temple Payson, Utah, United States 7 June 2015
Phoenix Arizona Temple Phoenix, Arizona, United States 16 November 2014
Portland Oregon Temple Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States 19 August 1989
Preston England Temple Chorley, Lancashire, England 7 June 1998
Provo City Center Temple Provo, Utah, United States 20 March 2016
Provo Utah Temple Provo, Utah, United States 9 February 1972
Raleigh North Carolina Temple Apex, North Carolina, United States 18 December 1999
Redlands California Temple Redlands, California, United States 14 September 2003
Regina Saskatchewan Temple Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 14 November 1999
Reno Nevada Temple Reno, Nevada, United States 23 April 2000
Rexburg Idaho Temple Rexburg, Idaho, United States 10 February 2008
Sacramento California Temple Rancho Cordova, California, United States 3 September 2006
Salt Lake Temple Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 6 April 1893
San Antonio Texas Temple San Antonio, Texas, United States 22 May 2005
San Diego California Temple San Diego, California, United States 25 April 1993
Santiago Chile Temple Providencia, Santiago, Chile 15 September 1983
Seattle Washington Temple Bellevue, Washington, United States 17 November 1980
Snowflake Arizona Temple Snowflake, Arizona, United States 3 March 2002
Spokane Washington Temple Spokane, Washington, United States 21 August 1999
St. George Utah Temple St. George, Utah, United States 6 April 1877
St. Louis Missouri Temple St. Louis, Missouri, United States 1 June 1997
St. Paul Minnesota Temple Oakdale, Minnesota, United States 9 January 2000
Star Valley Wyoming Temple Afton, Wyoming, United States 30 October 2016
Stockholm Sweden Temple Vasterhaninge, Sweden 2 July 1985
The Gila Valley Arizona Temple Central, Arizona, United States 23 May 2010
The Hague Netherlands Temple Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 8 September 2002
Toronto Ontario Temple Brampton, Ontario, Canada 25 August 1990
Twin Falls Idaho Temple Twin Falls, Idaho, United States 24 August 2008
Vancouver British Columbia Temple Langley, British Columbia, Canada 2 May 2010
Vernal Utah Temple Vernal, Utah, United States 2 November 1997
Washington D.C. Temple Kensington, Maryland, United States 17 September 1974
Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple Omaha, Nebraska, United States 22 April 2001
Jerusalem Temple
Kirtland Ohio Temple
Far West Temple Site, Independence Missouri Temple Lot, Adam-ondi-Ahman Temple Site

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