1st Week Walking

 For my 1st week walking I was able to virtually reach the Oquirrh Mountain Temple and the Jordan River Temple.  Both of these temples have significant impacts in my life.

First the Oquirrh Mountain Temple is the closest temple to our home being only 4 miles (8,000 steps) away.  In 2016 my family actually did practice walks for 9 months and we actually walked from our house to this temple.  We got to watch it be built and helped with the temple open house and 2 of my kids were in the temple celebration program for when it opened.  It is the temple I go to most often.  During the pandemic when all the temples closed we would go and sit in the parking lot of this temple just to find some peace amidst all the craziness in the world.  They just barely opened this temple to phase 3 today, but, even that is still not normal and I still can't go to the temple yet because it is all booked out.  It makes me sad.

The Jordan River Temple is 6 miles (12,000) steps from my home.  This temple was built in the 1980's and I remember as a kid donating my pennys in primary to help pay for it.  When it was dedicated I got to be in one of sealing rooms and this is the temple I got married in.