Temple Site

On a recent Saturday we took a little road trip to see the new temple site under construction.  The Fort Collins Temple is scheduled to be completed sometime next spring, probably about this time next year.  We will be in the new temple district, so we decided to check on its progress.

The drive to the new temple will be about the same as our current drive to the Denver Temple, but the traffic route is so much nicer.  The highway is rarely ever congested, and the scenery is pleasant.  I was surprised to see the temple spire from the exit ramp!  Construction seems to be going well!

Ezra was excited to see the temple--and the building equipment.  The new temple sits adjacent to a chapel that happens to look very similar to ours.  He and I used the restroom inside the church, and then came out the south doors that look out at the temple.  It was a surreal feeling to walk out of what felt like our chapel, and see the temple on the other side of the parking lot!  Ezra noticed it too.  "Mommy, the temple came to our church!"

After our temple site visit, we spent some time in Fort Collins, which always seems to put Dallin in a peaceful, reminiscent mood as he remembers his college days.  We found a terrific park, played awhile, and had a picnic.  It was a perfectly lovely family day.