Wednesday, December 08, 2004
Virtual Temples
My little brother likes to play a game he calls "Virtual Temples." He makes predictions of where the next LDS temples will be built. Lately, he's been pretty accurate--he picked Rexburg, Idaho and I think he claims he picked the new Salt Lake Valley temple (is that going to be called the Draper Temple, or can we please come up with something better?), though I don't recall it.
So now, for posterity's sake, is my brother's new Top Ten Virtual Temples list. I assume this is in the order in which the temples are to be announced.
He's wrong, of course. Portugal isn't going to get a temple anytime soon, and Paris will never get one. There's one in Baton Rouge, so New Orleans, a mere 1.5 hour drive away, will have to wait a few decades. Germany already has about two more temples than it deserves. Ditto Scandinavia.
The correct list, of course, is as follows:
So now, for posterity's sake, is my brother's new Top Ten Virtual Temples list. I assume this is in the order in which the temples are to be announced.
1. Lisbon, Portugal
2. Miami, Florida
3. Oslo, Norway
4. Vancouver, Canada
5. Manaus, Brasil
6. Paris, France
7. New Orleans, Louisiana
8. Tegucigalpa, Honduras
9. Moscow, Russia
10. Berlin, Germany
He's wrong, of course. Portugal isn't going to get a temple anytime soon, and Paris will never get one. There's one in Baton Rouge, so New Orleans, a mere 1.5 hour drive away, will have to wait a few decades. Germany already has about two more temples than it deserves. Ditto Scandinavia.
The correct list, of course, is as follows:
1. Carlsbad, California
2. Manaus, Brazil
3. Antofagasta, Chile
4. Cebu, Philippenes
5. Tucson, Arizona
6. Brigham City, Utah
7. Nairobi, Kenya
8. Cheyenne, Wyoming
9. Moscow, Russia
10. Managua, Nicaragua
Comments:
No, no, Irving. Those of us in Tucson keep hoping for a temple, but we keep getting told we need to be more righteous. Unless there have been recent large improvements in righteousness since I left for school, it'll be a while yet. I was glad to see my hometown on your list, but I think your brother's is more accurate in that Tucson won't have it's own temple anytime in the near future.
Well, take into account that Tucson is #5 on my list, and temples aren't being announced at the feverish pace they once were. It'll take a while for them to get through Cali, Brazil, Chile, and Philippines. Hopefully it'll be long enough for the heathen of Tucson to repent.
But even if Tucson is a wrong guess, my brother's guesses can't be BETTER. I mean, come on. LISBON??!?
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But even if Tucson is a wrong guess, my brother's guesses can't be BETTER. I mean, come on. LISBON??!?
