Laie Temple

I got to spend a wonderful evening at the beautiful Laie, Hawai'i LDS temple.  This quickly became one of my all-time favorite temples!  The building is so beautifully white, and the grounds are awesome.  I kept wishing I had a bride to take around photographing with me.

Provo Temple in the Snow

Sometimes it pays to get up early.  I am not a morning person, we have a mutual hate thing going -- but last week I decided to bravely rise before the sun in order to capture the Provo Temple at sunrise, right after a fresh snow.  The intention was to capture brilliant colors, which would paint the sky as well as the snow...but Mother Nature, as she so often does, had other plans.  The mountains were covered in fog, there was consistent cloud cover, and there were no bright colors.

However, I ended up pleased with the result!  It had a much different mood than I intended, but I'm glad I shot anyway; I think the end justified the means.  You be the judge.

Oquirrh Mountain Temple

This past weekend was the LDS Church's semi-annual General Conference.  After the final session, I made my way over to the lovely Oquirrh Mountain Temple to take some photos.  Utah has several beautiful temples, and one of these days, I'll see them all!  :-)

Temple Square

Every Christmas, I visit Salt Lake City's beautiful Temple Square to enjoy the lights and the nativities.  This year I ended up going a little late -- right around New Year's -- and of course I'm even later getting around to posting them.  Story of my life.  :-)
But I always love sharing photos of my favorite temple.

The Christus

I thought this might be a nice post for a Sunday afternoon.  I love the Latter-Day Saint temples; they're always so beautiful.  And one of my favorite things about some of them is the Visitor Centers, and most especially the Christus statue.  Every time I go, I love to sit and listen to the message and reflect on Christ's life, love, and sacrifice.  I usually sit through several languages!  His message is so beautifully universal.

I also really do enjoy the incredible paintings that surround the statue -- painted murals of the heavens, of planets and stars and celestial events.

May God bless you today!