If you could build a Temple anywhere, where would you and why?

[nuclearfuels]

Fremont Island, UT (imagine being able to look west and east and see a Temple on both sides)

Dhofar, Oman - a contender for Nephi's Land Bountiful (though the Dubai Temple might be close enough  )

Egypt (where Mary and Joseph stayed temporarily)

Mt. Horeb

Mt. Sinai

Along potential Jaredite trails (reverse of the Silk Road, Mongolia, northern China border)

And for good measure, I'd add a Temple on a large ship.

 

[Hamba Tuhan]

I'm tempted to say in my own city, but probably I'd put one in Java first. In the meantime, I'm grateful to have been able to help members in Indonesia access the blessings of the temple by travelling to Hong Kong.

Edited February 9, 2021 by Hamba Tuhan

[Calm]

For those interested in the path of temple building over the years:

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/a-look-at-the-churchs-rapid-temple-growth-as-measured-against-president-nelsons-life-and-service?lang=eng

[Duncan]

I'd say Ireland and Mongolia

[strappinglad]

Jerusalem, but there would have to be a relocation first . 

[JLHPROF]

Temple Lot, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.

Edited February 9, 2021 by JLHPROF

[Scott Lloyd]

The mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon east of Sandy, Utah, near the Granite Mountain Temple Quarry. 
 

The Church already owns the land there, for the quarry is where the “temple granite” was obtained for construction of the Salt Lake Temple. A new temple could be built from the same material, and it wouldn’t have to be removed from the site. 
 

In addition to that historical connection, there would be significance in the fact that just across the canyon road from the quarry are the Granite Mountain Storage Vaults, where the Church has stored millions of microfilmed genealogical records since the vaults were constructed in the mid-1960s. 

[Rain]

Grenada. We spent a couple of weeks there a couple of years ago.  There is a branch there, but most weeks church is held in 2 places.  The island is small, but the "buses" do not run around most of the island on Sunday and few people have cars. The meeting house is near the university and they have more members attending during the school year. 

So every month or two the people from the far side of the island pull their money together to hire someone to take them to the church building. The other weeks the members on that side of the island meet in someone's home.

Going to the temple is a much bigger thing financially than Sunday meetings.

[Kenngo1969]

5 hours ago, strappinglad said:

Jerusalem, but there would have to be a relocation first . 

None of what follows is meant to contend with you: You're one of my favorite posters on the Board, and if I have a choice between contending over a trifle or preserving brotherhood, I'll strive to preserve brotherhood every time.   This is an honest question: What would need to be relocated?  In recent months, Dan Peterson has been posting draft excerpts from his forthcoming and eagerly-awaited revision of Abraham Divided: a Latter-day Saint Perspective on the Middle East.  When the prospect of constructing a Temple on the Temple Mount came up, I pointed out that according to one source I have read (David J. Ridges, 65 Signs of the Times Leading up to the Second Coming, Springville UT: CFI (2009)) there is no scripture that says that the Temple at Jerusalem must be built precisely on the site that the Dome of the Rock occupies currently, and Brother Ridges says there is plenty of room for both.

Now, granted, the "take-no-prisoners" and "give-no-quarter" attitudes among the most militant of Jews who would love nothing better than to use the construction of the temple as an excuse to pulverize the Dome of the Rock, combined with corresponding attitudes of the militants on the other side of the question, who would gladly see every Jew wiped off of the face of the earth before they would see a Jewish Temple built anywhere near the Dome of the Rock, would have to be overcome first.  Certainly, that is, to put it mildly, no easy feat.  But Brother Peterson pointed out that Brother Ridges is right: Since the Temple Mount is 40 acres in size, there is plenty of room for both.

Now, who do you suppose might be excellent candidates for mediating any disputes between Jews and Muslims about a Jewish Temple being constructed on the Temple Mount, in the relative vicinity of the Dome of the Rock?  I don't know how this would come about, if at all, but I do know that the Lord works in mysterious ways.  And given the relationships that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had to forge and has had to continue to nurture over the years both to construct and to maintain the BYU Jerusalem Center (relationships with both Jews and Muslims), personally, I would nominate one or more members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for that delicate task.

Just sayin'!  

Edited February 9, 2021 by Kenngo1969

[Robert F. Smith]

11 hours ago, nuclearfuels said:

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And for good measure, I'd add a Temple on a large ship.

A very interesting idea.  The ship could go to remote ports and serve members in surrounding areas too far from regular temples.  The advance schedule would be known and people could plan their excursions for endowments, marriage, and work for their ancestors.  A very interesting mission for the onboard temple workers, temple president, and crew.

Would be nice in Hong Kong right now, while the HK Temple is undergoing repairs.

Edited February 9, 2021 by Robert F. Smith

[strappinglad]

8 hours ago, Kenngo1969 said:

Just sayin'!  

I don't disagree at all. I have read similar things about the temple mount. That said, I keep remembering the prophecy about the world uniting against Israel before the Second Coming and can think of no better excuse than Israel building a temple on temple mount. 

[Amulek]

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If you could build a Temple anywhere, where would you and why?

Probably Mars. Or maybe an exoplanet like Proxima b.

You know, because who wouldn't want to live in a world where interstellar travel was a real thing.  

 

[JLHPROF]

1 hour ago, Amulek said:

Probably Mars. Or maybe an exoplanet like Proxima b.

You know, because who wouldn't want to live in a world where interstellar travel was a real thing.  

 

It already is, every time God visits us or sends someone from his presence.

[nuclearfuels]

16 hours ago, Duncan said:

I'd say Ireland and Mongolia

Dude! I totally forgot to list Ireland! My ancestors woudl be ashamed of me. 

I'll be at that Temple's dedication for sure

[nuclearfuels]

5 hours ago, Robert F. Smith said:

A very interesting idea.  The ship could go to remote ports and serve members in surrounding areas too far from regular temples.  The advance schedule would be known and people could plan their excursions for endowments, marriage, and work for their ancestors.  A very interesting mission for the onboard temple workers, temple president, and crew.

What would you think about a mini-Temple (no font, only Sealing and Endowment rooms) on a plane?

Plenty of room but I imagine the First Pres. and Quorum of the Twelve don't want any national governments asking why are you acting like an off-shore bank account for your religious followers.

[JustAnAustralian]

2 hours ago, Amulek said:

Probably Mars. Or maybe an exoplanet like Proxima b.

I've seen starship troopers, are we sure we want to risk it?

[Robert F. Smith]

11 minutes ago, nuclearfuels said:

What would you think about a mini-Temple (no font, only Sealing and Endowment rooms) on a plane?

Plenty of room but I imagine the First Pres. and Quorum of the Twelve don't want any national governments asking why are you acting like an off-shore bank account for your religious followers.

You go too far, Nuke.

[Tacenda]

Build temples in ourselves, we are temples of God. Or not. 

[Stormin' Mormon]

There's a little cow pasture in the small town of Huejutla (populatoin 116k), in the state of Hidalgo, in Mexico.  When I was a missionary in that beautiful little town in 1997, my companion and I would sometimes motivate each other by telling ourselves that some day the town would have, not only a stake, but also a temple.  We picked out that cow pasture as the future site of the Huejutla Temple. 

Okay, so not very practical.  But there it is.

Edited February 9, 2021 by Stormin' Mormon

[maj]

Wales, because I'm biased!

[Amulek]

59 minutes ago, nuclearfuels said:

What would you think about a mini-Temple (no font, only Sealing and Endowment rooms) on a plane?

I may have shared this before, but when my parents joined the church they were friends with an architect who worked for the church and reported that the church had already developed plans for single-ordinance temples. This would have been about 40+ years ago now, well before the most recent 'mini-temple' construction phase came about.

 

[Amulek]

59 minutes ago, JustAnAustralian said:

I've seen starship troopers, are we sure we want to risk it?

I've seen Ender's Game. We'll be fine.  

 

[Duncan]

as an FYI where I live they are almost finished constructing a temple, the temple district is 1 stake and one district with 69 temple workers. Very small indeed! I figure if they can build one here the world is your oyster

[JLHPROF]

1 hour ago, Tacenda said:

Build temples in ourselves, we are temples of God. Or not. 

Always a good thing.

[Fair Dinkum]

If only for the buffets  

Edited February 9, 2021 by Fair Dinkum