Snow Plowed

It was beautiful but cold and snowy at the temple lot today.....

Snow and cold temps didn't keep them from being productive.

I hope to hear of a ground breaking date soon!

A Facelift for a Temple

Ogden Temple and Tabernacle now...

Ogden Temple and Tabernacle after facelift....

See here for the article.

Not official

I'm not removing my artist rendering of the temple from my blog but I am letting you know that this is picture is not "official". Platte City Stake says they have no knowledge of this picture being released.

I think that is interesting since the first printed picture I found of it was in the Platte City Stake Center. Oh well.

I hope this picture is accurate though. It is beautiful.

My prayer is that we will have some information soon.

Hello Maryville Chasers

It was nice to meet some fellow Chasers in Maryville this weekend. Chasing is contagious. I was thinking about them yesterday and the distance they will have to travel to this temple. I think it will be almost the same distance for them to come here to KC as it is to Omaha. It's incredible to me how large our stake boundaries are.

Hello, Merryville....or Maryville!

Just thinking about you today.

Moulded from Clay

I visited the temple lot on Friday, and much to my disappointment the army of machines were at a stand still. Not much progression on the development has been made in recent weeks. It could be that some of the smaller details, less conspicuous, are being worked on. However, it is obvious how much work is made from just digging in the infamous clay of Clay County. Much to my surprise, Clay County is not named for it's soil, but rather for Congressman Henry Clay. It seems to be a fitting name for this area.

The most exciting thing I found however, was this Architectural Rendering of the Proposed Design of the Kansas City Temple.

Why can't this information just be shared with all Temple Chasers???!!

Isn't it amazing??!! I am so excited!

I've also heard, as the rumors fly, that a groundbreaking date has not been set, but it is to be in April. Clear your calendars. That will be an event not to be missed. Shall we start designing "Temple Chaser" t-shirts. Oh, I think so.

Let the moulding of clay begin!!

Fellow Payson Chasers

Congratulations to the Chasers of Payson, Utah!
They will be getting their own temple too.

Dressed in White

Here's what a trip to the temple lot looked like yesterday...
But the roads had to be braved...in 6 degree weather (on the rear-view mirror)...
in order to see the temple lot....

Dressed in White....

The Reason for the Season

Merry Christmas Temple Chasers.

A World of Fun

From the temple lot, over the roof of the police station, you can see Worlds of Fun, an amusement park in Kansas City, North.
Not pictured but seen to the left of the roller coaster is the RLDS temple or what is now known as the Community of Christ temple, located in Independence.

With the removal of hills and soil, the view of the surrounding area is appearing. We have had some snow and extreme cold weather so work has slowed down quite a bit.
Information about open house and dedication dates for the Gila Valley Arizona Temple is now posted at LDS.org. This temple was announced in April of 2008...just 6 months before ours was announced. These are fun times....I think even funner then a roller coaster.

Progress Report in December

Here's what the west entrance to the temple site looked like in August...Here's how it looks today...in December...
That's quite a change. The property is almost unrecognizable now. It's shaping up nicely. Hopefully we'll have some news on a ground breaking ceremony soon!