The Millennial Star

Largest U.S. cities without a temple

I would like to link this list of the largest U.S. cities without a temple.

Top of the list is Miami, my former home, which is easily 4-5 hours from the Orlando temple on a Friday afternoon in traffic.  Also, please keep in mind that the Miami stake includes the surprisingly large and active Key West branch, which is 6-7 hours from the Orlando temple on a Saturday morning.

Just for grins, check out the schedule for the monthly temple trip by the Homestead stake if you are from Key West.

1:30 a.m.:  get up

2 a.m.:  start driving to Homestead (south of Miami) to catch the temple bus.

4:30 a.m.:  temple bus leaves Homestead chapel.

5 a.m.:  temple bus leaves Kendall chapel (also in Homestead stake).

9:30 a.m.:  temple bus arrives in Orlando.

4 p.m.:  temple bus leaves Orlando.

9 p.m.:  temple bus arrives at Homestead chapel.

11: 30 p.m. to Midnight:  Key West temple goers arrive back home.

For people from Key West, a temple trip takes them about 22-23 hours if they take the bus.  If they drive on their own, they could leave at 4 a.m. and get home at 10 p.m. and still put in a session and visit the book store.

Philadelphia used to be at the top of the list of big cities without a temple, but the Church recently announced a new temple there, despite the strenuous objections of my fellow M* permablogger John Mansfield.

As for Tampa (currently second on the list), you are only an hour away from Orlando, so no temple for you anytime soon.  Phppptt!!

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