Quiz: What is the church's busiest non-Utah temple? - cougarguard.com — unofficial BYU Cougars / LDS sports, football, basketball forum and message board

ute4ever · 06-11-2008, 03:12 AM

Vote now, the answer will be given soon

Venkman · 06-11-2008, 03:15 AM

It's definitely not Oakland. I was in that temple district for four years and it's a ghost town.

Archaea · 06-11-2008, 03:35 AM

I want to say Boise or Mesa. I would have thought LA would be up there and Idaho Falls as well.

SteelBlue · 06-11-2008, 03:43 AM

Because of the announcement of 2 new temples in Phoenix, my guess is Mesa.

Indy Coug · 06-11-2008, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue

Because of the announcement of 2 new temples in Phoenix, my guess is Mesa.

Ditto

Brian · 06-11-2008, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue

Because of the announcement of 2 new temples in Phoenix, my guess is Mesa.

true, but I voted Mesa because there are so many oldies in phoenix.

TripletDaddy · 06-11-2008, 05:28 AM

i had heard at one time it was DC. there was also some urban legend that the DC temple was open at crazy hours, although not exactly sure why

Indy Coug · 06-11-2008, 12:52 PM

Given the population base that the DC temple serves, you would think it is the busiest non-Utah temple, but it probably isn't. Casual observation is that it has a good utilization rate, but I seriously doubt it's even close to the Mesa temple.

marsupial · 06-11-2008, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

i had heard at one time it was DC. there was also some urban legend that the DC temple was open at crazy hours, although not exactly sure why

I heard that too. The person who told me was living in DC and he said it was to accommodate the crazy work hours of the people who work in DC. I guess he was just pulling my leg. The hours are 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., unless they hold secret sessions for people like Bob Bennett or something.

DrumNFeather · 06-11-2008, 02:23 PM

I voted for Nauvoo becuase it is kind of a novelty temple that members make special trips to go to...and when they're there, they probably attend multiple times.

As for DC, it is not as busy as one would think, but they do get to hold "special" stake meetings on the 7th floor, and those are pretty cool from what I hear.

I also believe that the DC temple has the location that it does because the LDS church was bidding against the Russian Embassy for that land, and the government didn't want the Russians to get it, so they stuck the Russians in a hole in downtown D.C. and the temple sits on the horizon of 495 for all to see.

View Poll Results: What is the busiest temple outside of Utah?
Boise	4	12.12%
Houston	1	3.03%
Los Angeles	5	15.15%
Mesa	15	45.45%
Nauvoo	5	15.15%
Oakland	0	0%
San Diego	3	9.09%
Voters: 33. You may not vote on this poll

06-11-2008, 03:12 AM	#1
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	Quiz: What is the church's busiest non-Utah temple? Vote now, the answer will be given soon

06-11-2008, 03:15 AM	#2
Venkman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 1,799	It's definitely not Oakland. I was in that temple district for four years and it's a ghost town. __________________ WWPD?

06-11-2008, 03:35 AM	#3
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	I want to say Boise or Mesa. I would have thought LA would be up there and Idaho Falls as well. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

06-11-2008, 05:28 AM	#7
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	i had heard at one time it was DC. there was also some urban legend that the DC temple was open at crazy hours, although not exactly sure why __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

06-11-2008, 03:43 AM	#4
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	Because of the announcement of 2 new temples in Phoenix, my guess is Mesa.

06-11-2008, 12:52 PM	#8
Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	Given the population base that the DC temple serves, you would think it is the busiest non-Utah temple, but it probably isn't. Casual observation is that it has a good utilization rate, but I seriously doubt it's even close to the Mesa temple.

06-11-2008, 02:23 PM	#10
DrumNFeather Active LDS Ute Fan Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nantucket : ) Posts: 2,566	I voted for Nauvoo becuase it is kind of a novelty temple that members make special trips to go to...and when they're there, they probably attend multiple times. As for DC, it is not as busy as one would think, but they do get to hold "special" stake meetings on the 7th floor, and those are pretty cool from what I hear. I also believe that the DC temple has the location that it does because the LDS church was bidding against the Russian Embassy for that land, and the government didn't want the Russians to get it, so they stuck the Russians in a hole in downtown D.C. and the temple sits on the horizon of 495 for all to see.