Speechless

Probably not news to any of you.

Interestingly, this will put temples in the birth places of Allison, me, Emi, Annie and toss in both sets of parents/grandparents. (Calgary, AB, Salt Lake City, Provo, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Kansas City (again), Cardston, AB and London. Allison, did I get those right?)

Update: The Kansas City Star has posted an AP article on the temple announcement. Looking at the comments there are some unflattering portrayals of the church, but I hope we'll all respond graciously as we're put under the local microscope. This is only the beginning of what will be a raucous ride over the next couple years.

Update II: ‹rant›This is also a great opportunity for us to brush up on what are really doctrines of our church and what are the traditions of our LDS fathers. Much of what we say and do and collectively believe really is based on tradition, incomplete statements, undeveloped context for ideas and sometimes misinformation. The explicitly stated doctrines of the Church, to me, seem relatively few and simple. On the other hand, no other religion I've heard of offers such expansive possibilities and liberality in thinking as does the theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We just need to keep these two ideas each in their proper context and communicate accordingly. This is a pet topic of mine - sorry for the rant.‹/rant›