Bern, Switzerland LDS Temple Pictures

The Hague Netherlands LDS Temple Pictures

When we were in Holland I had the opportunity to photograph the Den Haag-Tempel in Zoetermeer. It is such a beautiful area, cows and sheep were grazing all along the roadside and there were farm fields everywhere (not to mention tulips). The Netherlands is such a beautiful country.

As always, images are available to download free for personal use http://freeldstemplepictures.com. Commercial licenses are also available for purchase.

Free LDS Temple Pictures

If you haven't already seen my other website http://freeldstemplepictures.com, I offer free pictures of all the temples I have the opportunity to photograph.

And if you haven't visited in a while, please do, there have been a lot of additions lately. First, and most prominent, is the beautiful soundtrack provided by the talented songwriter Sara Baril. She is amazing, as are the singers on her upcoming album Thy Healing Hands. 

Some of my temple images will be featured in Sara's upcoming music video for her song "A Place to Heal". She would love to have a variety of temple images from around the world. If you or anyone you know has any professional quality photographs of temples in Canada, Asia or Central and South America, please email me a sample!

Baton Rouge, Louisiana & Winter Quarters, Nebraska Temple Pictures

I realize these two temples have nothing in common except that our friend Barbara Matson is so willingly sharing her images of these two temples with us! Thanks again Barbara! As always, you can download these images for personal use at http://freeldstemplepictures.com

Billings, Montana Temple Pictures

A HUGE thank you to Barbara Matson for sharing these beautiful images of the Billings Montana temple! 

Frankfurt, Germany LDS Temple

Here are a few pictures of the Frankfurt, Germany LDS temple I took a few months ago. This is definitely the hardest temple I've photographed yet (and I thought Las Vegas was difficult!) It's in a residential neighborhood with several buildings behind it and it's up on a hill so it was really hard to get a good angle. I do plan on taking more pictures in the spring though when there are leaves on these lovely old trees.

As always, these photos of Frankfurt Germany LDS temple and all my temple images are available as a free download for personal or church use.

Kansas City, Missouri LDS Temple Pictures

A BIG thank you to Mandi Bailey for sharing these beautiful photos of the Kansas City, Missouri temple! I love the unique perspectives and beautiful autumn leaves. Mandi is so generously sharing her images for free and you may download them at http://freeldstemplepictures.com.

Once I arrive in Germany, get settled and my computer unpacked, I will upload some antiqued black and white versions of these images as well, so be sure to check back in a month or two. Also, I will be unable to photograph any more U.S. temples for at least the next three years. If you live near a temple that I do not already have on my site and have any high quality high resolution images you'd like to share, please let me know! I get emails every day from people who are so happy to be able to display beautiful temple artwork in their home without an expensive price attached. This is a great way to provide a simple yet meaningful act of service.

Manti, Utah LDS Temple Pictures & fun in So. Utah

On the way to visit my family this week, I stopped in Manti and was able to take some pictures of the beautiful temple there. To download these and other free temple pictures, please visit http://freeldstemplepictures.com

The next pictures aren't quite so beautiful...There is a lot of dirt in Utah, especially southern Utah. My boys love it (especially Grant who "swam" in the mud). I loathe it. Here is some of the fun they had this week {followed by several baths each}

Anchorage, Alaska LDS Temple Artwork and Salt Lake temple lights

A HUGE thank you to Daren Hatch of Daren Hatch Photography for his willingness to share these photos of the Anchorage, Alaska LDS temple and some beautiful images of the Salt Lake Temple lights! You can download these and other temple pictures absolutely free, at http://freeldstemplepictures.com/

Rexburg, Idaho LDS Temple Artwork

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Idaho Falls, Idaho LDS Temple Artwork

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Twin Falls, Idaho LDS Temple Pictures

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Las Vegas, Nevada LDS Temple Pictures

Visit http://www.freeldstemplepictures.com/ to download these free pictures of the Las Vegas temple.

Photographing temples is actually harder than you would think. Especially older temples. They are usually surrounded by houses and on busy city streets so it's difficult to find a place to stop to take pictures without people or cars in your photo. Once you do find a good spot, they are usually surrounded by trees so it's still hard to get a good shot unless you are inside the gates, but once you're inside the gates the temple is so massive that it's hard to fit it all in the lens. Sometimes I wish I had a helicopter...

I have seen pictures before of the Vegas temple with the spires and the city in the background and knew I wanted one like that. Unfortunately once I got there I realized there really isn't a great spot to get that photo (again, helicopter would be nice). There is a small hill and a mountain behind that. Anthony took the boys to explore a little cave and I began walking over to see if I could get a good shot. Fortunately I found a hill of gravel stacked up and made my way (in flip flops) over and climbed to the top. It was a bit off center, but it best I could do without falling off. As I started climbing down, I saw the van driving away! Apparently my husband couldn't see me and thought I had walked back down the hill to the temple... Fortunately I made it back to the temple before he left the city ;)

Anyway, I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I enjoy taking them!

Mt Whitney, St. George & Kolob Canyon

Our last stop in California was Mt Whitney portal. My husband is working on visiting the high points in each state, and I think this makes #38. He hiked alone, starting around 3am and it took a greuling 14 hours to hike the 22 mile round trip that climbed 6,000 feet of elevation.

The boys and I stayed at the hotel and swam and dug in the dirt all day.

We drove through death valley on the way home, very appropriately named.

We decided to stay overnight in St George so we could see my family. I took a few more pictures of the St George temple (you can download them at http://www.freeldstemplepictures.com). We discovered the most family-friendly hotel- the St George Inn & Suites. They are extremely affordable and have both an indoor and outdoor pool and playground. The boys had so much fun and we will definitely be staying here again when we come to see family.

On our way to Cedar we stopped by Kolob Canyon to do a little hiking around.

It was a fantastic trip, the only downside was having to say goodbye for another four months. Oh, and I did get pictures of the Las Vegas temple, I'll share those next.

Los Angeles, California LDS Temple

Visit http://www.freeldstemplepictures.com to download free pictures of the Los Angeles, California LDS Temple.

The LA temple is situated right on Santa Monica boulevard and is a pretty spectacular sight. It was the first temple constructed in California and at the time of construction it was the largest temple. It was announced back in 1937 and completed in 1956. There's a cute story on the lds temple website about the angel Moroni statue:

"The 15½-foot figure of the angel Moroni, sculpted by Millard F. Malin, was placed atop the temple in October 1954. During one of his frequent visits to the temple, President David O. McKay noticed that the angel faced southeast as did the temple. He informed architect Edward O. Anderson "that it was not correct in that position…that the angel must face east." The angel had generated much conversation among the neighbors, and one indicated, perhaps tongue in cheek, that she "certainly never would be interested [in learning more about the Church] until the angel faced her home." One morning she awoke to find the statue "was looking directly at her place." Brother Anderson had followed President McKay's instructions to turn the angel.^"

Click to download these and more free images of the LA temple.

San Diego, California LDS Temple Pictures

The San Diego temple is one of my very favorites. The inside is just as amazing as the outside and is probably the most beautiful place I've ever been. It truly is heaven on earth. You can download this free artwork of the San Diego, California LDS Temple by visiting http://www.freeldstemplepictures.com. Enjoy!

Bountiful, Utah LDS Temple Free Artwork

I finally made it to Bountiful to photograph the temple there and the gates were locked! It's the only temple I've ever been to that was locked up and I was pretty disappointed. So, wearing flipflops, I sacrified my freshly manicured toes to hike up a steep rocky hill across the street to get these images. I have had a ton of requests for the Bountiful temple, and hope that you will like them despite the lack of flowers.

You can download these and other free images of the Bountiful, Utah LDS temple on my free temple art website.

Provo, Utah LDS Temple Artwork

You can download free images of the Provo, UT temple on my free temple pictures website. Next up, Bountiful!

Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple Photos

I've just posted images of the Mount Timpanogos, Utah temple. You can purchase prints or download the digital file from my free temple pictures site. These are a few of my favorites.