Close Topic Options

Living Near The Temple

TEMPLE RAISING HOME VALUES

People in Utah are spending a lot of money to have their home near to the Temple.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C...23436%2C00.html

Temple The Living

I live about 40 minutes from the Boston Temple. I would not pay extra to live closer. The Boston Temple isn't situated in such a way that you could live in a house across the street or next to it. However, the Washington, DC, Temple is. I have been to that Temple many times. I think living on that same street is a mixed blessing. There is a lot of traffic on Saturday's, a day when I would want less traffic in my neighborhood. Yet, I think my home might have more of a spiritual feel to it, if I lived within view of a Temple. Still, I would not pay extra for the priviledge.

Living Near The Temple Studies Doctrine Mormon

When I move to Argentina, I will have the Temple like a hour away and I will not pay to live closer because the area where the Buenos Aires Temple is located is kind of desolated and it is not (in my opinion) a good area to live. I do not understand why they would want to do that in Utah where there are temples everywhere!.

Temple The Living

Purely a matter of status.

Here in the Detroit area, we live about 40 minutes away. I am willing to pay a premium to live FURTHER away, just to be further away from the city. As long as I am in reasonable driving distance, that is all that matters. And reasonable driving distance is actually about 5 hours.

Temple The Living

It would be really nice to live near a temple and be able to see it every day, and visit much more often. However, a lot of temples are not in what would be considered residential areas. I did enjoy the St. George temple area, very beautiful. The new Redlands temple is situated in a very very nice neighborhood of fairly new homes, very expensive. But I *couldn't* afford something like that, so it's a moot point in my opinion. I feel blessed to have the capacity to reach the temple near me on a frequent basis, and to be worthy to go.