Temple Announced for Star Valley

A shot of the major buildings in Afton with Star Hill in the background.
The high school (below) was built to the east of the public school.

The Tabernacle

What a great day for Star Valley - a temple announced by Pres. Monson at the Sat. Conference session. I would bet tears were shed by everyone who has a tie to the valley. What a great convenience it will be for the western side of Wyoming and I would imagine eastern Idaho.

Speculation would be fruitless because the behind the scene work has been done and the site is chosen. But it's still fun to wonder - there's the Temple Bench tradition (flat plateau behind the High School at the mouth of Swift Creek Canyon), the Tabernacle has lots of room to the east and maybe to the south (if that land reverted to the church after the high school was torn down), or maybe someplace high (but snow removal is a real concern several months of the year) or some beautiful spot in the Lower Valley (which has grown so much in the past 30 years).

We'll just wait and see. In any event, wonderful changes will be coming to Star Valley.