Temple Traveling Tigger

Portland Oregon Temple

The Portland Oregon temple is a majestic temple surrounded by big tall trees. I asked my owner if she would help me climb one of them, but she said she was worried she might fall, and let's face it, she just isn't as bouncy as I am.

Next I'm headed down the coast to the
Oakland California Temple.

TTFN!

Oakland California Temple

Here I am at the Oakland California Temple.

I saw this one from the air when my

airplane was landing in San Francisco.

Yup, more peanuts for me!

This temple has beautiful golden spires and means a lot to some

of the people I love. It is sort of complicated for me to

explain here, but just let me say that it is important when you love

somebody enough to marry them to get married for eternity in a temple

so you can be together forever, even if something bad happens,

like if somebody dies. Because, like that song says,

"If love doesn't last forever, what's forever for?"

Because when you get married, you might think

that from then on everything is going to be sunshine and

flowers, but life is kind of like nature, sometimes it is spring and

you have lots of flowers and sometimes it is winter and kind

of bleak and cold outside and the trees stand there shivering

without their leaves. That's why I am glad there are temples,

and someplace we can go to remember that there are promises

for the future, no matter how tough things get sometimes.

So when you find yourself in the middle of the rapids, find

a nice big rock to climb on and hang on. In the scriptures,

it tells us to "build on the rock" because rocks are solid and

you can count on them. We all know what happened to the man

who built his house upon the sand. I know, because I used to live

next to him in Hawaii, before his house got washed away.

Our next stop is another California Temple, the Los Angeles Temple.

TTFN!

Los Angeles California Temple

Here I am in sunny California. I am a Hawaii surf-dog

kind of Tigger, so I am right at home here in Los Angeles.

Actually, I was worried about being mobbed by fans,

so I stayed away from Hollywood. You've seen The Tigger Movie,

haven't you? I guess I should stop bragging about that.

One of the nice things about the temple is that inside

everybody is dressed the same so you don't know who is

rich and who is poor and who is a famous movie star

(me! me! me!) and who is just a lowly gray donkey.

Okay, because I am trying to learn how to be a

better Tigger, I should probably apologize to Eeyore for

what I said. You see, it isn't always enough just to say

"I'm sorry," especially if your mom or teacher makes

you or if you roll your eyes when you say it. It is better to

really BE sorry. So when you tell someone you are sorry, here

are some good ideas. Tell them what you are sorry for. This

shows them that you understand exactly what you did that was

wrong. "I'm sorry, Eeyore, for saying I am more famous than

you are, and making it sound like you are not important." Then

you tell them that you are going to do better, and mean it, and

really try to do it. "I am going to remember to appreciate the

good things about you and be nicer to you." Then you ask

them if they can forgive you. "Can you forgive me, Eeyore?

Because you are very important to me, and I don't want to do

anything that hurts our friendship." Try it! It really works!

I am out of here. Don't want to miss my flight to the

Washington D.C. Temple. I am such a world traveler!

TTFN!

Washington D.C. Temple

Here I am at the breathtaking Washington D.C. temple.

What? You think I never go anywhere but Utah?

Here I am on the beautiful grounds.

I think I might come back here

at Christmas time. I hear that the grounds are

spectacular when decorated for the holidays.

These are my new buddies--

Weston, Dallin and little Levi.

With the help of their mom, Robin,

they were my hosts for this visit.

I had so much fun with their family,

I thought about just staying to live with them.

These boys are almost as bouncy as I am!

So I am going to stay with them for a little while

longer, because they are moving and they

are going to take me to another temple!

Temple fountains are my favorite!

Well, maybe it is a tie between temple fountains

and temple flowers. It is a hard choice to make.

I guess I will just have to keep loving them both!

If the outside of the temple is this beautiful,

I can only imagine how beautiful it must be on the inside.

Here I am in the visitors' center at the feet of the Master.

And this is a cool replica of the temple.

Here I am reflecting by the reflecting pool.

Hey, I can see myself!
What a handsome fellow I am!

It is so peaceful, I could sit here all day.

But I must be on my way.

There are lots more temples for me to visit!

I'm headed next to the Las Vegas Temple.

TTFN!

Las Vegas Nevada Temple

There were lots of other things to see in Las Vegas,

but I chose to come visit the temple.

To keep me from gambling in Las Vegas,
they didn't give me any money. Or the car keys.
Don't gamble with your eternal future and
remember to do your best to keep the commandments.