The Casper Wyoming Temple

Casper Wyoming Temple

The Casper Wyoming Temple, my 65th Temple

I remember when the Casper Wyoming Temple was announced in general conference in April 2021.  I immediately started getting texts from friends and family who knew how excited I would be to have a temple so close-by!  The Casper temple is about 2 1/2 hours from us!  We watched with anticipation as progress was made on the temple, driving past the site each time we visited Casper.  Unfortunately it took much longer to construct than we expected, but finally it was completed and an open house was held from August 29th until September 14th, 2024.  The original dedication date was October 13th, but it got pushed back nearly a month and a half.

The temple was finally dedicated on November 24, 2024 by Elder Cook from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.  It is located at 3011 Independence Court in Casper.  My favorite thing about the Casper Temple are the paintings in the foyer of Devil's Gate and pioneers crossing the planes.  It makes me happy to know that our pioneer heritage in Wyoming is being commemorated in the artwork of our temple.  I also love the painting of a woman in the women's dressing room, that I think may be Rebekah.  

The temple is only 9.950 square feet.  There is one endowment room, one sealing room, one baptistry, 2 initiatory booths in each dressing room, and one Celestial room.  There is no chapel, so patrons go directly into the endowment room when going on a session.  The sealing room can double as an endowment room if needed, but I've never seen it done.  Also, it is probably the only sealing room I've ever seen that doesn't have the "eternity mirrors" in it.  

The completed temple in January 2024 

 These photos were taken in April of 2023 during construction:

We visited the temple again in February 2024 and saw what appeared to be a completed temple:

The completed temple in December 2024, the first time we attended the dedicated temple, my 65th temple!

Location of the Casper Temple

Visiting Casper

Casper does have a small airport.  I've never flown out of it, but my son did fly into it once.  Flights are limited.  There are a lot of places to eat in Casper, my favorite being the Olive Garden.  There is also a fun diner in Casper called Johnny J's Diner.  Its google maps location is here:  Johnny J's Diner