# 56 Go to the San Diego, California temple

This has always been my favorite temple, along with every other Mormon girl. I've always wanted to see it in real life though. We were driving and boom, there it was right off the highway. It is BEAUTIFUL! We stopped by to see it the next day on the way to some beaches. It is incredible and so majestic. I just walked around for a while taking pictures. Then I stopped and talked with a senior missionary couple. They were so great and showed me a lot of pictures of the interior, including a garden that is open to the air on top of the temple but is surrounded by glass inside. He was also telling me about the architecture and the entire temple is fashioned in 2 squares. It also happens to be the seal of Melchizedek (see website http://www.templestudy.com/2008/09/11/the-seal-of-melchizedek-part-4/). Anyway, it is the most beautiful temple I've ever seen and I hope to go inside someday when I’m endowed!

All of us in front of the temple

This is from the website

Another view of the top, the flower looking thing is the garden open to the top

You can also see the pattern in the glass, so beautiful!

#8 Go on some of the world's best roller coasters

So, Joe, Presley, Glen, Craig and I went to Magic Mountain. By far the BEST theme park I’ve ever been to. That place is covered in coasters. We didn’t even get to go on them all which was sad but it was still a blast! I think the best one I went on was X2. The coaster shifts while you’re going to give you the greatest amount of G-force possible. It was incredible and unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before. The second craziest was the Green Lantern. It was kind of like the X2 but worse, you actually turned upside down. It looked kind of wimpy but it was not. Joe was screaming the entire time and I was laughing so hard I was drooling by the end. Goliath was super fast and had a huge drop. We went on Lex Luthor’s drop and it’s the world’s tallest. The “coaster” actually pushes you down so you fall faster than gravity. INSAINE! Tatsu was not my favorite but was still kind of fast and fun. I would LOVE to go back someday and finish all the coasters. I also want to go to Cedar Point but we’ll call this item crossed off and if I go, I’ll just add to this post! 

Me in front of the sign

In front of Lex Luthor's drop aka tallest in the world

On a coaster, apparently this one was painful but I can't remember