84-year-old man travels to 77 LDS temples after wife's death - Deseret News
There are few things 84-year-old Calvin Goulding enjoys more than driving and attending LDS temples. So when his wife died in August 2014 after a long struggle with kidney failure, the Sandy resident decided to visit every operating LDS temple in the United States and Canada, documenting his journey through selfies along the way. Driving 22,000 miles in six months took a toll on his 2004 Dodge Caravan, and planning around the schedules of 77 temples was tricky, but Goulding, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was undeterred and recognized divine... During their 57 years of marriage, Goulding and his wife, Anne Marie, served missions in Mexico and Uruguay and participated in the Hill Cumorah Pageant. Goulding also served as an ordinance worker in seven LDS temples. Goulding was inspired to plan his cross-country adventure shortly after Anne Marie died. "One of the people in the hospice care said to me one day, ‘One of the best ways to deal with grief is to stay busy,’ ” Goulding said. 26, 2014, Goulding embarked on the first leg of his temple trek, visiting all operating temples in Utah except the one in St. George. Goulding participated in an endowment session on behalf of a deceased family member at each temple and planned his road trips around the sessions. "Some of the smaller temples have very abbreviated schedules," Goulding said. Source: www.deseretnews.com
