About the Webmaster
	Rick Satterfield

Welcome! Thank you for visiting this Web site devoted to information about the temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While visiting you will find current news, schedules, interesting facts, and beautiful photographs of each temple of the Church.

I developed a love for and strong interest in the temples at an early age and always made temple photography the predominant decor of my bedroom. In preparation for a full-time mission, I went through the Bountiful Utah Temple on my nineteenth birthday. The next weekend, my mom and I took our own "Utah temple tour" attending sessions at seven different temples throughout the state. Ever since, I have valued any opportunity to attend a temple I have not visited before—the highlight of any vacation.

After serving my two-year mission to Puerto Rico, I returned home to my family in Pocatello, Idaho. I transferred from Idaho State University and began attending Brigham Young University in the fall of 1997. This Web site began as a computer project for one of my first classes there. Shortly after I completed the class, the Temple Department at Church Headquarters became familiar with my site, and I was honored to meet with the managing director. The Church didn't have a temple site at the time, and the director asked if I would be interested in giving it to the Church—if I didn't have plans for it. I had found so much joy in the site, I opted to retain it.

A few years later, in the early 2000s, the Temple Department was ready to create its own site. I was contacted again, this time by the development company in charge of the Church's Web presence. I was thrilled to be invited to join the programming team. I was a lead programmer on the temple project and was able to employ my experience to help implement the site and make suggestions along the way. You may even notice some similarities!

I graduated from BYU a short time later with a bachelor's degree in computer science and went on to get a master's degree in business information systems from Utah State University. Following my education, I returned to Pocatello to work for a family-owned Pocatello real estate and development company, founded over 70 years ago. Click here to send email, and enjoy your visit!