The Reno temple is a mini-temple, and attending made us homesick for our temple in Raleigh NC. The setting is way out of town up on a hillside in a nice residential area. More than any other of the temples we visited, we got a sense that this temple is truly a refuge for members in the Reno area, who must lead their regular lives surrounded by much that is less than desirable. The people that we met there sure loved their temple.
We were quite impressed with the session officiator. He led the group with dignity and his prayer seemed to communicate that he was well acquainted with his Heavenly Father. He was a humble but handsome man of about 60 who had the hands of a working man with callouses and several blackened fingernails. He was at the recommend desk as we left so we stopped to visit with him. He was a BYU graduate no less who owns and runs a ranch near Austin, NV, which is a three hour drive west of Reno on the "loneliest road in America" and has a population of about 350 people. He and his wife serve as temple workers. He said that left home about 3 am that morning in his truck with a load of hay to sell, that he needed to deliver after his temple assignment is finished in the afternoon. He also mentioned that until recently he had been serving as the President of his Stake. That seems amazing, since (we looked it up) the Austin branch is at least 110 miles from the Stake center in Fallon NV, and where most of the wards in his stake are located.
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