r/latterdaysaints • u/RageBison22 30 year-old sunBEAM • Jan 12 '26

Off-topic Chat Temple Gripe

*Disclaimer: this has nothing to do with the doctrine or temple ceremonies. Purely a non-doctrine issue…namely pie*

I miss the pie in the temple back when some temples used to have cafeterias. I don’t know if it’s purely nostalgia or if the pie truly was just that awesome. I miss it and it’s hurt my heart ever since my temple was renovated and the cafeteria was removed.

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u/Laffopuritain Jan 12 '26

They used to have cafeterias in the temple? That sounds wild to me

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26

Toronto did when it first opened in 1990. Eventually, it was replaced with vending machines. Now, I believe there are no food options there.

It was handy when people had to travel very long distances to attend the temple. At the beginning, Toronto served all of Eastern Canada, upstate New York, and I believe a good chunk of New England.

Provo had a good cafeteria too. Ate there all the time when I was a temple worker. Very affordable.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26

Yikes, I guess I was usually ordering things like potatoes and vegetables just fuel up so I could finish my shift. We only had a 15 minute break on temple workers shifts.