Drone flight over - The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-Day Saints Temple in Washington DC 

Grew up in DC and this remains my favorite temple of them all!

I use to think this was a castle when I was a little girl. Every time we drove by I would imagine my fairytale wedding. But seeing it up close like this is breathtaking!

The House of the Lord. Holiness to the Lord. Absolutely beautiful!

What a beautiful and inspiring building. Watching this video inspired me to think about the the Savior Jesus Christ and His love for all of us.

This is where I was married 35 years ago. So of course this Temple has a very special place in my heart. Thank-you Tony for doing this. Gave me goose bumps and touched my heart.

Our neighbor stopped by last night and told us about this amazing clip! He was right about how incredible it is! it holds me spellbound! Everyone and anyone can enter this temple this October 2020!

A few years ago, a co-worker of mine seemed surprised that I would spend 10% of my earnings on Tithing. I explained it to him like this: "Everybody pays for what they believe in. When a bar owner opens up a new bar, he pays for that bar with money his regular patrons have paid to drink alcohol. Those patrons that go to a bar every week, and I personally know and work with many who do this very thing, often spend 10% of their weekly earnings there on Friday night, drinking. They do it because that is what they believe in and, in a sense, that is their Tithing. When The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints builds a new church, or temple, it pays for that building with money it's faithful members have paid for Tithing. Those members that attend church every week, and I personally know many who do this very thing, spend 10% of their earnings to support the church. They do it because that is what they believe in." I said, "Think about it Jose, when those bar owners build another bar, they are building places where people can go each week, get drunk and leave knowing nothing more than they did the week before. When my tithing money is used to build another church, or temple, we are building a place where people can go to learn principles that will help them live a better life and how to be of service to others. I would rather spend my money to build a place where people can go and learn to live a better life, than to build a place where people go get drunk and learn absolutely nothing." Everybody pays for what they believe in.

My wife and I got married there just over 25 years ago. It is a very special place to us and it is wonderful to see it like this. Thanks for doing this.

Thank you Tony!! As a member of the LDS Church I think it was shot beautifully.

Told my wife to come watch this video because it makes sense.

Thank you Mr. Collins for providing this wonderful external perspective of one of our temples. The internal beauty is also spectacular.

Thank you so much, Tony, for giving us such a beautiful view of something held so sacred. You did a wonderful job and I appreciate your work and your reverence. Have a beautiful day!

I love this even better set to a great hymn and the correct name of the church at the end The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

No, thank YOU for posting this. Absolutely beautiful!

So so beautiful. I think it captures the peace and spirituality of the temple and its grounds. Thank you for sharing it, Tony.

Its more then breathtaking its so beautiful you never want to leave I actually cried didnt want to leave the ground I have been inside

Beautiful and breathtaking. What a unique perspective. Thank you for sharing this.

I lived in the Washongton DC area for three years and attended the temple several times, but these views from above are a perspective I have never seen before and really show off the gold plated steeples and the angel Moroni statue as almost leaping upward into heaven! Breathtaking!

Such a beautiful video. Thank you so much for sharing this. A beacon of light in the darkness that is DC. A shining light on the hill.

Tony I truly enjoyed and was moved to tears by the beauty of the temple. My wife and I were sealed there in 1976, and I went by there in May. When I saw that view from the distance and the light from the temple was almost overwhelming I realized how appropriate the music was. Thank you for a beautiful view of a temple that means a lot to me and my family.

Thank you very much Tony. You are a wonderful human being. a beautiful soul in deed. I also read your idea behind the song and that was just brilliant. Awesome, awesome, awesome. In our faith we believe that anything that is good cometh from God. You come from God brother. I wish you the best and may good fortunes come your way.

Thank you! Every temple is symbol of our sacrifice and love for Jesus Christ. Each is also a reminder of God's love for us, that we are His children and we aspire to do good in every possible way we can- to live a life for Jesus Christ, serving one another in whatever capacity we have. Thank you for choosing to see the beauty of the temple. The exterior of each temple is a minuscule glimpse of what each temple represent and truly is. Again, thanks!

We used to live not far from that temple and visited the area again last summer. The temple is as breathtaking as ever. A work of art befitting Him whose house it is.

This is stunning! It's amazing to see all of the intricate details of the beautiful Washington DC Temple up close and personal, and the beautiful visuals from both day and night. Very inspiring.

Really Amazing pictures ¡¡ The temple represent the light in every place in the world ¡¡

Thank you Tony for taking the time to help us see the beauty of this building and the surrounding grounds. I hope to see more of your work in the future. You have been an inspiration to us. Thank you again!!

This was beautiful! I came here after reading a news article. What impressed me most was the degree of respect which you showed for a faith, not your own. It was so refreshing to hear something voiced so positively, given the tendency of others to focus on differences - and generally place those differences in a negative light. The world could use a few million more like you. Thanks for the time you put into this, and thanks for sharing it.

I have literally been going to that temple my entire life and driven past it dozens of times, but I have never noticed the exquisite beauty of it.

Thank you Tony for doing such an amazing job and being so respectful to one of our Savior's Holy Temples and to our faith!

I liked the music and of course everything else. Beautiful.

Approaching this while driving past on the Beltway is beyond amazing. I lived in the metro area for nearly 9 years and visited the grounds.

Inspiring views of this beautiful place. The music doesn't match the magnificence of the pictures. The temple is breath-takingly majestic.

Lovely! I would love to see more temples from this perspective! I especially love the shot of it shining like a beacon at night with the cars passing by on the freeway.

This is absolutely beautiful cinematography! The talented filmmaker plus as she describes the Temple, a beautiful art piece made this short film AAA+

Thank you for sharing. It's BEAUTIFUL!

Love it!!! It is worth watching it. I had seen the D.C. in my trucking days. Wished I could spend time on the temple ground. Such a beautiful Temple. My favorite Temple is "Seattle Temple". I grew up in Tacoma,WA. I attended the open house, back in the 80's.

Thank you for sharing this beautiful video of the House of the Lord in Washington, D.C. This is the temple where my husband and I were sealed for time and all eternity and had our children sealed to us. I am eternally grateful for this knowledge that families can be together forever.

I have gone to the temples over the last 40 years. Yes a lot of money is spent but they are paid for. The spirit in the temple is something you must experience. I've received many answers to prayer--it is a place to totally be away from the world. Thank you Mr. Collins for such a reverent, beautiful view of a special place for me.

I'm Mormon, thakyou, I love this place

what a wonderful video, A non member of the church that appreciate the true beauty of the temple.

beautiful temple; excellent video and well done. My 1st temple ever I can still remember it's beauty both outside and inside. God is so good to us and the perfect Father of all Fathers.

Wonderful film of a very majestic building

I loved this video. It really shows how the Temple lights the way through the dark.

Thank you for sharing this. Beautiful video.

Wow thanks for sharing. That is soooo beautiful. I will never forget riding a greyhound bur up that freeway and seeing this Amazing building Pop out of complete darkness. It took my breath away....

Amazingly beautiful structure, very rare where you see modern architecture built with such love. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome. Thanks for making this. Glad the Church let you have at it.

I was married to my sweetheart in that beautiful building. It has been over 30 years now and we are still married. The inside is just as beautiful as the outside. I highly recommend that you have your wedding there. There is no charge for the facility or the ceremony.

regardless of my religious beliefs this church and its grounds are beautiful

Loren Yost......That was a beautiful testimony of what the Lord's church is all about. I love the gospel of Jesus Christ as it has made me a better person. I want to be like my Father in Heaven and Jesus Christ so I can return to live with Them some day. I feel sad for you, Red Thor. I truly hope your heart will be softened and that you will be blessed to know the truths. Heavenly Father loves you.

Thank you Mr. Collins, this is magnificent piece of work.

This was so beautiful, thank you Tony.

Tony! Just another grateful member checking in. What an amazing gift! I wonder if you get the feeling you're flying around yourself when you see through the eyes of your drone. Hope so! Thanks so much for giving us a chance to see what you see and for all your gracious comments here! May the "Bird of Happiness" really lay it on you! :o)

Tony, I read the story about choosing the music and such, I think you did a fantastic job at filming it and the music is still moving and gets your message across! Thank you for showing one of our temples in a awesome way!

The making of this church was worth it, it's really beautiful and in nice spot. The scenery around it is really excellent too, makes a person feel at ease, I even like the statue. I'll go to this beauty, it'll calm and soothing for the mind and body.

Bellísima toma del templo, muchas gracias voy a compartirlo.

Thank you Tony for the beautiful job of filming and editing. It is more beautiful inside.

this is the most beautiful I have seen.. thank you Tony... none of this would be possible without your drone.. this was good.

You guys it doesn't matter what the music is or what the title is, this guy has captured such beauty of the temple so stop making hateful remarks this is coming from a bishops son

Thank you SO much for filming and sharing something so special and inspiring with all of us.

Simply stunning! What a beautiful place. Great video

Thank you Tony for such a beautiful video of one of our temples. It is refreshing that someone that is not of our faith can do something so wonderful. I am sure God is pleased with you... I just wish you were a member so you could go into the temple and make the covenants that bring such great blessings in this life and the next. Regardless you are blessed and a good example of Christ like love.

I hope the architects and builders of this beautiful structure get a chance to see this. How wonderful to see details of the spires previously unviewable.

Absolutely stunning footage! Thanks for filming this wonderful place.

This is great. I do love ATB at all times, too. Nice work.

Awesome footage and good music. "The way in which we fulfill our responsibility to share the gospel must adapt to a changing world" (Elder L. Tom Perry).

I don't care who you are or what you believe (If you believe the LDS Church is good-I DO-, or bad; or if you believe UAVs, are good or bad) this is one of the most BEAUTIFUL videos I have seen in a long time! Believe what what you want to believe, but, enjoy beauty wherever it may be. Great job in this video, I commend you for your effort.

God bless everyone he loves you!!!!!!

I've seen a lot of these beautiful temples, but never from this vantage point. Thanks for sharing, and I look forward to future videos!

Tony, that was BEAUTIFUL...#ExcellentWork

Hermoso video de la majestuosidad y santidad de la Casa del Señor Gracias por compartir estas imagenes, buen trabajo ,😃

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for this awesome piece of art. The accompanying music was an excellent choice too.

This is amazing. Thanks for posting this video I had tears of joy

thank you! so beautiful, gives me peace, and hope!

Tony, thank you so much for creating this. Our temples have always been places of peace and perspective for me. Your video and the accompanying music seem to capture that perfectly. I first saw it when I was having a rough day, and your video was a great comfort. You have a real artistic gift. Thank you for sharing it here.

Thank you! a great job well done. I remember coming to the Washington DC Temple when I was a youth. It always has been a beautiful building & the temple means a lot to me.. Thank you for being complementary & kind to the church for allowing you to do the footage.

What a beautiful building!

The outside views touch your senses, the inside saves your soul.

Wow! this is amazingly beautiful! Thank you for capturing this! It really is breathtaking!

Very nice footage. I've never been to D.C. so this is an excellent opportunity to see the Temple there. Thank you.

That is just beautiful. I hope there will be something like this over the San Diego Temple and the Salt Lake Temple:)

Thank you for posting it! My kids loved getting to see one of our temples in such a different way! You did an absolutely amazing job.

Thank you so much for posting this video. Please don't ever remove it

Stunning. Ethereal. Celestial. Beautiful work Tony Collins.

I'm grateful Jesus Christ restored his church and that Temple's allow us to perform saving ordinances just like his church did in the Bible.

Wow! I'm saddened that the anti elements just cannot restrain themselves long enough to enjoy the ascetics of a truly beautiful building. Kudos to Mr Collins for his song choice and picking just the perfect light conditions. Buildings do inspire, and this one is among the best.

thanks for doing this video. It is spectacular.

Loved the video, and thought the music was a great accompaniment! Hope to see more videos like this one - it would be awesome to see the Salt Lake Temple from a drone's view.

Tony, Thank you for taking the time to make a beautiful and inspiring video of the Washington DC Temple. Your video is the most stunning portrayal of any temple I have seen. I appreciate all of time and effort you must have put into making that video. THANK YOU! Mike BTW - The music is excellent.

This is a lovely video. The music you chose is also brilliant and ads to the artistic value. As I watched, the first thing that came to mind was something by Charles Edwin Markham that Paul H. Dunn oft quoted: "We are all blind until we see That in the human plan Nothing is worth the making If it does not make the man. Why build these cities glorious If man unbuilded goes? We build the world in vain Unless the builders also grow."

Well done Tony, well done. I've never seen a temple from those angles!

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

Thank you, Tony. This is spectacular in every way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man that centered overhead shot! Kuddos! Seriously!

Wow...that is pretty neat. It would be nice if someone would do something like this for the Salt Lake temple or any of the other temples.

Love this temple! it is beautiful, been there once.

I LOVED THIS~! THANKS SO MUCH! The music was very different, but it grew on me and by the end I think I kinda liked it! I have never seen the angel so close like that- and the view of the temple glowing in the night was unreal. THANKS FOR DOING THIS. You did great!

Awesome Flight!!

Tony, beautiful job. I'm lifelong LDS, 48 years in the Mormon Corridor (well, okay, six weeks in California right after I was born, but other than that...) with professional musicians in my family who sing serious, formal music, opera and oratorio--and I want to tell you the music you chose was fine! I know you've heard otherwise. Culturally, our feelings about the Temple are such that most of us really can't imagine what it is to other people; we tend to feel like it should only be accompanied by serious, sacred, liturgical music, and a lot of us probably can't imagine anything other than the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the incredible tabernacle organ. To be honest, that's the only thing we've ever seen it paired with. I could even tell you the three most likely hymns they would be performing if the Church had produced this video. But trust me--it's just a cultural thing. If you felt as you did about the Temple, and you chose music that reflected what you felt--then it's the perfect music for you to have chosen, and we just need to get over our narrowness. :) I thought it was haunting and beautiful. And thank you for taking this footage. I hope you are able to take more, as you would like to. Also, if you ever get the chance to attend an Open House of a new Temple, do. They are as beautiful inside as they are outside, speaking strictly aesthetically. Some more than others...but all gorgeous.

That is truly beautiful. Thank you for your great kindness and respect. :)