Capitol Reef History and George Teasdale
Capitol Reef is a beautiful National Park in the Middle of Utah, with so much Pioneer History still intact today. The National park started as a protected area, then was changed to a national monument, and in the 1970’s became a National Park. The Capitol Reef area is a beautiful place to visit and explore, […]
Fun Facts about the Brigham City Temple
-The Brigham City Temple is the 139th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Brigham City Temple is the 14th Temple in Utah. -Brigham City is agricultural town known for growing peaches, berries, and small fruits. The big town celebration is named “Peach Days” and started in 1904. Within the […]
Fun Facts about the Salt Lake Temple-(Closed for Renovation-reopening date 2025)
-The Salt Lake Temple is the 4th dedicated Temple in operation, and the fourth in Utah, though it was started before the other Pioneer temples were started(St. George, Manti and Logan). Groundbreaking in 1853 by Brigham Young and dedicated in April 6-24 1893 by Wilford Woodruff. The Salt Lake Temple was dedicated three years before […]
Boyd K. Packer's Logan Temple Story
This special experience was shared by Elder Boyd K. Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve apostles at the rededication of the Logan Temple in 1979. The Logan Temple is a very important place for the Packer family, Elder Packer and his wife, Donna, were sealed in the Logan Temple in 1947. Donnas grandfather had […]
Ashley Valley Park in Vernal
As many know, the vernal Tabernacle was converted into the Vernal temple in 1997. The dome of the old Vernal Tabernacle is available to see at the Ashley Valley Community Park. A piece of history A pretty fun thing to see if you are in the Vernal Area is the old dome that was on […]
Renovations to the St. George Temple
The St. George Temple is closed right now for extensive renovations. The St. George Temple closed on November 4, 2019, and will is expected to reopen in 2022. Here is a snippet from the Church New’s explaining what is happening in these renovations. “This is one of the beautiful, premier temples in the Church,” said […]
History of the St. George Temple Spire
In original pictures of the St. George Temple notice the difference in how the spire looks today. The spire is very different from the Temple you are use to looking at in St. George. At the very end of the building process of the St. George Temple, they builders had finished the spire, and it […]
Fun Facts about the St. George Temple:
To listen to this post on Spotify click here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/kjVYtIoCKIb To watch this post on Youtube click here: https://youtu.be/LDi2PrPaPic St. George Temple is a beautiful, special place, full of history. Let’s jump in and go over some interesting facts! -The St. George is the longest operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of […]