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 Bountiful Utah Temple
-The Bountiful Temple is the 47th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and is the eighth temple built in Utah. -The exterior is made from Bethel white Granite. The Bountiful Temple is 104,000 square feet. -The Bountiful Temple location was chosen 1988. On April 3, 1988 the entire first presidency […]
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
The Logan Temple has a rich history with amazing stories! The Logan Temple is a special place to so many people for different reasons. Here is a story the late apostle Elder Boyd K. Packer shared about a spiritual experience his family member had after the Logan Temple was built. This story is about a […]
Draper Utah Temple Facts
-The Draper Utah Temple is the 129th operating temple in Utah. It is the 12th Temple built in Utah and the 3rd Temple built in the Salt Lake Valley. -The theme around the Draper Temple design is the Sego Lily Utah’s state flower. You can see these flowers throughout the whole temple. The Sego Lily […]
Jordan River Utah Temple Information
-The Jordan River Temple is the 20th operating Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It’s the seventh temple built in Utah and it was dedicated in November of 1981. -The land of the Jordan River Temple was donated by a family that had owned the land for nearly one hundred years! […]
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 […]
Vernal Utah Temple Information
- The Vernal Temple is the 51st dedicated temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Vernal Temple was the 10th temple built in Utah. -The Vernal Temple is the first temple that was made out of an existing building-The Uintah Stake Tabernacle. The Tabernacle had fallen into disrepair and had not […]
Facts about the Provo City Center Temple
-The Provo City center was originally the Provo Tabernacle. After a fire had left the tabernacle unusable the prophet President Thomas S. Monson announced they would make the old tabernacle into the new Provo City Center Temple. It has been called ”a phoenix rising out of the ashes.” -It took fifteen years for the original […]
Fun Facts about the Monticello Utah Temple
-The Monticello Utah Temple is the 53rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. -The Monticello Temple was the first of the new series of smaller temples announced by President Hinckley. -The Monticello Temple was built in eight months and nine days! It was the fastest time of any temple of […]