1 week ago
Monday, January 18, 2016
We went down to Provo (Jan 18) to tour the new Provo City Center Temple. It was an amazing experience for all of us and loved seeing the beautiful temple.
If you have a chance, go see this amazing transformation of the old Provo Tabernacle into a beautiful modern Temple. Very Impressive indeed!!
Temple Facts
The Provo City Center Temple will be the sixteenth temple built in Utah, the fourth built in Utah County, and the second built in Provo, following the Provo Utah Temple (1972).
The Provo City Center Temple will be the fourth temple built from an existing building and the second built from a tabernacle, following the Vernal Utah Temple (1997).
The Provo City Center Temple and the Provo Utah Temple (1972) will be the second pair of temples to be built in the same city, following the Jordan River Utah Temple (1981) and Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple (2009) in South Jordan, Utah.
The Provo City Center Temple will be one of only three temples with a central tower surrounded by four corner towers. (The others are the Oakland California Temple and the Cochabamba Bolivia Temple.)
The Provo City Center Temple will include art glass, finials, and other hardware that were salvaged from the remains of the Provo Tabernacle.
