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Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, is home to many groups dedicated to the arts. Many performances are held each month, and admission is generally free, with a few exceptions. Admission is, however, limited to visitors age 8 and older. For more information, call (801) 240-3323 or visit lds.org/events.
Ongoing Events on Temple Square
Sundays, 9:30 to 10:00 a.m.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir Broadcasts of Music and the Spoken Word
Tabernacle (please be seated by 9:15).
Thursdays, 8:00 p.m.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir rehearsals
Tabernacle
Weekdays and Saturdays at noon and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.
Organ Recitals
Tabernacle
Weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Weekends from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Church History Museum
The museum is located across from Temple Square on West Temple Street.
Admission is free.
Daily 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Exhibits focusing on the life of Jesus Christ, ancient and modern prophets, the construction of the Salt Lake Temple, and the importance of families.
North and South... Read the rest of this article »
Temple Square is a thirty-five-acre plot located in the center of Salt Lake City, Utah. It was no accident that the city was built around Temple Square. When members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the Mormon Church) arrived in 1847, Brigham Young wanted the Saints to put the focus of their lives on the temple. He set aside a plot of land for the temple built the city up with the temple at its center. Today, Salt Lake City roads are built on a grid system with Temple Square at the center. From there, roads branch out as 100 N, 100 S, 100 W, and 100 E.
The fourteen buildings which are housed on Temple Square today include the:
Tabernacle
North Visitor Center
South Visitor Center
Assembly Hall
Beehive House
Lion House
Joseph Smith Memorial Building
Relief Society Building
Church History Library
Church History Museum
Church Office Building
Conference Center
Family History Library
and, of course, the Salt Lake Temple.
The Tabernacle, completed in... Read the rest of this article »
By Richard.
The 150 temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon Church) dotting all four corners of the earth are all equal in magnificence and power. However, the most popular is the Salt Lake Temple with its distinctive spires and overall appearance which stands as a symbol of the Church. Spanning an area of 253,000 square feet ― it is the largest Mormon Temple in the world. Its Romanesque/Gothic architectural design, which is similar to the great castles in Europe, has amazed millions of temple goers and visitors from across the globe. For more than a century since its construction, it has stood as a symbol of the faith, dedication, and sacrifice of the early Mormon pioneers, who consecrated all that they possessed for the furtherance of the Lord’s work.
The Mormons Arrive at the Salt lake Valley
After a long and tedious march from Nauvoo, Illinois, and Winter Quarters, Nebraska, the Mormons entered the Salt Lake Valley in July 1847 under the leadership of... Read the rest of this article »
“And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.” (Isaiah 2:2, KJV)
The Salt Lake City Temple holds a special place in the hearts of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly called the Mormons. The Mormons had been driven out forcibly from Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. They had walked hundreds of miles across treacherous territories and seen their loved ones die. When they finally arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, they built it into a their home, one far away from the dangers that had followed them for so long.
Within only four days of arriving in Salt Lake, the Salt Lake Temple was announced. It was over forty years and countless trials later before the building was complete. Today it stands in the center of Salt Lake, and at the administrative center of the church. It has come to symbolize... Read the rest of this article »