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LDS Temple Square
50 W North Temple
Salt Lake City
Wasatch Front
Northern Utah
Utah
84150
Tel: 1-801-240-4872
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Description
Leave the daily stress behind as you wander through Temple Square, a 10-acre refuge with magnificently landscaped grounds surrounding the Salt Lake Temple. Experienced representatives will take you on a complimentary tour of Temple Square (available in 40 languages), including the Tabernacle, the Assembly Hall, two visitors' centers, and the beautiful flower gardens and statuary–or you may wander around on your own.
Four days after entering the Salt Lake Valley on 24 July 1847, Brigham Young designated where the temple would be built, and on 6 April 1853, he laid the cornerstone of the temple foundation. That event marked the beginning of a long construction process.
Many difficulties slowed the building of the temple. Granite was quarried in Little Cottonwood Canyon, 20 miles southeast of Temple Square, and transported to the site by teams of oxen. A single wagonload required four days of travel to reach the temple site.
Work on the temple stretched from years to decades until finally, 40 years after it was begun, the temple was completed and dedicated on 6 April 1893 by Wilford Woodruff, the fourth President of the Church. Today, Latter-day Saints continue to gather in temples throughout the world to worship and participate in sacred ordinances such as eternal marriage.
As you relax amid the delightful flower gardens and gaze at the angel Moroni atop the temple, perhaps you might contemplate the incredible dedication of those remarkable pioneers whose faith in the Lord inspired them to build this impressive and sacred edifice.
There are no tours inside the temple.
Reflect on the majesty and wonder of God's creations as you stand beneath the star-studded dome in the rotunda of the North Visitors' Center and ponder the invitation of the outstretched arms of Thorvaldsen's Christus, a magnificent 11-foot statue of the Savior.
On the recently remodeled main and lower levels of the visitors' center are exhibits on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, including a scale model of Jerusalem as it may have looked at the time of Christ; the importance of ancient and modern prophets, including those from the Bible and Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ; and examples of how we can follow the commandment to "love thy neighbor" including displays on the welfare and humanitarian efforts of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Experienced representatives are available for complimentary tours of the visitors' centers and Temple Square, as well as other sites in the immediate area.
From November through March, the public is invited to attend a series of special concerts in the North Visitors' Center.
Music, music, music! On the southwest corner of Temple Square is the Assembly Hall, a charming Gothic-style building with lovely stained-glass windows. This jewel of a building was constructed by Latter-day Saint pioneers in 1877.
Today in this historic setting, the Temple Square Concert Series presents complimentary hour-long concerts featuring local and international artists every Friday and Saturday evening. Tickets are not required, but admittance is for those eight years of age and older.
During the summer months (June through August), the Temple Square Concert Series presents Concerts in the Park held in the Brigham Young Historic Park on the southeast corner of State Street and Second Avenue. They begin at 8:00 P.M. during June and July and 7:30 P.M. during August.
During the Christmas season, concerts are held Tuesday through Saturday with outstanding performers to
Four days after entering the Salt Lake Valley on 24 July 1847, Brigham Young designated where the temple would be built, and on 6 April 1853, he laid the cornerstone of the temple foundation. That event marked the beginning of a long construction process.
Many difficulties slowed the building of the temple. Granite was quarried in Little Cottonwood Canyon, 20 miles southeast of Temple Square, and transported to the site by teams of oxen. A single wagonload required four days of travel to reach the temple site.
Work on the temple stretched from years to decades until finally, 40 years after it was begun, the temple was completed and dedicated on 6 April 1893 by Wilford Woodruff, the fourth President of the Church. Today, Latter-day Saints continue to gather in temples throughout the world to worship and participate in sacred ordinances such as eternal marriage.
As you relax amid the delightful flower gardens and gaze at the angel Moroni atop the temple, perhaps you might contemplate the incredible dedication of those remarkable pioneers whose faith in the Lord inspired them to build this impressive and sacred edifice.
There are no tours inside the temple.
Reflect on the majesty and wonder of God's creations as you stand beneath the star-studded dome in the rotunda of the North Visitors' Center and ponder the invitation of the outstretched arms of Thorvaldsen's Christus, a magnificent 11-foot statue of the Savior.
On the recently remodeled main and lower levels of the visitors' center are exhibits on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, including a scale model of Jerusalem as it may have looked at the time of Christ; the importance of ancient and modern prophets, including those from the Bible and Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ; and examples of how we can follow the commandment to "love thy neighbor" including displays on the welfare and humanitarian efforts of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Experienced representatives are available for complimentary tours of the visitors' centers and Temple Square, as well as other sites in the immediate area.
From November through March, the public is invited to attend a series of special concerts in the North Visitors' Center.
Music, music, music! On the southwest corner of Temple Square is the Assembly Hall, a charming Gothic-style building with lovely stained-glass windows. This jewel of a building was constructed by Latter-day Saint pioneers in 1877.
Today in this historic setting, the Temple Square Concert Series presents complimentary hour-long concerts featuring local and international artists every Friday and Saturday evening. Tickets are not required, but admittance is for those eight years of age and older.
During the summer months (June through August), the Temple Square Concert Series presents Concerts in the Park held in the Brigham Young Historic Park on the southeast corner of State Street and Second Avenue. They begin at 8:00 P.M. during June and July and 7:30 P.M. during August.
During the Christmas season, concerts are held Tuesday through Saturday with outstanding performers to
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