Salt Lake Temple - photo taken by Christy
THE TEMPLE FOUNDATION WAS BUILT TWICE
In February 1853, the site for the Salt Lake Temple was dedicated for construction and the foundation was begun. In 1857, news that a potentially hostile United States army was approaching Utah was received. The prophet, Brigham Young had the foundation covered with dirt to protect the project.
Once the foundation was uncovered, it was discovered parts of the foundation was unstable and had to be re-build. The construction on the temple was slow and the walls of the temple did not reach ground level until the end of 1867, almost 14 years later.
THE SALT LAKE TEMPLE CONTAINS MANY SYMBOLS
High on the west center tower of the Salt Lake Temple is a depiction of the Dipper. For centuries people have used the Big Dipper to find their way as it pointed them toward the North Star - the one constant point in the sky. It is an appropriate symbol for the temple point patrons toward the one true and unchanging source of guidance - God, the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.
THE TEMPLE TOOK 40 YEARS TO BUILD
The temple was dedicated on April 5, 1893, followint a forty-year period of construction. Of those who had helped lay the cornerstone in 1953, only a few were still living.
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