Brigham City Utah Temple
November 23, 2009 by admin
Filed under Temples in America
The plan to build a new temple in Brigham City Utah was announced at the general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in October, 2009. The temple will be built on the property at 250 S. Main St., directly west of and across the street from the church’s Brigham City Tabernacle at 251 S. Main. When completed, it will be the 14th LDS temple in Utah. At the time the temple was announced, the church had 130 temples in operation worldwide, with another 21 either announced or under construction.
The city block — known to locals as Central Square — once was home to Brigham City’s Central Elementary School. After the school was razed, a professional plaza-type development was projected for the property. A recent sign on Central Square announced the property had been sold.
The block is bordered in both directions along Main Street by retail businesses and to the west by private residences. The Box Elder Tabernacle, completed in 1890, was gutted by fire in February 1896 and rebuilt and rededicated a year later. It was closed in 1986 for major restoration and reopened and rededicated in April 1987.
With its steeple being one of the community’s most visible landmarks for miles, the tabernacle is still used for LDS conferences, concerts and other community meetings. It was included on the National Register of Historical Places in 1971 — one of the state’s first such designated sites.
A groundbreaking ceremony was announced for July 31, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. The public was invited to attend. The event was also broadcasted to stake centers in the temple district.
Patterned after classic designs found at the Logan, Manti and Salt Lake temples, the Brigham City temple will have a limestone exterior and face east toward the tabernacle. The temple will have two spires. The angel Moroni will reach several feet higher than the highest point of the tabernacle. Two tiered parking will enable the temple and parking to fit on the 3-acre lot. Attractive fencing, garden and fountain will create a tranquil setting, even though the location is downtown.
Updates
The Brigham City Utah Temple will be open for public tours during a special temple open house from Aug. 18 through Sept. 15. Open house tours will not be conducted on Sundays or on Sept. 8.
Tickets for the open house will be available beginning July 30, 2012, at www.BrighamCityMormonTemple.org.
After the open house ends, the temple will be formally dedicated in three sessions (broadcast by closed circuit television to local congregations) on September 23, 2012. There will be a cultural celebration featuring music, song, and dance performed by local Latter-day Saints the day before the dedication.
Once the Brigham City Utah Temple is dedicated, it will be open to members of the church who have been recommended by their ecclesiastical leaders. The temple district includes some 40,000 Latter-day Saints living in 13 stakes of the church in northern Utah and southeastern Idaho. [1]
