We got to tour the
new Brigham City temple.
Around 300,000 people
made reservations
to tour the temple
during its open house.
Plans for the Brigham City
temple were announced
in October of 2009.
The ground-breaking
ceremony was in July of 2010.
The Brigham City temple is
the 139th temple in the world
and the 14th in Utah.
This temple will serve
over 40,000 church members
in northern Utah and southern Idaho.
The temple opened to the public
on August 18th and will remain
opened to the public until September 15th.
The temple will be dedicated on
September 23rd - after that
only LDS members in good
standing will be allowed in the temple.
(Information came from www.mormon.org)
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| The Brigham City LDS temple |
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| The Brigham City LDS temple |
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| The Brigham City LDS temple - tabernacle in the background |
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| The Brigham City LDS temple |
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| Brigham City tabernacle - across from the temple |
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| The Brigham City LDS temple |
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| The Brigham City LDS temple |
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| Me and Eric with some of Eric's co-workers and their families |
Pictured below:
Every temple has a time capsule
that is sealed at the temple dedication
ceremony. When this temple is dedicated
in September, this block will be removed
and a new one will replace it.
Items will be placed behind the block
before it is sealed by the president.
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| The Brigham City LDS temple |
Pictured below:
So, you park in a parking lot
several blocks away from the temple
and jump onto one of these buses
that takes you to the temple.
Pictured below:
The parking garage at the temple.
This is where you watch a video
before the temple tour.
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| The Brigham City LDS temple |
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| The Brigham City LDS temple |
I didn't take any of the following pictures -
we weren't allowed to take pictures inside
the temple, but some reporters were
able to - so you can check out
what we got to see. If you want to see
more pictures of the inside
(and some awesome aerial shots)
check out the link below.
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=21703299&nid=1164
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| Photo Credit: Tyler Groves |
Upon arrival, we were ushered into
the temple parking garage
which has been converted into
several temporary rooms.
When the open house
(which is from August 18-Sept. 15)
is over, the walls will
easily be removed and it
will once again be a parking garage.
We watched a 15 minute video
about the history of temples.
The video also talked
briefly about the
Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-Day Saints.
The room we were in
is very similar to the one
pictured below.
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| Photo Credit: http://www.ksl.com/?sid=21703299&nid=1164 |
After watching the video,
we left the room
and were helped into
little white booties
by some friendly
volunteers. We entered
the temple from the parking
garage - into the "basement."
The first thing we saw was
the baptistry. The font is used
to perform baptisms on
behalf of the deceased.
It is then up to the deceased
to accept or reject the ordinance
performed on their behalf.
I learned that this is why
the LDS population is so interested in
genealogical research - so they
can identify their ancestors and
see that ordinances are
performed on their behalf.
The room pictured below is
called the Instruction Room.
The picture doesn't do it
justice - it was beautiful.
We were told that local
artists painted most
(if not all) of the artwork
inside the temple.
The wall is actually canvas.
In the instruction room
members learn about the
purposes of mortal life
and what happens in the
next life.
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| Photo Credit: http://www.ksl.com/?sid=21703299&nid=1164 |
The room pictured below
is the Sealing Room.
It's where weddings
take place - when married
here, you are not only married
for this life but also for eternity.
(We were told that this
temple is rather small -
so I'm guessing the sealing room's
in the Salt Lake temple are bigger.
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| Photo Credit: http://www.ksl.com/?sid=21703299&nid=1164 |
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| Photo Credit: http://www.ksl.com/?sid=21703299&nid=1164 |
