Today's temple is the beautiful and impressive and iconic Salt Lake Temple!
And because it’s such a big deal, we have a guest for today’s Podcast! My friend Becky has joined us. I love talking to Becky about anything because she has unique perspectives, and a jaw dropping story to tell us!
There is so much to talk about, there's no way we can hit every story or fact that I wish we could. In fact, to prepare I just read a 400 page book called “Forty Years: the saga of building the Salt Lake Temple” by Mark Henshaw, it came out in 2020.
Announcement: 28 July 1847
Site Dedication: 14 February 1853 by Heber C. Kimball
Groundbreaking: 14 February 1853 by Brigham Young
Public Open House: 5 April 1893 | 132 years 10 months ago
Dedication: 6–24 April 1893 by Wilford Woodruff
Site: 10 acres | 4.0 hectares
Exterior Finish: Quartz monzonite (similar to granite) quarried from Little Cottonwood Canyon 20 miles southeast of Salt Lake City
Architectural Features: Six attached spires with an angel Moroni statue
Ordinance Rooms: Five instruction rooms with separate veil room, twenty-two sealing rooms, and two baptistries
Total Floor Area: 382,207 square feet | 35,508 square meters
Height: 222 feet | 67.7 meters
Elevation: 4,335 feet | 1,321 meters
