Show Hugh Be B. Brown To Speak In Pres Hugh laugh B. B Brown will be behe bethe bethe the he featured speaker at a program program pro pro- gram honoring the anniversary anniversary anni anni- of or the dedication of of the Bountiful 1st and ward meetinghouse RESIDENT Brown who mo is second t counselor U in ill th the first presidency of of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints is a well known speaker civic worker and bus bus- Th The meeting will be held on Thursday evening March 14 H beginning at pm p.m. years to the time da day from front the ded- ded cation CONSIDERABLE renovating has las been done on the church Included arc repainting of the chapel interior finishing of the Junior Sunda Sunday School room loom willi with a stand sound system I electronic organ new lighting ceiling tile etc complete renovation renovation ren ren- I ovation of rest rooms in the the older part of oC the time building installation installation in in- of oC a sprinkling tem tern in the lam lawn m planting of numerous trees and shrubs along with removal of a number number number num num- ber of older diseased trees This week painting is starting starting starting start start- ing on the exterior which willI will willbe willbe be done entirely in while white I CONSTRUCTION of or fh the church started years ears ago with the ground breaking omi on Feb 12 1857 when there r about members in Bo ful Cut Brigham Young encouraged encOuraged aged them to build a new hew meetinghouse Work continued over over- fh five years ears without being completed Then in 1862 Brigham Young called Anson Call CaU on a mission to get grit the building completed Jt It was finished that year ear earith with ith dedication following in March 1863 Brigham Young conducted conduct conduct- ed the two-day two series of meetings meetings meetings meet meet- ings with Heber C. C Kimball I offering the dedicatory dedicator prayer ESTIMATED cost was 60 although some sonic believe this See CHURCH o 0 2 I I Church I Continued from age sage one does not represent all the money money money mon mon- ey put into the project by such men as Anson Call and Judge Holbrook They believe cost would be nearer Building materials were only what they could find locally Rock for the six foot thick foundation came from time the hills along with the lumber used Adobe dobe for the three foot thick walls was mixed about two miles west of the church SHEETING F FOR n TilE THE roof consisted of boards and poles sliced in two while wooden pegs were used to fasten large beams in place Nails were used sparingly because they had to come from the East b by wagon This building was dedicated the month before work started on the Salt SaIl Lake Tabernacle I Hand carved wood in the building was done by the best artisans available in the area at that time The painting of Joseph Smith still in n the building building building build build- ing was commissioned by Brigham Young and done by bya a young oung church convert from NOI a Norway Daniel I The church was used for other oilier public meetings also When Bountiful was incorporated in 1892 1592 the city council met there In 1925 the recreation hall on the north side was added and nd another addition completed in 1957 This latter provided a anew anew new Relief Society room Scout room two bishops offices kitchen heating room and storage rooms Pres David 0 O. McKay was dedicatory speaker speak speak- er |