| Show HOUSE OF THE LORD the loving clabor labor of forty eventful Event fuli years ayears as is finished historical descriptive SKETCH from 61 1853 to aprile April 6 to the interior 1 1 und sand explanatory notes other othe r temples of the i saints corner stone atone laid april fth 1853 by president brigham young akiste assisted by ibis big counselors reber heber C kimball willard richards dedicated april ath 1893 by president wilford woodruff assisted by bv his counselors george Q Cannon Joseph F smith such is the history of the salt bait lake temple briefly told in a beautiful art window of one of its upper rooms the two inscriptions flan flanking kinic a large con cen ter piece devoted to an accurate representation sen tation tattoo of the splendid structure over whose spires spire and extending out beyond appears the motto Ho holiness Deft to the lord when zion to in filled with temples when instead of four her borders may include a hundred perhaps the succinct record we have quoted will be enough to satisfy the inquiring mind so go however in this great desir of grace 1893 toe reader would lain lin linger ger over the sacred theme for at tb this is writing april ath there are in these mountains but three of these holy edifices cices dedicated unto the lord and in operation among H 14 people the temples at st george begun in Nov november amber 1871 and dedicated january 1 1877 at logan begun in 1877 toe the ground being dedicated may 18 and ane corner stones bel being ug laid september 17 president young having died in the interim and dedicated may 17 1884 4 and at mauti begun april by the dedication of the ground the corner stones being laid april 14 and dedicated may 21 1888 the P purposes of this narrative require no extended reference to the temples at kirtland and nauvoo which were completed nor to the preparations for like structures at adam ondi abman and far west still the historical part of the sketch would not be complete lots without a reminder of them the he temple at kirtland ohio which wood atgood upon a hill and was the most bous object visible for miles was projected in 1833 and le licater ma march ach 27 1836 1886 its cost WM was between bet sixty anti seventy thousand dollars it had bad occupied only three years in hough part of the interior at the time of f the dedication ded was wan to in an state the corner stones stone ot 01 the temple it at N uvon were laid and dedicated aprie 6 1841 it was wag reared amid the ireat direst d suffering ering mud and bird ships of the people yet its ito progress was ch by their most moat willing toil parting serviced eer were neld in the all but 0 completed building in february 1846 and it was privately dedicates dedicate the following april after afier the expulsion rhe che foundations of a temple at far west were laid on the ath of july 1888 and less leea than a year afterward wair before daybreak ou on april 1839 1889 the apostle Ap ostlee met un on ane temple grounds gro unda ordained wil ford woodruff whole who is now BOW the pral dent deuton of the church and ana george A smith to the the rem site bite at which was secured in obedience to a command of god was dedicated auguest let 1881 by inthe the hand of joseph juo jun and others with whom the lord w wa well pleased pit ased 11 II I this much to refresh the minds of the people who have come up from lar and near to attend and take part in the indication of this temple at salt lake city this most moat splendid of all is 8 milar structures truc turee tures this prophetically foretold house of the lora which shoula be reared in the tops topa of the woud moan and which now thanks to 0 o the devotion industry and generl gt BRY of the saints and the preserving care of the lora of hosts hoots rears its towers majestically into heavens blue from the chief city ot or zion to it during the geler generation atlon of time that has been consumed in its t iOD the eyes of the latter day saints in every land have bave bean turned with loving solicitude jt it has been the object of their fondest hopes and do de alres aires the stout scout anchor of their faith the incentive to their most moat resolute on en davor dea in morn entis of darkness and abd diversity dver sity the thought of it wl and its ite divine I 1 u ur poes served ever as a buoy t the drooping epiro when busy had unscrupulous foes sought provocation against the Sa saint intia and in their mocking joy vowed the destruction of the elect still were the latter rn ayed giyei and the work on their beloved went on when destroying insects with threatened famine 1 no in their train came down from the clou is ie and covered the laud land as witti a blight the scanty rations were parcelled par celled out jut with additional care so that those who borea on the building either in the quarry or on the walf might not have to interrupt their work so go athas it has gone 11 11 during forty beare marking their in prosperity sanctified by their faith in adversity but ever and always drawing nearer and nearer the occasion on threshold we stand today dues it not typify in ito lt construction st the record of the church whose members have built it with ltd its fou dation broad and deep with slow yet steady step marching forward and upward to perfection with pinnacles pushing ever higher crowned with the image of one who brought tidings of threat great joy ane everlasting gospel to preach to them that dwell upon the earth 0 es it not in its various stages represent the bondi condition tion and circumstances of whose names sod and toil have built it its if history fully told would be in great measure their history and since they came to these mountains there are but few pages that cannot be read in the enduring stone of its walls looking upon it as another mighty link that shall connect them with the ages that are past and the eternities that are to come what wonder that in the brearte of the latter day saints the eight the name the thought even of the glorious building arouses a flood of lodes ladell ci ribble emotions in view of all 1 that bat to is past can one wonder that they have awaited with glad anticipation the demge that now goes forth the house of the be lord in the chief city of zion is complete and is in now to be dedicated to our god come ye faithful and be partaker partaken par taken takers of the blessings to be given therein lotus let us glance back forty years to A that ath of april 1863 1853 the twenty third anniversary ot of the church when the cornerstones corner stones of the temple were laid or rather let us go back six X years further to that blazing day in e july 1847 when the weary feet of the pioneers Plon eera first pressel the soil of the 1 salt lake valley in passing note these coincidences brigham young lay sick of a fever but he was tend tenderly rit transported down the hillside in we wil 1 tora rord woodruffs Woodruff Ps carriage two days daya later a party essayed bayed to climb the hills bill to the northward and brigham young rode a horse bone to the top of ensign being preceded by wilford woodruff on foot two days more elapse and on the evening of the brigham young walking upon what we now know as the temple block strikes the ground with his cane ex claiming here will be the templo of our god and wilford woodruff forthwith drives driven a stake into the ground at the spot designated which to if indeed the center a 0 yi the temple today april 6 1863 1858 arrives and brigham young resisted assisted by his hie counselors presides at the laying of the abe corner stones thirty nine years later wilford woodruff lays laya the capstone of the building anil and one year afterward assia assisted ted by his hie dedicates the building bui iding luing unto the lord surely there jaas has been more than human design in the of our venerable president wilu the work now at its consummate jul deserving of detailer deta ileA description as is the scene that was waa witnessed that lovely april day forty years year ago a 0 o we are permitted to dwell upon I 1 L ut lightly as we pass it iti is a are sweet story but it use has beeta many time told atie sun bun the sky the atmosphere the earth 01 writes one who was present 44 appeared neither too cold nr nor too loo hot hoi nor lukewarm all seemed filled with life hie adapted to each soul to cheer aau make happy every individual oi the many thousands ot of age ae middle aged anti anil youth who hau bai assembled from the near hear and remote parts pans of the iu in habile valley there was music in plenty from the three banis ban is in anat attendance there were flags and banneit bannet ban neis bl p military companies and guards guard ci presidency and patri arens and seventies bishops and elders archi toots and workmen the fhe process lou moved from the raour nacle the alj building buil Jing long since once removed eastward east wara across the bidock and passing through lines line 4 of guarda halted at the southeast south easi corner of the rompe ground president young and counselors with patriarch john smith laid the cornerstone the former delivering the oration sad aud president heber C kimball ot ott ering foring the prayer the southwest corner stone was laid by presiding bishop edward hunter his bid cou 48 elors anti and the presiding authorities anih of we lue leser priesthood bishop hunter delivering the oration and bishop alfred curdue offering the prayer the rne corner stone atone wa was 8 next put in place by the presidency ot of the high priests quorum and the presidency and high council of the stake john youba delivered the oration and george B wallace offered the prayer the twelve apostles the presidency of the seventies and the aldeis quorums officiated at the fourth corner tuf tile northeast aad parley P pratt delivered the oration and oroon oreon hyde of offered fereti t the prayer the work so well begun that da day y has gone on with but lew few ser lotis interruptions until the present circum stances have conspired oon at times to retard it and durieu the abe earlier years almost insuperable obstacle ii made its progress slow but when in place of three or four yoke of oxen being sary to the transportation of a single stone atone from the quarry twenty distant there came the oh 0 or conditions wrought by the railroad the walls grew with greater rapid rapidly rapi duy py and when at length the time came for the laying lay log of the capstone the event so 00 auspiciously celebrated a year ago the anxiety ot of the people to complete the structure ture seemed to burst forth like a pent up flood since the aih of april 1892 there has baa scarcely bee i a household bout to in all israel in which there have not been daily thoughts and prayers concerning the completion ot 0 the tom tern pie the whole people from abe be highest to the lowest from the oldest to the youngest from the rich eat to the po poorest crest took the matter earnestly to heart and to the faith and energy of a united people the building stands forth to lay jay a finished fini ahei I 1 and time defying monument we may not ornit omit here an allusion to the of april last when by unanimous vote the assembled assem blou thousands pledge I 1 themselves to furnish fu r the cne means lor for the of th ahw temple so that the ibe deli dedication cation mihl might take place a year later As AH ou on me eno sime same date thirty nine years before the day wai beautiful beautieu fu I 1 and the services were impre sive in the highest degree they took place la in the presence ot of the largest assemblage ever ga catherea therea io in the territory the number ou on the grounds being estimated at about besides many thousands thousand a more who crowded the streets and covered every building buil dInK in the vicinity As before the priesthood in procession moved out eastward eastward east pard fr arm m the tabernacle and took look places places upon aud around the stand arranged for or them k copper plate inscribed with historical data was exhibited to the multitude and this with various publications and photographs was laid in with the cau cat stone istone president joseph F smith offered prayer after which there was music from the choir president woodruff then stepped steppe forward and sali said attention all ajl ye houe hou e 0 of israel sad aid all ye nations ot of the carml bartt I 1 we will now lay the topstone ot of the temple of gf our god the foundation of which was wa laid and dedicated by the prophet seer beer and revelator Bev elator brig ham young 12 president woodruff then n pressed aa a button opening an elc otric current to a contrivance connected w with i th the capstone the latter being thus re released leaFed and paced in position on the top of me erie central a eist ast tower rue immense cone urse of people Je le I 1 by president loreanzo snow shou shouted toJ the hosanna in concert 11 U hosanna hosanna hosanna bo sauna to god and the lamb amen amen amen this was done three times lime each shout keiu accompanied by a waving 0 handkerchiefs except when the names of go I 1 anti and the lamb were ere uttered then there was more slut fing by choir and and nd by bv the glee club remarks by elder lyman music by the band an aa anthem by the onuis an aej I 1 the bone lie tion by president george Q canum immediately after these the work of surmount inic the capstone oa ostone with the figure re g the rug augel mckonl was proceeded with be ore night the figure had been placed in position and its drapery the blaz fla which enveloped it as it was hoisted into pace was removed the lacing of tue the ornamental spires oo on the lowers was continued until all were in place each being provided with electric lights the tower walls were washed pointed aud anti received the flu fiu touches and gradually ara dually toe scaffolding was removed it leaving avina the building completed ao an i with to mar the sight aej stu ly jy ot of its t beauty with the following figures we close our account of we toe exterior of the building the whole length including towers 1 is 1861 feet aud and the width 99 there are sue towers three on the east ind and three on the west end of the other measurements may I 1 be sum marld as aa follows fol lowe to end to top af rock of won wires height eiselin of central east tower ft aft height of central west tower ft ft fleight height of side east towers fl ft ft height eight of side west towers ft ft height of walls thickness of watts at bottom 9 ft thickness of walls at top 6 ft thickness of buttresses 7 ft the rhe whole resting reefing upon a fooling wall 16 feet thick and ana 16 feet deep the building build lun covers an area of feet the figure of the angel moroni which surmounts the central east tower is of gi i antio being twelve feet five and a half hair inches in height the idea conveyed by the statue I 1 is that of a herald berald or messenger meia enger in the actor act of blowing a trumpet art an embodiment or of the fad fact 0 brin brins uini cintr the gospel tu to the earth in this latter day dispensation the figure is admirably tinned and its poso pose is ia graceful it is malt mait ma it ot of hain hammered copper is gilded wilh anh pure gold leaf and surmounting its brwn it a an incandescent lamp of canale power |
