Mormon Life - Provo tag

Provo neighbors have mixed views on proposed MTC building

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:54:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Driving south on Provo's University Avenue on a clear Saturday morning, orange balloons dot the sky.

The closer one comes to their source, a house on Lambert Lane, more come into view. A handful of neighbors fill the balloons, tie them to strings at least 160 feet long and place them in their cars for distribution.

"They're just a reminder that there is a building that is proposed," said organizer R. Paul Evans. "(We're) trying to get a dialogue with the people who make decisions, to meet their needs as well as the flavor of this neighborhood."

Residents upset by plans for 9-story building at Missionary Training Center

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:19:00 -0600

source: sltrib.com

Pleasant View neighborhood residents weren’t satisfied after a presentation on plans for a nine-story building at the LDS Missionary Training Center.

"I wonder why [The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] didn’t contact the people before they hired the architects," said resident Kay Woodworth. "I feel tricked."

Viewpoint: The parable of the tabernacle

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:28:00 -0600

source: universe.byu.edu

I live about two blocks from the Provo Tabernacle. I can see it from my house. I could also see it that fateful day in December 2010 when a devastating fire destroyed all but the exterior walls of the building.

On Saturday, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland broke ground for those soot-stained walls to become hallowed ground as the Provo City Center Temple.

As I have passed the site recently, I have thought of what an example the building is to us.

Provo City Center Temple groundbreaking

Sun, 13 May 2012 20:28:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

Out of the ashes of a beloved tabernacle, the Church will build the Provo City Center Temple, said Elder Jeffrey R. Holland on May 12.

Presiding at the groundbreaking of Provo's second temple, Elder Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve dedicated "already sacred ground for an even more sacred purpose."

A devastating fire gutted the historic Provo Tabernacle in December of 2010. Originally constructed between 1883 and 1898, the building was a community gathering place for meetings and cultural events in Provo.

Provo declares street near planned Mormon temple surplus property

Wed, 02 May 2012 07:58:00 -0600

source: sltrib.com

The city will begin negotiating with the LDS Church over the price of a half-acre of asphalt south of the burned-out Provo Tabernacle.

The Municipal Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to declare as surplus property a .447-acre slice of 100 South, from University Avenue to the west end of the tabernacle property. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has asked to buy the property as part of its plans to convert the tabernacle’s ruins into the Provo City Center Temple.

Provo Tabernacle excavation: Work completed!

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:06:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

Mormon Life says: This article has pictures of many of the artifacts found during the excavation. They found some neat stuff! The work is completed. Excavation of the original Provo Tabernacle at the site of the new Provo City Center Temple has been finished. A team of BYU archaeologists in conjunction with the Church History and Temple Departments have been hard at work since the beginning of the year. They have uncovered the foundation of the original Provo Tabernacle dedicated in 1867, a water well and many pioneer artifacts.

"The building was integral to the pioneer origins and early history of Utah County," said Rich Talbot, director of the Office of Public Archaeology (OPA) at BYU.

Provo City Center Temple Teaches Lesson on Conversion

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:38:00 -0600

source: news.lds.org

In the heart of Provo, Utah, USA, workers in orange hard hats step around steel supports and twisted metal as they clear debris from around four charred walls.

Those walls are all that physically remain of the historic Provo Tabernacle—a 114-year-old symbol of the city’s pioneer heritage—following a four-alarm fire that ravaged the building in the early morning hours of December 17, 2010. Today the tabernacle is undergoing a transformation as workers strengthen its foundation and convert it to something with an even more exalted purpose—the Provo City Center Temple.

It is only the fourth temple to be created by converting an existing building. Others include the Copenhagen Denmark Temple, the Manhattan New York Temple, and the Vernal Utah Temple.

Provo vacates street for Mormon Temple

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:23:00 -0600

source: sltrib.com

The street south of the burned out Provo Tabernacle is no longer a public street.

The Municipal Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to vacate a one-block stretch of 100 South between University Avenue and 100 West. The vacation is the first step toward selling the street to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Provo to vote on vacating road for Mormon temple

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:02:00 -0600

source: sltrib.com

The Provo Municipal Council is expected to pave the way for the LDS Church to buy a street next to the remains of the Provo Tabernacle.

The council will vote Tuesday on a request to vacate 100 South between University Avenue and 100 West. The Planning Commission recommended approving the vacation in March.

Provo City Center Temple groundbreaking plans announced

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:23:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

With archaeological work completed around the site of the old Provo Tabernacle, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is ready to break ground for the church's new temple to be built on the site.

The church announced today that the groundbreaking for the new Provo City Center Temple will be held on Saturday, May 12 at 9 a.m., with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presiding. Church spokesman Scott Trotter said tickets will be required to attend the groundbreaking ceremony, which will also be broadcast to LDS stake centers in and around Provo.

'Old Tabernacle' excavation at Provo temple site called a once-in-a-lifetime experience

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:09:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

The Provo Tabernacle was one of the first landmarks Lindsay Johansson fell in love with when she came to Brigham Young University as a student.

On Friday she worked in an archaeological dig in the shadow of the tabernacle and reflected on how a tragedy became an opportunity for her, other students and ultimately, for the city of Provo, which has unearthed a significant piece of its history.

The tragedy was the fire that gutted the tabernacle in December 2010. A redemptive high came six months ago when LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson announced to the church in its October general conference that the burned-out shell would be rebuilt as a temple.

LDS Church, neighbors clash over proposed 9-story MTC building

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:55:00 -0600

source: heraldextra.com

Mormon Life says: Most people oppose the building, which will be as tall as the LaVell Edwards Stadium. That meeting held for neighbors by the Missionary Training Center on Thursday sounded a lot like LDS missionaries knocking on the door of a non-believer: one side believes that when the prophet speaks the debate is over, while the other believes it is just beginning.

The subject of the debate is the proposed nine-story building to be constructed on the MTC campus. More than 100 residents met at Rock Canyon Elementary School to view proposed site plans, voice concerns and stand up for their property values and skyline views.

LDS Church giving original tabernacle foundation stones to Provo

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:48:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

The LDS Church will give foundation stones from the original Provo Tabernacle to the city now that archaeological work on the site is wrapping up Saturday.

The site, next to the tabernacle building that burned more than a year ago and will be rebuilt as a temple, has been in the hands of an archaeology team from Brigham Young University. The team has been excavating and documenting the foundation of the original tabernacle, which was also known as the "Old Meetinghouse."

Provo Tabernacle archaeological work almost done

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:40:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

With work winding down on the archaeological examination of the original Provo Tabernacle foundation, officials of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are beginning to prepare to break ground for the new temple that will be built on the site.

According to LDS Church spokesman Scott Trotter, the archaeological team from Brigham Young University that has been excavating and documenting the foundation will complete its work on Saturday, March 31 — the opening day of the church's 182nd Annual General Conference.

It's official: The Provo City Center Temple

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:33:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Mormon Life says: The new Provo temple has been named, but it was unknowingly announced weeks ago. A little more than a month ago, an LDS Church spokesman made a passing reference to the "new Provo City Center Temple" in a story about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints acquiring additional property for its new temple in downtown Provo.

Evidently, that was an announcement.

MTC prepares for new nine-story building

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:31:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Mormon Life says: The old dormitory is finally being replaced. Provo will receive a towering new landmark when The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints completes its planned new nine-story building on the Missionary Training Center campus.

Construction activities for the as-yet-unnamed building are scheduled to begin in late summer 2012, with completion anticipated in late 2014.

Provo panel recommends closing 100 South for temple

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:36:00 -0600

source: sltrib.com

The Planning Commission gave its blessing Tuesday to plans to close a street for the city’s second Mormon temple.

The commission unanimously voted to recommend the Municipal Council approve vacating 100 South between University Avenue and 100 West. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced in February that it wanted to buy the street — and Nu Skin Enterprises’ parking deck — as part of its plans to convert the fire-gutted Provo Tabernacle into the Provo City Center Temple.

Gallup: Provo-Orem, Utah most optimistic US city

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:32:00 -0600

source: gallup.com

Mormon Life says: It has scientifically earned the name Happy Valley. While the vast majority of Americans express satisfaction about the community or area where they live, residents of some metro areas are highly optimistic about where their community is headed, whereas residents of other communities are largely discouraged. Across 190 U.S. metro areas, residents of Provo-Orem, Utah, are the most likely nationwide to say their city or area is getting better as a place to live (76%), while residents of Binghamton, N.Y., are the least likely to say this (27.8%).

BYU students help uncover buried treasures from Provo's first tabernacle torn down in 1919

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:58:00 -0700

source: deseretnews.com

Mormon Life says: I would love to see all of the artifacts go on display. As the LDS Church finalizes plans to build a temple within the walls of the fire-ravaged Provo Tabernacle, history from an even earlier building at the site is being studied.

Little by little, archaeologists and students from BYU are working in cooperation with the Church History and Temple departments of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to unearth Provo's first tabernacle, a building known as the "old meetinghouse."

It stood just north of the existing Provo Tabernacle, which was gutted by a fire more than a year ago.

LDS Church acquiring property for Provo City Center Temple

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:56:00 -0700

source: deseretnews.com

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to work to acquire additional property for its new temple in downtown Provo.