This temple has a lot of ornate decorations. I enjoyed the endowment room murals.īrigham City Utah Temple Endowment Room A Brigham City is also home to a bird sanctuary and many varieties of birds are in the area due to the very close proximity of the Great Salt Lake and its tributaries. I'm not sure if President Packer's love of birds influenced the endowment room murals, but they are full of numerous birds. Packer, current president of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles who was raised in Brigham City and who used to go to school on the site the temple was built on. In the Matron's office, which leads into the Bride's Room, there are some paintings of birds that were painted by President Boyd K. These tied into the history of Brigham City which is known for its orchards, and they tie into the temple and gospel themes of gathering, fruit, harvest, etc. One was a lady placing apples in a basket. I also noticed several paintings of people harvesting fruit. I particularly want to point out the painting of baptisms being performed in a river in the Brigham City area seen in the photo, and a painting of a Native American being confirmed in pioneer times which is also in the baptistry. There are a lot of new paintings in this temple. ![]() While you are admiring the photo of the font, make sure that you notice the original paintings in this room. I also like it because as much as I like white oxen, you need to occasionally do something different. I like that it makes it look more like the fonts used from pioneer times through about the 1950s. One detail I particularly liked was the use of a cast bronze font instead of the white fiberglass fonts that have been used in recent years. On the interior, the neoclassical style feels similar to the ornate grandeur of the pioneer temples, particularly Salt Lake and Manti. ![]() On the exterior, the two main towers with spires and four corner towers echo the pioneer temples. It does this through a number of features. The style is meant to tie back to the pioneer temples (Salt Lake, Logan, Manti and St George temples in Utah). I loved the detail in the Brigham City Temple. That link will not stay up forever, so get the photos now if you want them. It was a wonderful experience and I'd like to share some of my impressions about this temple which was built by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.įirst, if you haven't already, you can go to the following link and download photos of the interior: ![]() A few weeks ago I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Brigham City Utah Temple open house.
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