It just happened to be that while we were in UT- the whole Salt Lake Valley (maybe more of UT) was invited to participate in the Provo City Center Temple Dedication in place of regular Sunday meetings. Only those 8 and older & with a recommend could attend. Luckily, we were able to get in contact with our Bishop and the local Bishop in order to get a special recommend for Victoria. She was a bit nervous and super excited as well. {Glory stayed with Grandma Seamons and collected snail shells) It was a broadcast viewed at the local meetinghouses. They had a choir and speakers and the dedicatory prayer. It was a special experience for our family to be there together. I love that the kids had a chance to see how a dedication works and be there with us.
We also had the opportunity to take the kids by the actual temple a couple days later so they could touch it. It was super cold & windy but it was a little miracle for us as well. On the way down to Payson- it was snowing really bad. However when we got out in Provo- there was no snow at all. Then when we left and got back on the road- it again began to snow. The Provo City Center Temple was our little oasis in the storm. Love it!
The story behind the new Provo City Center Temple is amazing!! It was originally built in 1861 so it's has been around for over 100 years. It used to be a Church house then a Tabernacle until it burned down to it's outer walls in 2010. Then it went through huge renovations to become a temple. I love the symbolism of being burned down and reborn as a new beautiful and eternal thing.
Historic photo shows Provo Tabernacle with the baptistery in the foreground and the Provo meetinghouse behind. (Source:history.lds.org)
Fire destroyed the tabernacle on Dec. 17, 2010
Reconstruction leaving outer walls but adding basement, underground parking and beautiful temple grounds.
Completed & dedicated Provo City Center Temple March 2016
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