Salt Lake City Temple
The Salt Lake Temple is the largest, as well as the most known temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormons. Four days after the Mormon Pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on July 28, 1847 Brigham Young marked the spot where the temple would be built, but the site would not actually be dedicated until February 14, 1853, and the groundbreaking ceremony took place on April 6, 1853. Work on the Salt Lake Temple was temporarily halted during the Utah War, but was resumed in 1858. Construction on the temple would not be finished for 40 years, but on April 6, 1893 the presiding LDS President finally dedicated the temple.
Family History Library
When the Family History Library in Salt Lake City was dedicated in 1985, President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008) said the structure—then called the Genealogical Library—was a “companion structure to the temples of the Lord.” President Hinckley, then serving as Second Counselor in the First Presidency, petitioned in the dedicatory prayer that the library “may be used by multitudes to search out their kindred dead that the necessary ordinance work may be carried forward in thy holy houses, with both genealogist and temple worker cooperating to the accomplishment of one glorious end.”
When the Family History Library in Salt Lake City was dedicated in 1985, President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008) said the structure—then called the Genealogical Library—was a “companion structure to the temples of the Lord.” President Hinckley, then serving as Second Counselor in the First Presidency, petitioned in the dedicatory prayer that the library “may be used by multitudes to search out their kindred dead that the necessary ordinance work may be carried forward in thy holy houses, with both genealogist and temple worker cooperating to the accomplishment of one glorious end.”
Church History Museum
The Church History Museum, formerly called the Museum of Church History and Art, contains art and artifacts that tell the story of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Located at North West Temple just west of Temple Square, the museum offers various art galleries, tours, videos, photographs and numerous significant artifacts related to church events and history. The museum also displays real covered wagons that were used by early pioneers of Salt Lake Valley, ship bunks used by immigrants from Europe to travel, an original 1830 copy of the Book of Mormon, a 1987 log home which shows what frontier living quarters were like, Brigham Young's 1847 pioneer trek, and a broad range of art pieces that dates back to the early settlers. Visitors can also enjoy a myriad of fine art collected from around the world. The Deuel Cabin which was built in 1847 by one of the first Mormon families to arrive in the Salt Lake Valley can be found between the Church History Museum and The Family History Library.
Church History Library
In June 2009 the new Church History Library building opened on the corner of North Temple and Main Street in Salt Lake City, Utah. This library will house the historical collections of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The impressive new building will be devoted entirely to preserving and sharing the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Church History Museum, formerly called the Museum of Church History and Art, contains art and artifacts that tell the story of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Located at North West Temple just west of Temple Square, the museum offers various art galleries, tours, videos, photographs and numerous significant artifacts related to church events and history. The museum also displays real covered wagons that were used by early pioneers of Salt Lake Valley, ship bunks used by immigrants from Europe to travel, an original 1830 copy of the Book of Mormon, a 1987 log home which shows what frontier living quarters were like, Brigham Young's 1847 pioneer trek, and a broad range of art pieces that dates back to the early settlers. Visitors can also enjoy a myriad of fine art collected from around the world. The Deuel Cabin which was built in 1847 by one of the first Mormon families to arrive in the Salt Lake Valley can be found between the Church History Museum and The Family History Library.
Church History Library
In June 2009 the new Church History Library building opened on the corner of North Temple and Main Street in Salt Lake City, Utah. This library will house the historical collections of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The impressive new building will be devoted entirely to preserving and sharing the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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