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Where the Provo Utah Temple once stood, there are construction signs, trucks and blue tarps covering the fences. Standing for more than 50 years, the temple was referred to by some as the "cupcake ...
The Provo Utah Temple is located at the mouth of Rock Canyon on Provo’s east bench. The view from the temple overlooks the city of Provo as well as BYU. It was the sixth temple built in Utah.
Oct. 3, 2021 At the conclusion of General Conference, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to reconstruct the Provo Utah Temple after the Orem Utah Temple is dedicated and begins operation.
The Space Age Provo Temple, meanwhile, is being overhauled, a move that also drew the ire of those who lamented the loss of the structure’s original design.
The Provo Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be closing at the end of the day on Saturday, as the temple’s reconstruction will begin shortly. The reconstruction ...
The Provo Utah Temple was originally announced on Aug. 14, 1967. Ground was broken Sept. 16, 1969 and the temple was dedicated Feb. 9, 1972 by then-president of the church Joseph Fielding Smith.
PROVO — For half a century, some people have compared the exterior of the Provo Utah Temple to a wedding cake. Those days are numbered.
Preserve Provo Temple’s midcentury design, petitions urge Latter-day Saint leaders “Abstract building” helps broaden members’ religious experience, says defender of the current Space Age look.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Tuesday that the temple serving BYU students and the Provo Utah Missionary Training Center will be renamed as part of its reconstruction.
PROVO, Utah (KUTV) — New renderings made available to the public by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints show how the Provo Temple will look after reconstruction.
Each temple has people who feel connected to it and call it their own. However, there seems to be an assumption that this is not the case for the Provo Temple, and it is treated as disposable.