Provo City Center Temple

In December 2010 the historic Provo Tabernacle caught on fire and was severely burnt leaving only the brick walls.  This was a devastating thing for the city of Provo.  After the Provo Tabernacle was tragically lost to fire, Church leaders contemplated the future of the building's empty shell and spires, and a decision was reached. "It is inspired to build a temple out of the ashes of the tabernacle," said Elder Holland.  On April 6, 2012, President Monson announced that the Provo Tabernacle would be rebuilt into the second temple in Provo, UT.  This was a shocking announcement but it soon turned into a celebrated event.  Finally, four years later, the new Provo City Center Temple was completed.  We had the amazing opportunity to attend the open house with the kids and my parents to see this beautiful temple.  

This experience visiting the temple was awesome.  The temple was rebuilt to reflect many of the same architectural elements of the original tabernacle including beautiful wooden spiral staircases, and many other breathtaking features.  We loved the baptismal font, the sealing rooms, and especially the awe inspiring Celestial Room.  

We were planning a trip to St. George that weekend to attend Tyler's mission farewell so we thought it was the perfect opportunity to see the temple on our way down.  My parents wanted to attend the temple open house as well so they drove up and met us there.  It was nice going through the temple with them too.

It was really fun taking the kids and letting them see what the temples look like inside.  They loved everything about it and were excited to see everything. 

The outside of the temple looks just like the original Tabernacle with the exception of the newly placed Angel Moroni.  After walking through the temple, we were able to learn more about the construction process of this temple from fire clean up, to building a parking lot under the existing building, to the finished product.  It was really cool to watch the process from start to finish.  The building was actually placed on stilts while the parking lot was built and was kind of just floating there!  It was really amazing to see the progression.  This was a great experience for us and we are so glad we were able to attend the Provo City Center Open House.