Vernal Utah Temple

On Tuesday, we took a day trip to Vernal, Utah which is about three hours from our house. My family and I are doing the 17 temples in 2017 challenge. There are currently (including Cedar City) 17 temples in Utah, and one more announced (although yet to be built) in Saratoga Springs. We have seen 12 temples so far. The remaining temples are all pretty far away, and so we have to take these day trips to go see them. 

The Vernal temple is small; yet beautiful. It is really unique looking and is nestle into a small community (which I am assuming was built up around the temple.) 

 Facts about the Vernal Utah Temple:

- announced February 13, 1994

- groundbreaking May 13, 1995

- dedication by President Gordon B. Hinckley November 2-4, 1997

- in 1993  the First Presidency approved the idea to transform the deteriorating 1907 Unitah Stake Tabernacle into the Vernal Utah Temple

- During the transformation, the tabernacle was completely gutted, keeping only the original four walls and roof. Even the ground inside the Tabernacle was excavated. The new building was built right inside the old building.

- The stained glass window on the building's east side came from an old Episcopal turned LDS church in Hollywood, which was scheduled for demolition. The window was brought to Utah where it fit perfectly in the historic temple.

- The temple's transformation included replacement bricks donated from a local residence of similar age and construction that matched the brick masonry of the old tabernacle. More than 16,000 bricks from the house were inserted into shabby areas of the historic building.

- the temple features two ordinance and three sealing rooms

temples we have seen

St. George

Manti

Payson

Provo

Provo City Center

Mount Timangogos

Draper

Jordan River

 (no picture yet because of the construction)

Oquirrh Mountain

Salt Lake

Bountiful

Ogden

Vernal

temples left to see

Cedar City

Monticello

Brigham City

Logan