A few fun facts:
* Announcement - 06 October 1876
* Announcement - 06 October 1876
* Groundbreaking - 18 May 1877
* Dedication - 17 May 1884
* Rededication - 13 March 1979 * Current number of stakes in it's district: 45
* Current temple president: W. Rolfe Kerr
* There are 4 ordinance rooms and 11 sealing rooms in the temple.
* It was dedicated by President John Taylor and rededicated by President Spencer W. Kimball.
* It was the second temple built in Utah.
***At the cornerstone dedication, President George Q. Cannon said:
"Every foundation stone that is laid for a Temple, and every Temple completed according to the order the Lord has revealed for his holy Priesthood, lessens the power of Satan on the earth, and increases the power of God and Godliness, moves the heavens in mighty power in our behalf, invokes and calls down upon us the blessings of the Eternal Gods, and those who reside in their presence" (Millennial Star, 12 November 1877, 743).
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