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PROVO — A beloved house of worship, a community landmark and now a temple. The Provo Tabernacle has always been the heart of Provo where people attended stake conferences, graduations, concerts and even interfaith services for more than a century.
And those special experiences and memories in the Tabernacle created a strong bond with many Latter-day Saints. When the Tabernacle caught fire on a cold and icy December morning, the community was heartbroken with the loss of the historic edifice.
For nine months, the future of what was left of the Tabernacle was unknown, until an announcement in LDS General Conference by President Thomas S. Monson that the Tabernacle would be rebuilt to become the second temple in Provo.
Over the next four years, a fascinating, and at times nerve wracking, process would play out as the Tabernacle was transformed into the Provo City Center Temple.
Learn about the history of the building, including the first house of worship in Provo, relive the emotions of the devastating fire, watch the engineering feats accomplished during the construction and see beauty of the finished temple, which brought joy to Latter-day Saints when it was dedicated on a beautiful spring morning.
You'll also hear from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles about the lessons he believes we can all learn: finding faith in tragedy and watching it turn into a blessing.
