For more information on the use of the name of the Church, go to our online. ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org shares construction news, photographs, maps, and interesting facts about the temples of the restored Church of Jesus Christ. Sister Foulger is a stake activities committee cochairman and temple ordinance worker and former mission president companion, Washington D.C. Temple assistant to the matron, ward Relief Society president, and stake Young Women presidency counselor. They will begin their service in October, with the exception of the Lopezes, who will begin when the Yigo Guam Temple is dedicated. A groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication were held on May 13, 1995. She was born in Mindanao, Philippines, to Sal Chavez Panes and Purificacion Patriarca Panes. A retired president of an energy resources company, he was born in Murray, Utah, to Thomas David and Mary Louisa Lovell. On October 7, 2018, . Vernal Utah Temple Video Presentations. The entire tabernacle interior was removed and ground beneath it excavated to make way for the characteristic features of a temple. He is a patriarch and temple sealer and former stake presidency counselor and bishop. He is an institute teacher and former Area Seventy, Adriatic South Mission president, stake president, and bishop. Vernal Utah Temple Courtesy Intellectual Reserve, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vernal_Utah_Temple&oldid=70083. A retired pensions and payroll manager, he was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, to David Charles and Eileen Beatrice Dimano Martin. Joel Kim Ransom,65, Fargo Second Ward, Fargo North Dakota Stake, called as president of the Bismarck North Dakota Temple, succeeding President Leo S. Schrubb. De Armon Batty, 70, Ashley 2nd Ward, Vernal Utah Maeser Stake, called as president of the Vernal Utah Temple, succeeding President Norman S. Nielson. The Vernal Utah Temple was dedicated in 11 sessions over three days. He is a service mission leader and former Area Seventy, Japan Hiroshima Mission president, stake president, and bishop. President Todd's wife, Maxine Winkler Todd, will serve as temple matron. They will begin their service in October. The old dome of the Uintah Stake Tabernacle was removed and renovated into a gazebo, located at the Ashley Valley Commnunity Park. History. President Lopezs wife, Memnet Panes Lopez, will serve as temple matron. Before the project began, asphalt abutted the temple entrance. A retired CPA and finance supervisor for the Church, he was born in Bogot, Colombia, to Hector Alfonso Hernndez and Maruja de Hernndez Malaver. A retired dentist, he was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, to Mark Leslie and Katie Pitcher Spencer. The Vernal Utah Temple is the fifty-first temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Gordon B. Hinckley officially dedicated the Vernal Utah Temple on November 2-4, 1997. ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org shares construction news, photographs, maps, and interesting facts about the temples of the restored Church of Jesus Christ. President Littles wife, Kay Marie Evans Little, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Jearldene Ellsworth. In an experiment, the statue had originally been painted gold. Roberto Oscar Pitarch,69, Coln Ward, Buenos Aires Argentina Monte Grande Stake, called as president of the Bogot Colombia Temple, succeeding President Jos L. Gonzlez Gutirrez. [1], Relative to other LDS Tabernacles, Roger Jackson characterized the Uintah Stake Tabernacle as relatively modest, without the decorative details found on Tabernacles in central and northern Utah. Plans to construct the temple were announced February 13, 1994, Church leaders broke ground May 13, 1995, and Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1995 to 2008, dedicated the Vernal Utah Temple November 2, 1997. Vernal Utah Temple. He is a priests quorum adviser and temple sealer and former Argentina Mendoza Mission president, stake president, and bishop. A retired dentist, he was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, to Mark Leslie and Katie Pitcher Spencer. Sister Little is a ward Relief Society president and temple ordinance worker and former stake and ward Young Women president and gospel doctrine teacher. President Nielson's wife, Mary Louise Wolsey Nielson, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Shanna Lee Labrum. Located in Vernal it is the tenth LDS temple built in the state of Utah. The idea of converting the Uintah Stake Tabernacle into the Vernal Utah Temple was first proposed by leaders of the Vernal Utah Glines Stake to area authorities in 1984, but the proposal was eventually rejected by the First Presidency. President McBrides wife, Nancy Wells Moore McBride, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Linda S. Danielson. Credit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Victor Oscar Davis Jr.,66, Caprock Ward, Lubbock Texas Stake, called as president of the Lubbock Texas Temple, succeeding President Blaine J. Bushman. To download all photos or videos related to this article, select the links at the bottom of each section. Constructed within the shell of the pioneer-built Uintah Stake Tabernacle, the Vernal Utah Temple is a historic landmark of the Ashley Valley landscape. President Pitarchs wife, Mara Cristina Lpez Pitarchwill serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Monica del Carmen Buitrago de Gonzlez. Colorful flowers and beautiful mature trees on the temple grounds enhance the captivating architecture of the building. Randall F. Baum,70, Fair Oaks Ward, San Antonio Texas La Cantera Stake, called as president of the San Antonio Texas Temple, succeeding President Terry J. Orgill. The Vernal Temple was the 10th temple built in Utah.-The Vernal Temple is the first temple that was made out of an existing building-The Uintah Stake Tabernacle. This year marks 25 years since the First Presidency announced the 87-year-old Uintah Stake Tabernacle would be renovated and dedicated as Utah's 10th temple. She has also served as an assistant editor of International Magazines, stake Relief Society president, and as a ward Primary, Young Women, and Relief Society president. A revised concept plan was created incorporating beautiful landscaping in front of the temple. The old dome of the Uintah Stake Tabernacle was removed and renovated into a gazebo, located at the Ashley Valley Commnunity Park. A retired business president and partner, he was born in Brigham City, Utah, to Neil Woodrow and Jeanne Forsgren Zundel. ChurchOfJesusChristWikia is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Sister Crosley is an assistant to the matron of the Adelaide Australia Temple and a former ward Relief Society and Young Women president and ward Primary presidency counselor. Vernal Utah Temple Norman S. Nielson, 64, Ashley 2nd Ward, Vernal Utah Maeser Stake, called as president of the Vernal Utah Temple, succeeding President David R. Labrum. The Vernal Utah Temple is labeled 1907 and 1997, indicating the two years when the building was dedicatedfirst as a tabernacle and then as a temple. A new monument sign has been installed at the southwest corner of the Vernal Utah Temple site. The tabernacle was superseded by an adjacent, more modern LDS stake center in 1948. The Raleigh North Carolina Temple was rededicated on Sunday, Oct. 13, by President M. Russell Ballard. Due to the narrowness of the building, a two-stage endowment room was innovated for the Vernal Utah Templea concept which has been used in many temples ever since. She was born in St. George, Utah, to Jack Andrew and Mildred Seitz. A retired manager and senior representative of an aviation organization, he was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Pausides Alejandro Casablanca and Modesta Garcia. Over 120,000 visited the temple during its two-week open house in October 1997. Maurice Man-Ho Lam,70, Palos Verdes Ward, Palos Verdes California Stake, called as president of the Los Angeles California Temple, succeeding President Larry J. Larsen. Following is a list of the current and former presidents and matrons of the Vernal Utah Temple. President Seamans wife, Kimberly Lewis Seaman, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Gretna Ann Palmer. The temple block was filled with throngs of people, nearly 12,000 in all. A retired dentist, he was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Donald George and Agnes Grieve Smart Smarinsky. Sister Harris is an assistant ward mission leader and temple ordinance worker and a former mission president companion and assistant to the matrons of the Veracruz Mexico and Guatemala City Guatemala temples. He is a ward mission leader and temple sealer and former Guatemala Guatemala City North Mission president, counselor in the Veracruz Mexico and Guatemala City Guatemala temple presidencies, stake president, and bishop. Temple Square is always beautiful in the springtime. Please contact the temple for more information or if you have special circumstances or needs. He is a counselor in the Toronto Ontario Temple presidency and a former stake president, bishop, and branch president. Paul Ray Mortenson,71, Louisville Third Ward, Louisville Kentucky Stake, called as president of the Louisville Kentucky Temple, succeeding President Edward P. Daetwyler. At the groundbreaking ceremony for the Vernal Utah Temple, President Hinckley said that constructing a temple from an existing building was something "we've never done before and we are not likely to do again.". The Vernal Utah Temple was given two domes instead of one, as was featured on the tabernacle. He is a temple sealer and a former Louisville Kentucky and Quetzaltenango Guatemala temple presidency counselor, El Salvador San Salvador West Mission president, stake president, and bishop. Sister Reinhardt is a ward Relief Society compassionate service coordinator and temple ordinance worker and former ward Young Women president and stake Primary secretary. President Crosleys wife, Susan Jan Bennallack Crosley, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Lorelei A. Hill. All rights reserved. She was born in Homerville, Georgia, to Philip Arthur Wood and Wilean Marlowe. Sister Oliveira is a ward missionary and a former mission president companion, stake Primary president, and ward Relief Society and Primary president. A retired chief financial officer of a unified school district, he was born in Richfield, Utah, to Don Dee and Verona Gaye Seaman. In 1989, the leaders of the Church decided to turn the building into a temple but the plans were not announced until 1994. A retired president of an insurance services company, he was born in Ogden, Utah, to Jack W. and Ivy Lorraine Keyes. Sister Goates is a Relief Society teacher and temple ordinance worker and former mission president companion, ward Relief Society and Young Women president, and institute teacher. Donald Jack Keyes,69, Uintah Second Ward, Ogden Utah Pleasant Valley Stake, called as president of the Ogden Utah Temple, succeeding President Michael L. Vellinga. A retired academic vice president, he was born in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand, to William and Norma Roberts. 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