St. George Temple (Saint George, Utah)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1877-
Administrative History
The St. George Temple (est. 1877) is a religious facility operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Saint George, Utah.
Citation:
DeMille, J. F. The St. George ... c1977 (subj.) t.p. (St. George Temple) p. 1, etc. (St. George Latter-day Saint Temple; est. 1877, St. George, Utah)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Directory of General Authorities and Officers, 1982: p. 5 (St. George Temple)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Lorenzo Snow Lyman collection
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230328814]
Identifier: MSS SC 2976
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and certificates of Lorenzo S. Lyman and Lyman family papers. The correspondence deals with 19th and 20th century Utah politics; references to Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, the St. George Temple, and Utah mining and politics; Family History; family activities in various locations (San Bernardino, California and Fillmore and Parowan, Utah); and letters from Francis M. Lyman about being an apostle and travels (a visit to Egypt and Palestine in 1902)....
Dates:
1853-1964
Lars Peter Oveson autobiography
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313600]
Identifier: MSS SC 1628
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typewritten biography of Lars Peter Oveson, who lived a rural, pioneer life with his family in central Utah.
Dates:
1941
John L. Smith diary
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230316850]
Identifier: MSS SC 2047
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diary by John L. Smith while living in St. George, Utah. Smith records his daily activities, which included temple work at the Mormon St. George Temple, guarding the temple, and attending meetings of the Mormon Church.
Dates:
1888
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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John L. Smith diary
St. George temple records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1663
Scope and Contents
Mormon temple records documenting the temple work which was done for various dead individuals by proxy. Many of the records are for the George Jarvis family.
Dates:
1910-1924