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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 6 Collections and/or Records:

Biography of Samuel Miles the son of Samuel and Prudence Marks

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS7599
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

First Presidency circular

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340256]
Identifier: MSS 101
Abstract

The folder contains a printed circular addressed "To the Bishop and the Board of the United Order in Your Ward." The item requests that food and tools be sent to St. George, Utah to assist in the construction of the Mormon temple there. The item was endorsed by Brigham Young, George A. Smith, and Daniel H. Wells.

Dates: 1874
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / First Presidency circular

Record of temple work

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323468]
Identifier: MSS SC 2427
Scope and Contents

Handwritten entries in a printed record book. The entries are lists of names for whom temple work was performed in the St. George Temple of the Mormon Church. Many of the names were taken from the "Book of Martyrs for the Truth."

Dates: 1887-1894
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Record of temple work

Edward Hunter Snow papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2051
Scope and Contents This collection includes family correspondence, autobiographical and biographical material of Edward H. Snow, journals, notebooks, documents, and miscellaneous papers. There are also newspaper clippings and published materials about Snow, as well as several photographs of Snow family members. The correspondence is largely from Snow to his wife, Hannah, and was written at the time of Snow's mission to the Southern States in the 1880's. There are also letters from Snow's father, Erastus...
Dates: approximately 1865-1993
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Edward Hunter Snow papers

St. George Temple sealings record

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230349174]
Identifier: MSS 4014
Abstract

A temple record with recorded sealings from the St. George temple, 1881.

Dates: 1881
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / St. George Temple sealings record

Totals of ordinance work in St. George Temple

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230327196]
Identifier: MSS SC 2670
Scope and Contents

Handwritten list of totals for ordinance work done in the St. George temple from 1877 to 1883. Farnsworth lists the numbers of ordinances performed in such categories as baptisms, endowments, ordinations, sealings and "Second Anointings."

Dates: 1883
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Totals of ordinance work in St. George Temple

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