Temple #14

On the way to the Ross Tournament 

we pass through Monticello so our plan 

was to stop and do a session on the way.

Unfortunately, Trayco looked up the times wrong

 (Monticello only has 4 sessions a day 

and closes in the middle of the day) 

so we weren't able to go in but we decided to 

stop by and walk around it and snap a few pictures.    

Fun Facts:

The Monticello Temple was the first of the new 

generation of temples as conceived

 by President Gordon B. Hinckley.

The Monticello Temple was the eleventh temple 

built in Utah ad was constructed in just eight months. 

The temple originally supported a white angel 

Moroni but it seemed to "disappear" on cloudy days 

so it was replaced by a gold-leafed Moroni. 

(The original angel Moroni was gold-leafed and

 installed atop the Columbus Ohio Temple)

Once the smallest temple of the Church,

 the Monticello Temple was originally 7,000 square feet

 with a single ordinance room and sealing room.

Four years after its dedication, 

it was rededicated after an expansion project 

that added a second ordinance room, sealing room, 

entrance canopy, waiting room, offices, and a laundry.