Bountiful Tabernacle

I originally posted about the The Bountiful Tabernacle back in 2015. I was able to visit it again to get some better photos of the exterior and interior, which I will be sharing over the next few weeks. 

Completed in 1863, it's the second-oldest tabernacle still standing (the tabernacle in Parowan beat it by one year). It holds the distinction as the oldest LDS chapel that has been in continuous use. (I've often seen that title given to the Pine Valley Chapel, but that was completed in 1868.) 

It was nearly torn down in the 1970s, but was saved because of the massive protest that erupted when local leaders announced it was going to be torn down.

It hasn't changed much. In the picture below, you'll notice the absence of spires--they had blown off in a wind storm in 1906 and weren't replaced for nearly 50 years.

(Image Source: Utah State Historical Society)