LDS Tabernacles

What is a tabernacle? Even members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are usually unfamiliar with the term. Most members immediately think of the tabernacle in Salt Lake City, which hosts the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (and General Conferences previous to 2001).

But there are many more tabernacles outside of Salt Lake City. A stake tabernacle acted as a stake center, which meant they had to be larger (and as a result, usually more ornate) than your typical ward meetinghouse to accommodate more people. This ultimately meant that tabernacles tended to bridge the architectural gap between temples (the Church's best architectural efforts) and meetinghouses (which tended to be more plain).

Tabernacle in Garland, Utah

Ultimately, nearly 80 tabernacles were built across the Mormon corridor. This blog seeks to document many of them. First, check out the series on the history of LDS Tabernacles:

A History of LDS Tabernacles

Then, check out the individual tabernacles I've visited and documented in this blog:

Alpine (American Fork)
Blackfoot (ID)
Blanding
Bountiful
Brigham City
Coalville
Garland
Granite Stake (Salt Lake City)
Heber
Hollywood Stake (Los Angeles, CA)
Huntington Park (CA)
Kaysville
Loa
Logan
Malad (ID)
Manti
Montpelier (ID)
Morgan
Paris (ID)
Parowan
Provo
Randolph
Rexburg (ID)
Richfield
Smithfield
St. George
Wellsville 

My hope is that you will learn more about tabernacles and the architectural heritage they provide us as a Church!

Stained Glass Window in Hollywood Stake Tabernacle (California)