Heber Second Ward: Stained Glass Details

As mentioned in my previous posts, the large stained glass window is original to the building. It is breathtaking:

(Image Provided by St. Lawrence Catholic Church)

The windows on the east and west were made after the Catholic Church had purchased the building.

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The cross in the middle of the large window is not original; it was added when the Church was purchased. The original centerpiece depicted the sego lily, but when the building was sold, this centerpiece was removed and given to Heber City. It now hangs in a room in city hall (the old tabernacle).

(Image Provided by the City of Heber)

I'm glad that the window has been preserved well by the St. Lawrence congregation, and that the original center piece was also saved. This window is among the most stunning produced by the LDS Church.

Heber Second Ward: Exterior Details

These stained glass windows are among the few that were made by the LDS Church, including the largest one.

I will show the interior photos of this window, and explain the cross in the center, in my next post.

Heber Second Ward

Built from 1913 to 1915, the Heber 2nd Ward Chapel is mostly unchanged from when it was originally built (notice the perfectly placed electricity pole in the first photo, which blocks one side of the tower):

(Image Source: Church History Library) 

In the 1960s, the church was sold to the Catholic church, and it's still in use today.

There are some beautiful stained glass windows on this building that I will be highlighting. The windows on the north side (left side, in this picture) of the building, including the largest one, were made by the LDS Church when (or shortly after) the chapel was built. The blue windows on the east and west sides were installed by the Catholic Church after they purchased the building.