tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post356327890345135079..comments2024-03-18T10:08:33.459-06:00Comments on The Trumpet Stone: The Logan Temple - Then and NowScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-6483307623045415952024-02-03T11:04:51.262-07:002024-02-03T11:04:51.262-07:00I would love to get in contact with somebody with ...I would love to get in contact with somebody with some knowledge of the Logan temple doors. I purchased a house that was finished in 1979 and was told that the doors that make the “headboard” in the master are doors from the temple. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-88012237682554275432019-04-23T22:57:44.715-06:002019-04-23T22:57:44.715-06:00Welcome to 2019! President Nelson did announce in ...Welcome to 2019! President Nelson did announce in the April conference that the Logan Temple will be restored. Hooray!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490099924340840035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-92106696466518546692017-08-27T14:12:19.770-06:002017-08-27T14:12:19.770-06:00Thank you for your comments in this blog. I have ...Thank you for your comments in this blog. I have lived in the Logan Area since 1981, and have only known this pioneer era temple in it's present configuration. I was always puzzled as to why this temple had such an underwhelming interior compared to other pioneer era temples. <br /><br />I just returned from a trip to the Manti temple. I was so inspired with the interior of that temple. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-73197590243317804702017-04-27T11:19:04.737-06:002017-04-27T11:19:04.737-06:00I was living in Logan when the remodel was announc...I was living in Logan when the remodel was announced. I think they wanted to tear down the building to begin with but the Saints in Logan wanted it preserved. My friend worked on gutting the Temple building and I remember how sad I felt watching the work done. I to this day do not understand why the pioneer work was demolished. I know the Church can fix this as they have the funds and have HartSkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14944673835327226818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-55125275272761858692016-08-15T13:48:41.326-06:002016-08-15T13:48:41.326-06:00I just found your blog. Great commentary. I love...I just found your blog. Great commentary. I love looking over historical records. Is there any way you can make your pictures "larger". It was just hard to see what the temple rooms looked like, even on my computer. <br /><br />I second your point about gutting the temple. Just because the brethren decided to do it, doesn't mean every aspect of construction was "inspired&Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886168234160862059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-83236155837736501492015-03-21T12:43:12.148-06:002015-03-21T12:43:12.148-06:00My parents and maternal and paternal grandparents ...My parents and maternal and paternal grandparents were all married and sealed in the original Logan Temple. The remodel was and continues to be disappointing, but todays standards. We need to remember that the renovation took place when the economy was poor and the Church had to use the resources that could be expended at that time. The original temples rooms were carefully photographed and haveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854796457912501950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-28596390052539410162014-07-14T14:50:27.424-06:002014-07-14T14:50:27.424-06:00The entire Logan Temple was gutted including the a...The entire Logan Temple was gutted including the assembly hall level. But because the assembly room level was not to have any major changes in the rebuild the majority of the woodwork, pulpits, etc. were saved and reused in the reconstructed room. So the assembly hall still has much of that pioneer craftsmanship and looks basically the same as it always has. On the other hand the rest of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-28034173248810379792014-04-03T21:53:57.153-06:002014-04-03T21:53:57.153-06:00Thank you for this entry and the pics! I've li...Thank you for this entry and the pics! I've lived in Logan most my life and frequent the Logan Temple often but have never seen much for pictures of it's former glory. I really hope that one day this re-beautification will happen!!Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-6888546878460605302013-07-13T23:47:45.937-06:002013-07-13T23:47:45.937-06:00Unfortunately, it doesn't sound like the curre...Unfortunately, it doesn't sound like the current assembly hall is the original. Here's an excerpt from the working draft of "Lengthen Your Stride: The Presidency of Spencer W. Kimball" (the draft is on the CD accompanying the book):<br />"In fall 1974 the First Presidency asked Emil Fetzer to propose plans for remodeling the Logan Temple, in service since 1884, so that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-76358814391853541212013-05-28T09:23:48.603-06:002013-05-28T09:23:48.603-06:00As someone who did baptisms for the dead as a USU ...As someone who did baptisms for the dead as a USU Freshman in the original Logan Temple font; became engaged on the original Logan Temple grounds; was married in the President's Sealing Room of the Logan Temple and then spend the next 11 years joyfully worshiping in that Temple, the gutting of that Temple was very, very difficult. I had to go through the open house about 20 times before I D1Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510791618054567601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-80282080201110422042012-04-05T12:32:59.213-06:002012-04-05T12:32:59.213-06:00@ Anonymous' comment from October 30, I can...@ Anonymous' comment from October 30, I can't imagine the Mesa temple closing for any real period of time. It is extremely busy, and we're still at least a way from having the Gilbert and Phoenix temples open to take the load off. The '91 remodeling brought back a lot of the earlier artwork, so it would be very interesting to see what else could be done to restore it.<br /><br />Mark Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677285057162224652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-59028582172038047402012-01-25T11:08:42.890-07:002012-01-25T11:08:42.890-07:00I am very grateful that you responded such the way...I am very grateful that you responded such the way you did. I hope that I did not come across as harsh either. I do agree that the message conveyed comes more clear when a patron of the Temple not only hears about the principles of sacrifice and dedication but sees it in action. As you pointed out in response to my previous concern, the Logan Temple was a unique Temple at not only teaching but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-89850436617776216292012-01-07T14:58:02.917-07:002012-01-07T14:58:02.917-07:00Anonymous,
I certainly didn't intend to have...Anonymous,<br /> I certainly didn't intend to have my language interpreted as "diatribe and disgust". I have revised the post and removed some language that was harsh and hope that it is now better. I added the final paragraph to echo some of your sentiments and tie them into my thesis, that the architecture of the Logan Temple helped the ordinances resonate and inspire better Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-30074105669039079392012-01-01T19:27:23.690-07:002012-01-01T19:27:23.690-07:00I really love the posts and pictures. I appreciate...I really love the posts and pictures. I appreciate the insights concerning symbols and doctrines. I love the Logan Temple and albeit the Church has made decisions that members have disliked we really do not know the "whole picture" of the time. I think we should be a bit more cautious about speaking such diatribe and disgust with a decision of the past no matter how poor it seems to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-12051499264363462872011-10-30T21:55:23.696-06:002011-10-30T21:55:23.696-06:00I am a contractor that does just finish work on Te...I am a contractor that does just finish work on Temples. I know the "master plan" was to fix Laie Hawaii, then Mesa Arizona, and then Logan. Hawaii was finished in 2010: At double the cost of tearing it down and building a new one. Mesa is next. Logan will be interesting, because it will be a "Re-Creation" not a restoration. See, Because of ADA compliance, they can'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-25391892388880010722011-10-09T21:19:33.385-06:002011-10-09T21:19:33.385-06:00With recent and repeated comments from Elder Scott...With recent and repeated comments from Elder Scott directly on this temple and the loss of it's original beauty and that the Brigham City temple is being constructed leads me to think it will be within the next 1-2 years that it is announced this temple is closing and will be correctly restored.<br /><br />I was devastated when I went through a session at the Logan temple. I'd longed to Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110347088148504495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-21015762718890289022011-06-12T02:29:24.873-06:002011-06-12T02:29:24.873-06:00I'm writing a book about the Logan Temple. I h...I'm writing a book about the Logan Temple. I have obtain images which people took during the 1970's interior renovation. I have collected over 1,000 images of the Logan Temple, some when it was constructed in 1879 and after. I have also gathered stories and newspaper clippings via facsimileing or antique. You can visit my website @ Logantemple.com. The book will be a pictorial in full Darrin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684130392473185847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-68903117531531542782011-05-16T15:28:06.919-06:002011-05-16T15:28:06.919-06:00I can see stairs being an issue, I noticed that in...I can see stairs being an issue, I noticed that in Manti, Salt Lake and Idaho falls, you move up in altitude, as you move "Up" in knowledge, I can only assume Logan did the same. With the way They have done the small temples and even new ones with Oquirrh Mountain and Draper, I can't imagine that at the very least they wont paint the walls. Murals in Garden and Terrestrial, then Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/03431265608355674972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-13094826511411926332011-05-03T18:30:16.875-06:002011-05-03T18:30:16.875-06:00Brian,
Several fires damaged the Logan Temple ov...Brian,<br /> Several fires damaged the Logan Temple over the years, but these had been repaired decades before gutting. Some structural issues may have remained, but probably would have been cheaper to repair than to gut and re-do. The major reason for the remodel was because the many staircases made it difficult for older or handicapped patrons to use the temple. Many just weren't going.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-28771136891852439912011-05-03T07:47:29.944-06:002011-05-03T07:47:29.944-06:00I did not see it in your post, but the gutting of ...I did not see it in your post, but the gutting of the temple was due to an electrical fire. From what I understand it did extensive damage and caused some structural issues.Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/03431265608355674972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-17907912047115274862011-04-16T23:59:37.128-06:002011-04-16T23:59:37.128-06:00In one of the Logan Temple books it states that th...In one of the Logan Temple books it states that the garden room murals (I think it was that room) were painted directly on plaster on the walls and couldn't be preserved. I believe it said that the other murals were all on canvas and were actually saved, although they are not in the current temple, but rather in archives. There was a painting of Christ in the terrestrial room that is now in Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-36747832410541236752011-04-16T22:04:18.951-06:002011-04-16T22:04:18.951-06:00Please explain more about the murals. You say most...Please explain more about the murals. You say most were "destroyed in the remodel. Other still exist." Which ones still exist? I was under the impression that they were all removed in the major remodel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-32404072927149223492011-03-18T19:49:33.992-06:002011-03-18T19:49:33.992-06:00Scott,
I completely agree with you on the Logan ...Scott,<br /><br />I completely agree with you on the Logan Temple needs to be restored to it's original design. My wife and I visited the temple last April and did initiatories a session and some sealings. <br /><br />As we drove up to it I was amazed at the beauty of the outside of the temple. I actually like the outside and the mismatched stones with the white towers.<br /><br />WalkingJimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-20136788694808204622011-03-11T21:49:42.990-07:002011-03-11T21:49:42.990-07:00Clark, that blog is already gone. The link doesn&...Clark, that blog is already gone. The link doesn't work.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515907843009455115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-37531692459942420762011-02-07T10:29:59.566-07:002011-02-07T10:29:59.566-07:00The Logan Temple Assembly Hall is still in use. G...The Logan Temple Assembly Hall is still in use. Go to this link: http://goodshipzion.blogspot.com/2010/12/lds-temples-and-their-priesthood.htmlClark Herlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631154431058381047noreply@blogger.com