Legacy, created in cooperation with the Family History and Church History Departments, highlights some of the remarkable history of the Church and shares incredible stories of members' faith, perseverance, hope, and inspiration.
The Great Tabernacle - Episode 9
Program by: Mormon Channel
It's one of the most recognizable buildings in the world. Some visitors around the beginning of the 20th century criticized it as "a prodigious tortoise that has lost its way," but famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright dubbed the Salt Lake Tabernacle "one of the architectural masterpieces of the country and perhaps the world." Kirk Henrichsen and Randy Dixon from the Church History Department discuss the great Tabernacle on Temple Square and the challenges leading up to its construction.
The Tabernacle on Temple Square under construction in 1866.
