The Logan Utah Temple (formerly the Logan Temple) was completed in 1884, and is the fourth

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built by

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. Located in the city of Logan,

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, it was the second temple built in the

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, after the

St. George Temple The St. George Utah Temple (formerly the St. George Temple) is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in St. George, Utah. Completed in 1877, it was the church's third temple completed, but the first in Utah, f ...

, which remains the only Latter-day Saint temple that has been in operation longer than the Logan Temple. The temple in Logan was announced on October 6, 1876, with its groundbreaking taking place on May 18, 1877. The groundbreaking was shortly after dedication of the St. George Temple on April 6, 1877. The site of the Logan Temple had been held in reserve for many years. It was used as a park and public grounds before being dedicated as the site for the temple. The

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had been announced in 1847, but construction was still underway and would not be completed until 1893, so the Logan and St. George temples were built to satisfy the church's need for temples. More than 25,000 people worked on the Logan Temple. Timber for the building was hauled from the Temple Fork area of Logan Canyon.

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and

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was quarried out of nearby Green Canyon. Most materials were extracted during winter when farm duties were low and because transporting material was easier on sled than wagon. A combination of hired hands and volunteers were used with wards providing quotas of volunteers. As completion of the temple neared, women in the area were asked to make carpets for the temple as funds did not allow them to purchase store made carpet for the entire building. The women spent two months working to hand make 2,144 square yards of carpet. The Logan Temple was the second temple to be completed in the Utah area and is the church's sixth largest. It was built on a plot selected by church president

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and has 4 ordinance rooms and 11 sealing rooms, with a total floor area of . The design by the church's head architect, Truman O. Angell, had two towers and was based on the same pattern as the Salt Lake Temple, with a large assembly hall and other similar rooms. On May 17, 1884, the Logan Temple was dedicated by church president John Taylor. The design incorporates an unusual amount of Gothic detailing compared with other temples, which are more Renaissance or Byzantine-inspired. In 1917, a fire started in a closet under the grand staircase in the central north part of the main building. It completely destroyed this oval staircase which connected the first through the third floors. It caused about $40,000 in damage and took about three months to repair. In 1949, the temple was remodeled and received updated lighting, heating, air conditioning, elevators, and other modern conveniences. In 1977, more remodeling was undertaken and the interior was completely gutted and redone. After remodeling, the temple was rededicated on March 13, 1979, by church president

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. The Logan Temple was placed on the

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on November 20, 1975. Logan2

Temple presidents

Notable

temple president Temple president is a priesthood leadership position in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A temple president's primary responsibility is to supervise the affairs of an LDS temple in both an administrative and spiritual ...

s have included:

Marriner W. Merrill Marriner Wood Merrill (25 September 1832 – 6 February 1906) an American pioneer and religious leader. He was a pioneering settler of the Cache Valley and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), Quorum of the Twelve Apostl ...

(1884–1906);

William Budge William Budge (May 1, 1828 – March 18, 1919)Andrew Jenson. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia'. Vol. 4, p. 511–12. was a member of the Council of Fifty as well as the Idaho Legislature and was a mission president and stake president in the Church ...

(1906–18); ElRay L. Christiansen (1943–52); and

W. Rolfe Kerr William Rolfe Kerr (born June 29, 1935) is an emeritus general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He served previously as the fifteenth Commissioner of Church Education and as president of the Logan Utah ...

(2008–11). Thomas M. Cherrington has been the current

since October 2020.

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Logan Utah Temple Official siteLogan Utah Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
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Temple presidents

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