Mormon pioneers
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The Mormon pioneers were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as Latter-day Saints, who migrated over time from the mid-1840s until the late 1860s across the United S
An engraving published in Le Tour du Monde in 1874, based on an 1868 drawing of Mormon pioneers by Adrien-Emmanuel Marie.
The Handcart Pioneer Monument, by Torleif S. Knaphus, located on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah
The Ship Brooklyn off Skerries Rock, by Duncan McFarlane, showing Brooklyn near the north coast of Anglesey, North Wales
The Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake Temple
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The Salt Lake Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Dedicated in 1893, it was constructed over a period of 40 y
Mormon pioneers
…reported that he had seen the valley, including Ensign Peak, in a vision and recognized the spot. On July 28, Young established a location for the future Salt Lake Temple and presented a city plan to the larger group for their approval. In August 1847, Young and other selected members of the vanguard company returned to…
Salt Lake Temple is the centerpiece of the 10-acre (4.0 ha) Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Interior layout of the temple from 1893–2019
Interior layout of the temple following the 2020s renovation
Quartz monzonite for temple being quarried at Little Cottonwood Canyon (1872)