Back to Blog
![]() ![]() ![]() Over the years, the area surrounding the temple block has served as the Church’s headquarters, evolving to meet the needs of a growing worldwide organization. With the Saints’ arrival in the Salt Lake Valley, plans were made to build a temple, and Brigham Young soon constructed an office for the Church President adjacent to his home in Salt Lake City, one block east of the temple site. 1īetween 18, as the Church’s first two presidents, Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, moved from place to place, the cities in which they made their homes served as headquarters for the Church. ![]() The city and its temples were never constructed but remained an early model for a headquarters for the Church. The plat explained that these structures would be used for congregational worship, Church administration, and education and would provide space for the various quorums and organizations within the Church. This city was structured around a complex of 24 temples. In 1833, Joseph Smith and the First Presidency created the plat for the City of Zion, the city to which Latter-day Saints would gather in preparation for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. ![]()
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |