Comments on: About The Salt Lake Mormon Tabernacle

By: mormonsoprano

mormonsoprano — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:01:52 +0000

Sue - thanks for reading, and your comment! According the the church history website, the Baptistry at the SLC Tabernacle was dedicated in 1958. Many thousands of baptisms were performed there (including my own father and mother). By the 1980's and 90's the baptistry was used less and less frequently. Wards in the surrounding area now had larger meeting houses and Stake buildings, with their own fonts available. A trip to Temple Square was no longer necessary. The Tabernacle font remained in limited use, by reservation only, up until December 2004. In January 2005 under the direction of President Gordon B. Hinckley, the Tabernacle was closed for seismic retrofitting and extensive renovations. The Tabernacle baptistry was removed as part of the renovation, and provided space for the new Choir Administrative Office. A list of the many upgrades and changes can be found here

By: Sue Copinga

Sue Copinga — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:55:03 +0000

I very much enjoyed your blog. It was very interesting and beautifully done. You have a great talent. I wonder if you might know when the Tabernacle Baptismal font stopped being used for “live” baptisms. I joined the church in 1962 and was baptized there. We lived on 2700 South, and used the Tabernacle for our stake meetings at that time.

By: Mormon Tabernacle Choir Practice - a blog by Jackie Ann Patterson

Mormon Tabernacle Choir Practice - a blog by Jackie Ann Patterson — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:48:23 +0000

[...] the public is invited to come and go at will. At times nearly every available seat in the large Tabernacle was taken. The sound is magnificent! If you’re in Salt Lake City, make a point to hear [...]

By: Margaret Dansie

Margaret Dansie — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:01:35 +0000

This was great! I sent it to my sister who is visiting from NC sept 17 & 18. We plan to attend the rehearsal on the 18th in the conference center. We hope to tour Temple Square, too.