| Show THE QLD EPHRAIM TABERNACLE Edna Nielson Ephraim Utah Senior Division Honorable Mention Essay Good Ephraim memories are Tabernacle precious that was and built on the good memories the corner have of the 01d of Center and Main Street are very precious to me as some of my Pioneer family hadhand in its erection andhave spent many hours in that building teaching Sunday School Primary and working in the Relief Society Early history tells us thathall inside the 1857 As more and more people came to this area building was needed so onSunday November 11 Heber Kimball Daniel Wells George Smith General Authorities 01d Fort was built in the need forlarger 1860 Brigham Young and Joseph Young of the of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints came from Salt Lake City to dedicateplace forlarge stone church building When it was built it was the only meeting house south of Provo Utah which comfortly convened those who were eager to hear and see the Presidency and their party So in 1870 steps were taken to start work on this soon-tobe magnificent edifice to the burning of the Saw Mill that very Construction was retarded However forwhile workers finished in this 1871 due building same year We honor those hardy young and older men who spent their time and means helping in any way they could We stand in awe at the faith strength and determination they had to meet every assignment given them There was much rejoicing and thanksgiving when and many great people preached from the pulpit it was completed On the inside wasbalcony around three sides held up bynumber of pillars the A1l the benches in the balcony were straight balcony on the ground floor were hand made benches extending up half way of the body Between the These pulpit where the choir sat the meetings m praise and worship benches and the main were curved audience there was On sure the to Him three sides itstairway sides Under the center benches the seat and back raised circle Lord was well pleased with their songs colored mural of of Joseph This picture was painted by Christensen of the the south and the east of back Many men and women with beautiful voices sang during Smith knealing and the Lord appearing to him too to fit On the wall west of the pulpit wasbeautiful seat and went of the building building were large double doors one on the north This east door entered intofoyer and on each side up to the to Tet the balcony 1ight 02 There were in and provide huge windows ventilation on three |
