Church administration building

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Church administration building

Basic data
Denomination Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
place 47 ES Temple, Salt Lake City , UT 84150, USA, United States
Building history
Client Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
architect Joseph Don Carlos Young
construction time 1914-1917
Building description
Architectural style Neoclassical
Coordinates 40 ° 46 '11 "  N , 111 ° 53' 22"  W Coordinates: 40 ° 46 '11 "  N , 111 ° 53' 22"  W
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The Church Administration Building ( English Church Administration Building is) an administrative office building in Salt Lake City , which of the Latter Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ as headquarters serves. The building was completed in 1917 and is located in Temple Square , between the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and the Lion House . It differs from the church office building in that it is much smaller and in that it houses the offices of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles . There are also offices there for other General Authorities and their associates.

Only church officials and their guests are allowed to enter the building. The church administration building is used for meetings between church leaders and leaders of political and social life.

Usage and special events

George W. Bush (right) meets with Gordon B. Hinckley (left) and his colleagues on August 31, 2006, in the Church Administration Building.

Originally, the church administration building housed all of the church's administrative offices. However, as the Church grew, Church staff were dispersed across Salt Lake City, as far as Granite Mountain Vault in Little Cottonwood Canyon and Brigham Young University . With the construction of the church office building, the offices became available for the exclusive use of the General Authorities and the building still serves as the headquarters of the church today.

The Church Administration Building houses the offices of the President of the Church , the First Presidency, and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and other General Authorities. The building is monitored by church security and only special employees, official church leaders and their guests are allowed to enter the building.

A variety of events have been held in the building and special guests have been received. As part of the celebrations for the 2002 Winter Olympics , the Olympic flame was held there by members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. It is also a tradition for the funerals of former Presidents of the Church to pass there. The building housed guests Michelle Obama and George W. Bush , among others .

construction

The building was constructed between 1914 and 1917. It is made from the same quartz stone as the Salt Lake Temple . The interior of the building was finished with marble and travertine .

Twenty-four columns are set up in the Ionic order , forming a colonnade . Each of the pillars weighs eight tons. The exterior of the building is made up of 4517 blocks of granite.

literature

  • Matthew O. Richardson: A House for the Presidency: The History of the Church Administration Building . Ed .: Scott C. Esplin, Kenneth L. Alford. Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Deseret Book Company, Provo / Salt Lake City 2011, Salt Lake City: The Place Which God Prepared, p. 231-257 ( rsc.byu.edu ).
  • Joseph Don Carlos Young: The Utah genealogical and historical magazine . Ed .: Genealogical Society of Utah, Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Geneal. Society of Utah, Salt Lake City April 1917, p. 49-60 ( archive.org ).
  • Joseph Don Carlos Young: The Latter-day Saints Church Office Building . In: The Juvenile Instructor . tape 51 , no. 3 . The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City March 1916, p. 146-150 ( archive.org ).
  • Fiftieth Anniversary of the Church Office Building . In: The Improvement Era . tape 70 . The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City November 1967, p. 64-65 ( archive.org ).

Web links

Commons : Church Administration Building  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The NCC's 2008 Yearbook of Churches reports wide range of health care ministries. National Council of Churches , February 14, 2008, accessed January 10, 2009 .
  2. ^ M. Russell Ballard: Faith, Family, Facts, and Fruits. In: Ensign . The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, November 2007, accessed April 16, 2008 .
  3. ^ The new general Church Office Building. In: Ensign. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, January 1973, accessed December 26, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Our Heritage: A Brief History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (No longer available online.) Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1996, p. 105 , archived from the original on October 21, 2015 ; accessed on October 17, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lds.org
  5. ^ John T. Woolley, Gerhard Peters: Remarks following a meeting with President Gordon B. Hinckley of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and an exchange with reporters in Salt Lake City. In: The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara, February 8, 2002, accessed January 10, 2009 .
  6. ^ Burl Shephard: Church Administration Building. In: Ensign. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, June 1971, accessed January 10, 2009 .
  7. ^ L. Tom Perry: Special Witness: Family Traditions. In: The Friend. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, February 2002, accessed January 10, 2009 .
  8. ↑ Kelly Bingham: Security staffed by full-timers and volunteers. moroni10.com, September 30, 2006, archived from the original on October 11, 2008 ; Retrieved January 10, 2009 .
  9. ^ Temple Square ... where visitors will find peace and serenity . In: Deseret News . Salt Lake City June 14, 2008 ( ldschurchnewsarchive.com ).
  10. ^ Garry Avant, Lloyd R. Scott: Olympic torch arrives in Salt Lake City . In: Deseret News . Salt Lake City February 9, 2009 ( ldschurchnewsarchive.com ).
  11. ↑ Sam Penrod: Traditions set during funerals for past LDS Church presidents. In: KSL-TV. Deseret Digital Media, Salt Lake City, February 2, 2008, accessed January 10, 2009 .
  12. ↑ Michelle Obama meets with Mormon officials. In: kutv.com. Associated Press February 4, 2008, archived from the original August 1, 2012 ; Retrieved January 10, 2009 .
  13. ↑ Michelle Obama Visits Church HQ. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, February 4, 2008, accessed January 10, 2009 .
  14. ^ Peggy Fletcher Stack: Bush and Hinckley meet for a fourth time . In: Paul Huntsman (ed.): The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City September 1, 2006 ( archive.sltrib.com [accessed December 26, 2016]).
  15. ^ LDS Administration Building. Utah Geological Survey, archived from the original on August 26, 2008 ; Retrieved January 10, 2009 .
  16. ↑ Lynn Arave: The history of the LDS Church Administrative Building. In: Deseret News. Deseret Digital Media, Salt Lake City, May 17, 2011, accessed December 26, 2016 .