Moroni crowns new Provo temple
In this photo taken on Monday, March 31, 2014, crowds gather to watch as workers place the Angel Moroni statue atop the Provo City Center Temple in Provo, Utah, signaling the site's transition from a tabernacle to a temple. The original tabernacle was destroyed Dec. 17, 2010, by a fire that started in the building's attic. The building is scheduled to open at the end of 2015. It will be one of 142 temples worldwide for The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints.(AP Photo/The Daily Herald, Mark Johnston)
In this photo taken on Monday, March 31, 2014, crowds watch as workers prepare to place the Angel Moroni statue atop the Provo City Center Temple in Provo, Utah, signaling the site's transition from a tabernacle to a temple. The original tabernacle was destroyed Dec. 17, 2010, by a fire that started in the building's attic. The building is scheduled to open at the end of 2015. It will be one of 142 temples worldwide for The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints.(AP Photo/The Daily Herald, Mark Johnston)
In this photo taken on Monday, March 31, 2014, a statue of the Angel Moroni is lifted by a crance as workers prepare to place it atop the Provo City Center Temple in Provo, Utah, signaling the site's transition from a tabernacle to a temple. The original tabernacle was destroyed Dec. 17, 2010, by a fire that started in the building's attic. The building is scheduled to open at the end of 2015. It will be one of 142 temples worldwide for The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints.(AP Photo/The Daily Herald, Mark Johnston)
In this photo taken on Monday, March 31, 2014, crowds watch as workers prepare to place the Angel Moroni statue atop the Provo City Center Temple in Provo, Utah, signaling the site's transition from a tabernacle to a temple. The original tabernacle was destroyed Dec. 17, 2010, by a fire that started in the building's attic. The building is scheduled to open at the end of 2015. It will be one of 142 temples worldwide for The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints.(AP Photo/The Daily Herald, Mark Johnston)
In this photo taken on Monday, March 31, 2014, crowds watch as workers prepare to place the Angel Moroni statue atop the Provo City Center Temple in Provo, Utah, signaling the site's transition from a tabernacle to a temple. The original tabernacle was destroyed Dec. 17, 2010, by a fire that started in the building's attic. The building is scheduled to open at the end of 2015. It will be one of 142 temples worldwide for The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints.(AP Photo/The Daily Herald, Mark Johnston)
In this photo taken on Monday, March 31, 2014, a statue of the Angel Moroni is lifted by a crance as workers prepare to place it atop the Provo City Center Temple in Provo, Utah, signaling the site's transition from a tabernacle to a temple. The original tabernacle was destroyed Dec. 17, 2010, by a fire that started in the building's attic. The building is scheduled to open at the end of 2015. It will be one of 142 temples worldwide for The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints.(AP Photo/The Daily Herald, Mark Johnston)
In this photo taken on Monday, March 31, 2014, workers prepare to place a statue of Angel Moroni atop the Provo City Center Temple in Provo, Utah, signaling the site's transition from a tabernacle to a temple. The original tabernacle was destroyed Dec. 17, 2010, by a fire that started in the building's attic. The building is scheduled to open at the end of 2015. It will be one of 142 temples worldwide for The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints.(AP Photo/The Daily Herald, Mark Johnston)
PROVO– A golden statue of the Angel Moroni has been placed atop the Provo City Center Temple in a move that signals the site’s transition from a tabernacle to a temple.
The Daily Herald reports a crane lowered the statute onto the building Monday afternoon as hundreds of spectators looked on.
The original tabernacle was destroyed Dec. 17, 2010, by a fire that started in the building’s attic.
Church President Thomas S. Monson announced in October 2011 that the historic structure would be rebuilt as a temple.
The building is scheduled to open at the end of 2015.
It will be one of 142 temples worldwide for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
