The foundation of which was laid and Dedicated by
the Prophet seer and Revelator Brigham Young
He then turned and pressed the Electric spring And the
top stone of the center of the East spire of the great Temple
was Lowered into place & the work was complete
President Lorenzo Snow then arose and preaching
to the front of the platform and waving a large silk
hankerchief was Joined by the multitude in shouting Hosann, Hosanna, Hosanna To God and the Lamb AmenAmen
and Amen This repeated three times This was performed by
some 40,000 persons with the waving of the white Handkerchefs
This was the most impressive scene of the day After
some more music the great congregation was dismissed
it was the largest Assembly I Ever saw meet on
any occasion of the Latter Day Saints. The likenesses of
the vast Assembly And the Temple & the cap stone with Moroni blowing the gospel Trump all published in Salt Lake Herald of April 7, 1892. This was
certainly the greatest Day the Latter Day Saints
Ever saw in these Mountains Before the close of the
Meeting There was a copper plate presented to the
Assembly By President Cannon upon which was
Engraved the History of the building of the Temple the laying
of the Cornor Stone April 6, 1853 gave the Names of the
Authorities of that Date Then all of the Authorities of the
Church at April 6, 1892 Also under this plate was
Placed & under the cap stone was placed the following
The foundation of which was laid and Dedicated by
the Prophet seer and Revelator Brigham Young
He then turned and pressed the Electric spring And the
top stone of the center of the East spire of the great Temple
was Lowered into place & the work was complete
President Lorenzo Snow then arose and preaching
to the front of the platform and waving a large silk
hankerchief was Joined by the multitude in shouting
Hosann, Hosanna, Hosanna To God and the Lamb AmenAmen
and Amen This repeated three times This was performed by
some 40,000 persons with the waving of the white Handkerchefs
This was the most impressive scene of the day After
some more music the great congregation was dismissed
it was the largest Assembly I Ever saw meet on
any occasion of the Latter Day Saints. The likenesses of
the vast Assembly And the Temple & the cap stone with
Moroni blowing the gospel Trump all published in
Salt Lake Herald of April 7, 1892. This was
certainly the greatest Day the Latter Day Saints
Ever saw in these Mountains Before the close of the
Meeting There was a copper plate presented to the
Assembly By President Cannon upon which was
Engraved the History of the building of the Temple the laying
of the Cornor Stone April 6, 1853 gave the Names of the
Authorities of that Date Then all of the Authorities of the
Church at April 6, 1892 Also under this plate was
Placed & under the cap stone was placed the following
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," April 6, 1892, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Rl4Y