Provo Utah Temple

Simple design inside and out. The grounds are welcoming for walking or meditating. This temple handles many patrons – including lots of missionaries and BYU students, so parking can be a challenge. One of the few temples besides Salt Lake and Jordan River open Monday mornings. Gorgeous mountains behind.

PROVO, UT: Iconic Provo destination. Peaceful and well kept gardens, a lovely overlook, and the interior is beautiful and peaceful. Regardless of whether you are LDS this is a nice addition to the city.

It looks like a water tower.
I’ll give it a star for landscaping.

Having been inside and outside I can speak to the peace and decorum that is pervasive throughout the grounds and interior. Honestly, I go there whenever I am feeling down, it is a beautiful and heartwarming place.
I am real grateful for this particular place.

Lovely temple with lots of roses and greens all around. The folks were nice, though I didn’t go in because I’m not a member.
Overall, it’s a nice scenic area to be around.

Absolutely beautiful temple with stunning landscape. I’ve always had a wonderful experience attending the Provo temple.

I miss the ‘70s. What does that have to do with the Provo Temple? Well, this place was the height of fashion in the 1970s when it was built. Completed in 1972, to be exact. The exterior terrific, and I’ll stand by that no matter what anyone says. It’s unique, and such an icon of that era. The height of fashion and discerning, finicky taste.
That exterior! It’s different that we might be accustomed to now, but life is too short for same ol’ same ol’. So find your inner finicky taste and learn to appreciate this temple. Love the ‘70s-​ness of it all and treasure the time you have looking at it. The LDS church is now currently totally remodeling the similar Ogden Utah Temple, but hopefully Provo escapes with one more of its lives.
If you’re not familiar, LDS Temples are different than regular chapels. In the common meetinghouses, visitors are welcome anytime for worship services. In temples, however, only members of the faith in good standing may enter to worship. Some of these buildings have large grounds or visitors centers. This temple does have a nice front area with fountains and stairs that slope down towards the city. You get some pretty great sunsets over Provo from here, but I don’t know that there’s much else to do but wander up and take a quick stroll.
Utah Templequest 2013
#3/​13
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Having never been inside, I can’t speak for anything but the radness that is the exterior. If I was going to participate in the activities that go on inside LDS Temples, this one would be where I chose to do those things. It’s my favorite building maybe ever and if/​when the LDS church decided to change it, I’m going to be very, very sad.