Comments on: No, no, no, NO!

By: Left Field

Left Field — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 01:01:51 +0000

According to some reports, the church took the Anderson print for “restoration.” If true, what a waste of effort and resources! They have one of those in just about every LDS building in the world. Why not just order another one from lds.org?

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:23:34 +0000

I haven’t heard anything, Left Field. But what you’ve said is exactly why I’ve refused to comment on all the “oh, a miracle!” trash that is already out there in the bloggosphere and on FB. And I applaud your upper/lower casing.

By: Left Field

Left Field — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:47:38 +0000

I just saw an article about how a replication (one of thousands) of the Anderson painting of the second coming was charred except around Jesus. Big Deal. Any word on the fate of the Teichert?

What kind of god might save a piece of a duplicate and destroy an original Teichert?

By: Researcher

Researcher — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:54:31 +0000

Thanks for correcting that information, Paul S.

By: michelle

michelle — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:25:34 +0000

And the lead story on KSL is that it’s still burning, with smoke coming from where the organ was.

By: michelle

michelle — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:24:48 +0000

I’m just so sad about this. I have several memories of that building. And I always loved driving by it.

By: Paul S.

Paul S. — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:35:33 +0000

Re. #5

Just to set the record straight, the organ in the old Joseph Smith Building at BYU was dismantled and sold for parts. The “tabernacle connection” is that the organ in the old JSB had come from the Salt Lake Tabernacle when the new organ was installed there in 1948.

The organ in the Provo tabernacle was originally installed in 1907, and was added onto over the years, and extensively rebuild by Ronald Poll in 1996.

By: Left Field

Left Field — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 04:06:41 +0000

I can’t imagine how many hundreds of times I passed by the tabernacle when I lived in the area. Yet I went inside only once, almost 35 years ago.

The only consolation I can take in the fire is that the saints who built it 125 years ago would probably be pleased to know that the building would still be much used and much loved in the year 2010.

By: Mina

Mina — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:51:05 +0000

I read about this first thing this morning. My heart aches–these wonderful examples of early Utah architecture are such important collective treasures.

By: Steve C.

Steve C. — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:35:44 +0000

Researcher: Thanks for reminding me about the Adventssingen in the tabernacle. I went to it a couple of times. It’s not just a loss of a building, rather it’s the loss of the memories it held for so many.