• The St. George Tabernacle is a historic building in St. George, Utah. It opened in 1876 to serve as a public works building, originally hosting church services and court hearings.
  • The St. George Tabernacle is an example of 19th-century Latter-day Saint tabernacle building. Latter-day Saints no longer build tabernacles.
  • We stopped into the tabernacle after visiting the St. George Visitor Center by the temple. It helped us to understand the difference between a chapel, a temple...
  • The St. George Tabernacle, on the corner of Main and Tabernacle Streets, was built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons).
  • In the words of one of Utah's finest historians, A. Karl Larson, the St George Tabernacle "carries the conviction of dignity and strength.
  • The St. George Tabernacle became the town center for more than one reason. For instance, it seats 1,200, so most large gatherings took place there.
  • St. George residents built the tabernacle while they were living in tents, sleeping on the ground, and trying to establish their own farms and businesses.
  • We enjoyed visiting the Tabernacle in St. George as much as any of these. St. George was established as a “cotton mission,” meaning that saints were called...
  • The St. George Tabernacle opened in 1876 for the purpose of hosting religious and civic events. Nicknamed, the “jewel of the desert,” the tabernacle was restored...
  • About the St. George Tabernacle, historian Mary Phoenix stated “....When Brigham Young visited St. George about one year after the first settlers had...