For the Beauty of the Earth

It has been three months since I last posted here.  It has been a challenging time, concluding with some life changing news.  Now, with the coming of Spring, as the earth awakes from her slumber, I feel ready to post again.  During this time of year, many feel inspiration as they look upon the beauties of this planet.  They might even feel like singing.

For the beauty of the earth

 For the beauty of the skies

For the love which from our birth

Over and around us lies,

 

 

For the beauty of each hour

Of the day and of the night,

 

 

 

Hill and vale, and tree and flow'r,

 

 

 

Sun and moon, and stars of light,

 

 

Lord of all, to thee we raise

This our hymn of grateful praise.

 

 

Hymn: For the Beauty of the Earth 

 

 

The Bountiful Tabernacle

 

The Bountiful Tabernacle turned 150 last year (the above photo is from 1905).  Located at Main and Center Streets in Bountiful, Utah, the tabernacle was dedicated on March 14, 1863.  Construction on the Greek Revival structure began in 1857, but was interrupted briefly when President Buchanan sent Johnston's Army to the Utah territory.

This is how the tabernacle looks today, with the additional wings of a modern LDS chapel built around the original structure.  The spires atop the tower were designed to create a sun dial effect throughout the day.

The Bountiful Tabernacle is the oldest chapel in the LDS Church that has been in continual use since it was first dedicated.

The walls of the original structure are of adobe, the roof timbers are fastened with wodden pegs, and the lumber came from Meetinghouse Hollow in Holbrook Canyon.

The tabernacle serves as the stake center for the Bountiful, Utah Stake of the LDS Church, one of several in Utah's second city -- Bountiful was the site of the second settlement in Utah, after the settlement of Salt Lake City.