Bountiful Tabernacle is a historic

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building at Main and Center Streets in Bountiful,

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building was designed by

Augustus Farnham Augustus Alwin Farnham (20 May 1805 – 2 May 1865) was an architect in Utah and a Mormon missionary. Farnham was born May 20, 1805, in Andover, Massachusetts. In 1843, Farnham converted to Mormonism. In 1845, he was ordained a Seventy and was c ...

and was begun in 1857. Work was suspended that year during the time of the Utah Expedition, also known as Buchanan's Blunder. But the structure was finally completed in 1863, including its mural of

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, commissioned by

Brigham Young Brigham Young ( ; June 1, 1801August 29, 1877) was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second President of the Church (LDS Church), president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until h ...

and painted by Daniel Waggelund. The Bountiful Tabernacle was dedicated by Elder Heber C. Kimball on 14–15 March 1863. Church leaders including Brigham Young and "150 persons and 100 horses" stayed overnight at the nearby Anson Call residence to celebrate the completion and dedication. The Bountiful Tabernacle was Farnham's most significant work, and became known worldwide. With In 1976 it was added to the

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19th-century Latter Day Saint church buildings Buildings and structures in Bountiful, Utah Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah Churches completed in 1863 Tabernacles (LDS Church) in Utah 1862 establishments in Utah Territory National Register of Historic Places in Davis County, Utah {{LDS-stub

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