1. Monticello Temple 2. Trash Bin
3. Monticello Temple 4. Monticello Temple
Tracy's Comments:
You're probably wondering why we took a picture of a trash bin. My brother-in-law, Sam Tangreen, manufactures them and this is an example of his work found at Hole In The Rock south of Moab. He makes them from the ground up and the design is his own.
The Monticello Temple is the first small temples we've seen. We stopped to talk with the groundskeeper there and he gave us some good information. He said the the temple has one endowment room and that already they're finding that it's too small. It's a very pretty temple though.
Barry's Comments:
I was really looking forward to seeing this temple. It is the smallest in use, I believe and it is quite a bit different in size with the others that I've seen. I think it may be the size of the Kirtland Temple or maybe a bit smaller. That and it is in a small town. I mean small. I thing Monticello has a couple of thousand people. I think the temple was placed there to balance the population centers of Moab, blanding and Cortez, CO. Since roads are scarce in that section of the world, it was probably the best choice. As Tracy mentioned, it turned out to be smaller than the needs. The church still has a problem with the "if you build it, they will come" foresight that is needed. Smaller temples built since have had two endowment rooms and a few more frequent services. Still, it is a beautiful building and is well maintained like other properties that the church holds. After all, this was built with money that people gave to the Lord and is treated as such.
Trip to the West in 1999.
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