The expansive enterprise of the Salt Lake Temple renovation project, with Brent Roberts and Andy Kirby

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🗓️ 15 February 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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From its granite foundation to its heavenly spires, the Salt Lake Temple is a landmark and symbol for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Originally dedicated in 1893, the Salt Lake Temple closed for extensive renovations just over two years ago. Brent Roberts, managing director of the Church's Special Projects Department, and Andy Kirby, director of historic temple renovations, join this episode of the Church News podcast to talk about this expansive enterprise. They detail the work that has been done, the unexpected things they discovered along the way and what still has to be accomplished as work continues on the historic temple, Temple Square and the Church plaza.

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0:00.0	Our seismic upgrade to the temple is a preservation of the temple as a whole, not just the historical building, but the symbol itself, as a building that will stand as a reminder of the dedication of the saints in the past,
0:24.1	but also as a symbol for all of us to look forward to the coming of Christ and to prepare
0:28.3	ourselves to enter the temple. And also the importance of the work. So it adds a little bit of
0:34.9	extra effort to do our best, and we see it from those who are
0:40.5	jack hammering to those who do finish work.
0:43.7	It's a great honor for each of us as we get to participate in this work.
0:59.0	I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the church news, and welcome to the church news podcast. We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1:29.3	From its granite foundations to its heavenly spires, the historic Salt Lake Temple is a landmark and symbol for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Long before its dedication in 1893, Latter-day Saints looked to the sacred structure as a mountain of the Lord. Beginning in 2020, the Salt Lake Temple has been closed for extensive renovations.
1:33.3	Brent Roberts, managing director of the church's special projects department, and Andy Kirby,
1:39.3	Director of Historic Temple Renovations, join this episode of the Church News podcast to talk about
1:45.0	this expansive renovation.
1:47.3	Welcome to the Church News podcast.
1:49.4	Thank you.
1:50.0	Great.
1:50.3	Great to be with you.
1:51.5	Let's just start today.
1:53.3	And Brent, can you give us a brief overview of the objectives of this project and what
1:58.3	we're trying to accomplish?
2:00.1	Certainly.
2:00.5	I think President Russell M.
2:02.4	Wilson said it best when we had the announcement, and he talked about that this project
2:09.1	will enhance, refresh, and beautify the temple, its surrounding grounds, replace obsolete
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