On the following day, Sunday, they were able to hold religious services under the shade of this bowery. This first structure to be built in the valley was finished on Saturday, one week from the day of arrival. Poles were cut and brought from the mountains and planted in the ground to support a roof of leafy boughs. These men from the battalion went to work immediately on the construction of a bowery on the southeast corner of the place designated as the Temple Block to serve as a place of assembly-a predecessor to this tabernacle. On Thursday, a group from the Mormon Battalion who had been released in New Mexico entered the valley and joined the Saints, increasing their number to about 400. By late afternoon of the next day, the location of the city had been determined and Brigham Young thrust his cane in the ground on the spot where the temple would be built. The following day, being Sunday, was devoted to religious services and Monday and Tuesday were spent exploring the valley and surrounding country. After a long and hard-fought journey, blazing a trail across the Great American Desert, they entered the Salt Lake Valley on Saturday, July 24, 1847. When they left their homes on the banks of the Mississippi, little was known of the unexplored West. The story of the builders is fascinating.
The hard work and labor and the sacrifice of worldly possessions by those early pioneers participating in its construction have brought blessings to the many hundreds of thousands who have come here or who have listened to the music and spoken word.
It is known for its unique architecture, and people around the world listening to radio and viewing television know it as the place of origination of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Organ at the “Crossroads of the West.” This general conference falls on the centennial anniversary of the general conference held in October, 1875, at which this tabernacle was dedicated one hundred years ago yesterday. Today commences the second century of its history since the occasion at which it was dedicated to the service of the Lord. This is a historic day for the Mormon Tabernacle on Temple Square-the building in which this huge congregation is seated.
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