Built on the bank of the Snake River, this beautiful temple can be seen from almost every vantage point in the city. Perhaps you have seen this from Interstate 15 on your travels, here is a closer view

[Sparkle]

Nice stuff, Bob. I do believe you captured an apparition in your second shot.

[Bob Harris]

Nice stuff, Bob. I do believe you captured an apparition in your second shot.

that could be true, the first day I went on that side of the temple the sun was already too low for the shot I wanted, so returned the next day and timed it perfectly I thought. Thanks for looking, spring is coming and time to get that camera out. Bob.

[eaglem]

Yes the halo shot is a beauty..........well thought out and well executed.

[Kerrowdown]

Now that is an impressive looking building, great captures of it too.

[slowpez]

Didn't know they had a temple in Idaho. Like the second shot Bob. Well done.

[Bob Harris]

Yes the halo shot is a beauty..........well thought out and well executed.

thanks EM for the kind review.

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Now that is an impressive looking building, great captures of it too.

It is certainly a landmark in the city, you can spot it from everywhere it seemed.

[Bob Harris]

Didn't know they had a temple in Idaho. Like the second shot Bob. Well done.

thank you Susan, not quite like the one in Salt Lake City, Utah..

[bluestringer]

Great shots Bob.

[Bob Harris]

Great shots Bob.

thank you Dennis, glad you enjoyed the view.

[Sparkle]

Temple Facts

The Idaho Falls Idaho Temple was the first temple built in Idaho. It was the only temple dedicated by President George Albert Smith.

The Idaho Falls Idaho Temple was the first temple designed with a central spire. (The design represented a return to the use of spires, as the three previously dedicated temples featured no towers or spires.)

The east side of the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple originally featured a series of three reflecting ponds that were filled with water lilies and small fish. In the 1960s, the ponds were converted to flowerbeds.

The design of the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple was inspired by a vision of an ancient Nephrite temple beheld by architect John Fetzer, Sr., who had prayed for guidance.

Once the exterior of the temple was completed in September 1941, the interior was expected to be completed by the end of the next year. However, World War II shortages delayed completion of the temple four more years.

The Idaho Falls Idaho Temple features beautiful hand-painted murals on the walls of its progressive-style ordinance rooms: Creation Room, Garden Room, World Room, Terrestrial Room (no murals), and Celestial Room. (Only two other temples feature full Celestial Room murals: the Hamilton New Zealand Temple and the Los Angeles California Temple. The corner pillars in the Logan Utah Temple Celestial Room portray a heavenly landscape, too.)

The Idaho Falls Idaho Temple is one of only seven temples where patrons progress through four ordinance rooms before passing into the Celestial Room. (The other six temples are the Manti Utah Temple, the Salt Lake Temple, the Laie Hawaii Temple, the Cardston Alberta Temple, the Los Angeles California Temple, and the Nauvoo Illinois Temple.)

In September 1983, a helicopter was employed to install an angel Moroni statue atop the spire of the previously statue-less Idaho Falls Idaho Temple.

The angel Moroni statue atop the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple is a casting made by LaVar Wallgren of the statue created by Torlief Knaphus for the Washington D.C. Ward chapel, which he made as a replica of Cyrus E. Dallin's statue atop the Salt Lake Temple. (Other castings of this statue stand atop the Boston Massachusetts Temple and formerly atop the Atlanta Georgia Temple.)

In October 2011, a complete renovation of the landscaping of the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple was completed, which included replacement of the flowerbeds on the east side of the temple with a beautiful waterfall feature, installation of four gathering plazas—one in each quadrant of the grounds, reconfiguration of the walkway to the baptistry, and creation of a bridal courtyard on the south side of the temple. The Idaho Falls Beautification Commission awarded the project its top award for 2012 in the non-residential category.

Submersion baptisms en masse, if necessary, would appear to be easily and conveniently accommodated by the Snake River. But that is my guess.

[Bob Harris]

Temple Facts

The Idaho Falls Idaho Temple was the first temple built in Idaho. It was the only temple dedicated by President George Albert Smith.

The Idaho Falls Idaho Temple was the first temple designed with a central spire. (The design represented a return to the use of spires, as the three previously dedicated temples featured no towers or spires.)

The east side of the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple originally featured a series of three reflecting ponds that were filled with water lilies and small fish. In the 1960s, the ponds were converted to flowerbeds.

The design of the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple was inspired by a vision of an ancient Nephrite temple beheld by architect John Fetzer, Sr., who had prayed for guidance.

Once the exterior of the temple was completed in September 1941, the interior was expected to be completed by the end of the next year. However, World War II shortages delayed completion of the temple four more years.

The Idaho Falls Idaho Temple features beautiful hand-painted murals on the walls of its progressive-style ordinance rooms: Creation Room, Garden Room, World Room, Terrestrial Room (no murals), and Celestial Room. (Only two other temples feature full Celestial Room murals: the Hamilton New Zealand Temple and the Los Angeles California Temple. The corner pillars in the Logan Utah Temple Celestial Room portray a heavenly landscape, too.)

The Idaho Falls Idaho Temple is one of only seven temples where patrons progress through four ordinance rooms before passing into the Celestial Room. (The other six temples are the Manti Utah Temple, the Salt Lake Temple, the Laie Hawaii Temple, the Cardston Alberta Temple, the Los Angeles California Temple, and the Nauvoo Illinois Temple.)

In September 1983, a helicopter was employed to install an angel Moroni statue atop the spire of the previously statue-less Idaho Falls Idaho Temple.

The angel Moroni statue atop the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple is a casting made by LaVar Wallgren of the statue created by Torlief Knaphus for the Washington D.C. Ward chapel, which he made as a replica of Cyrus E. Dallin's statue atop the Salt Lake Temple. (Other castings of this statue stand atop the Boston Massachusetts Temple and formerly atop the Atlanta Georgia Temple.)

In October 2011, a complete renovation of the landscaping of the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple was completed, which included replacement of the flowerbeds on the east side of the temple with a beautiful waterfall feature, installation of four gathering plazas—one in each quadrant of the grounds, reconfiguration of the walkway to the baptistry, and creation of a bridal courtyard on the south side of the temple. The Idaho Falls Beautification Commission awarded the project its top award for 2012 in the non-residential category.

Submersion baptisms en masse, if necessary, would appear to be easily and conveniently accommodated by the Snake River. But that is my guess.

i'll tell you, there is so much history here that I wish I knew before visiting. Usually we learn of landmarks before we visit and our photographs are made only to send to family and friends who might learn a bit through our travels. Too bad we can't travel together, there is so much to learn in our travels and it appears you could certainly provide us with the knowledge. Thanks so much Sparkle for taking the time to post, I learned something tonight and that is very important.

[Sparkle]

Glad you enjoyed my post. I share your regret.