Comments about ‘LDS Church acquiring property for Provo City Center Temple’

Why am I not surprised? I prophesied this would happen once the mormons bought the travel lodge. Please Truman and Nu Skin execs, DON'T sell out to the LDS church. Yes, you are all very active mormons, but don't cave to their desire to control the 2nd largest city in Utah. They don't need a 2nd capitol for their church. Utah County is already dominated enough as it is by the Mormons.

Re: Thinkman | 10:04 a.m. Feb. 17, 2012
"They don't need a 2nd capitol for their church."

The LDS Church is building temples in many locations around the world. How would their building a second temple in Provo negatively effect you? It would generate additional revenue for Provo City. Is that a bad thing?

This will bring a depressed area in town back to life. It'll be great for downtown and for Provo as a whole.

The LAST thing that Provo, or even Utah County needs to attract more revenue Rifleman is to build another temple square. We folks in Provo/Utah county already have access to one of those. It is in SLC, the LDS church capitol.

By having Provo downtown dominated even more by a temple square, Provo would only perpetuate the image of Provo and Utah County being an exclusionary area. The Provo tabernacle hosted many LDS and, in many ways, more important, non-LDS events that shows to outsiders and to the non-Mormon community in Provo and Utah County that we are an area that invites other ideas, perspectives and non-Mormons to be part of our community. Temples don't generate revenue, businesses generate revenue. Mormons who visit the temples sometimes spend money on food and other items at nearby businesses, but rather than build yet another temple in Provo, why don't we encourage a retail and commercial re-vitalization of downtown Provo?

Re: Thinkman | 12:02 p.m. Feb. 17, 2012

I'm sure you realize that you have the ability to express your opinion to the Prove City Council. Maybe they'll buy into your opinion ..... and then again maybe they won't.

Salt Lake City has four LDS temples. Don't you think that Provo deserves at least two? Surly the folks down there are as righteous as the ones up here.

"Salt Lake City has four LDS temples. "

No, Salt Lake Valley has four temples. Salt Lake City has one.

You need to learn the boundaries of Salt Lake City. It will help you understand exactly what people are talking about in this newspapaer. Ralph Becker is mayor of SL City which does not include Draper, Herriman, and South Jordan, all of which have temples.

Just to clarify, South Jordan has two temples - Oquirrh Mountain and Jordan River. Herriman doesn't have one in it's city boundaries. So Provo will be the 2nd city to have two LDS temples within its' city limits. I don't agree with selling the street. I think a better solution may be found. Keeping the street open promots business growth and access in the CBD. But hopefully a good solution is found in the end to help the church and promote growth.