Far West Temple Site

This was an amazing experience today. This earth was once a garden place, With all her glories common, And men did live a holy race, And worship Jesus face to ...face, In Adam-ondi-Ahman. See more

Day 3 - Far West Temple Site, Adam Ondi-Ahman (Preacher Rock and Tower Hill), Hawns Mill, and La Plata Train Station.

During the summer of 2019 the structure over I-35 at milepost 16 (MO 152 - Kansas Street) will be replaced. We recommend the following routes when visiting historical places in the area: Kansas City Inter. Airport to Historic Liberty Jail Take L.P. Cookingham Dr. (east) 2 miles to I-435 East. Travel I-435 East 9.4 miles to MO 291. Take MO 291 (6 miles) to MO 152 (Kansas Street). Turn left (east) on Kansas Street, travel 1 mile to N Ridge Avenue. Turn left (north) on N Ridge A...Continue reading

The Far West Temple was the second temple commenced but never constructed by the early Saints in Missouri. Today you can visit the site and see the original cor...nerstones. Far West was founded by the Saints in August 1836. Excavation for the foundation of the Far West Temple, measuring 80 by 120 feet, was accomplished by more than 500 men in half a day on July 3, 1837. This was the headquarters for the Church from the time that the Prophet Joseph Smith arrived on March 14, 1838, until the expulsion of the Saints in the spring of 1839. On April 26, 1838, Joseph Smith received a revelation from the Lord accepting Far West and commanding that a temple be built. The cornerstones were laid for the Far West Temple on July 4, 1838. Here Sidney Rigdon gave his famous Independence Day oration. The speech's passionate declarations fueled tension between the Saints and the citizens of Missouri, eventually culminating in the issuance of Governor Lilburn W. Boggs' extermination order on October 27, 1838. Despite the great risk of danger, five apostlesaccompanied by several othersreturned to the Far West Temple site just after midnight on the morning of April 26, 1839, in fulfillment of prophecy. A large stone was rolled on the southeast cornerstone as recommencement of work on the foundation. #farwest #temples #apostles #moderndayprophet #bookofmormon @ Far West Temple Site See more