There were also 12 church meetinghouses with damages, primarily in the Magna area near the epicenter. “I’m of an age right now that you never know how much longer you have, and I’m hoping, hoping, hoping that I will still be here (after the renovations) so I can see what they have done to the temple,” said Thompson.Ĭhurch officials said damages were also present at other facilities, including the humanitarian center, Deseret Management Facility and the Beehive Clothing plant at 3900 West, which sustained structural damage and remain closed. Although repaired and regilded a number of times, it has never been removed from on top of the temple – a symbol of faith for many. The statue was installed in 1892, nearly 128 years ago. The trumpet suffered a few dings and bends. The trumpet was recovered by a worker who made his way up a ladder and around the spire to pick up the 70-inch piece. “This building is a masterpiece of architecture,” he said. He said he was grateful other damages were minor, with just displacement of some of the temple’s smaller spire stones Thompson was married in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “With an earthquake happening, I thought, ‘Oh, please. It could have been much worse for the 127-year-old temple. “I love the beauty of it, and I love the sacredness of it.” “I just love the temple,” Dawna Millgate explained. “She heard that he had lost his trumpet, Moroni did, so we came over to see what happened there,” said Ray Millgate. Of course, Skelly sold out immediately once supplies went online. Ray and Dawna Millgate learned the statue lost its trumpet when they came to Temple Square. In July 2022, The Home Depot announced their new 2022 Halloween decoration lineup, and (not surprisingly) Skelly, their infamous 12-foot tall skeleton, is back for Halloween. Thompson was one of several people wanting a closer look of the iconic Angel Moroni without his trumpet.
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