Historic Provo Tabernacle

 

 The historic Provo Tabernacle burned down this morning. It's crazy to think that I was just there a few weeks ago for a special regional conference, sitting just feet away from the beautiful pipe organ, amazed at the gorgeous architect. I remember driving down University Ave and always thinking that I wanted my house to "look like that." They are still unsure of what caused the fire, but after the roof collapsed in around 6am they knew the chances of saving it were extremely slim (Full story on ksl).

I've never felt so nostalgic over something like this. Is it odd to say that I really hope it wasn't arson? We've had enough church buildings vandalized, please not this one too. I am interested to see what the church decides to do with it, especially if they decide to rebuild and what the new building will look like. Gosh, sorry I'm still so in shock, all that history just gone...thankfully it was just a symbol. Everyone will always have their memories and stories. I'm glad I was able to attend regional conference there even if it was just once so that I could see how beautiful it was on the inside too.