Successful LDS Settlements

Of the 500 settlements founded by members of the Church, how many exist today?

a.      127

b.      420

c.       500

d.      311

Yesterday’s answer:

C)   5

The Church has had five Church office buildings since entering the Salt Lake Valley. Listed they are:

1.      In 1848 Daniel H. Wells constructed the first building. It was 18 feet by 12 feet. The location is not known, but it was the headquarters for the church over the next two years.

2.      The Brigham Young home served as the Church Office Building from 1850-1852. This was also known as the Mansion House or White House.

3.      In 1852, Truman O. Angell constructed what is known as the President’s Office which joined the Lion House and the Beehive House. This office was used for 65 years during the Presidencies of Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, and Joseph F. Smith.

4.      Still in use today by the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve, the Church Administration Building was completed in 1917, measuring 140 feet by 75 feet.

5.      The Church Office Building completed in 1972 and 28 stories high.

There you have it, 216 square feet to 683,000 square feet.

Prior to Salt Lake City there were two other Church office buildings, the Kirtland Temple and the second floor of Joseph Smith’s Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois.

“The New General Church Office Building.” Ensign 3 (January 1973): 139-43.