Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Theses and Dissertations 1961 History of the Construction of the Salt Lake Temple Wallace Alan Raynor Brigham Young University - Provo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the History Commons, and the Mormon Studies Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Raynor, Wallace Alan, "History of the Construction of the Salt Lake Temple" (1961). Theses and Dissertations. 5061. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5061 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. 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