Just looked at the pictures the Church released for the Cody Temple Open House. Just plain. Nothing unique about the inside of the temple. Even the Celestial Room looks like its designed for a store. Everything is square and flat and that includes the ceilings. It was built with modular construction like some new houses are built. Sure does not inspire me to want to go to the temple not like some of the older ones recently built do. So looking at this and then looking at Fairview Texas, I am going what the h..l. Cody design would fit nicely into the area in Fairview. Why the fuss?

This confirms to me that temples are being used as bill boards to advertise the church. There is nothing special about these modular temples. Comments.

They are built in a factory, literally (My brother was a construction project manager during his career, and visited one such factory.) He said that it doesn't mean that modular design buildings are badly constructed (he thought the quality was good,) just that there are certain design limitations as you point out.

The Mormon church has evidently made the decision to keep pumping temples out at as brisk a pace as possible.

"The Mormon church has evidently made the decision to keep pumping temples out at as brisk a pace as possible."

And as cheaply as possible. I've been in nicer Hilton Hotel lobbies that are nicer than them, although I think LDS Inc. ripped off their design.
I'm betting a 4th grade class can draw a better design than these new ones.

Interesting. A few years ago, I drove by the temple in Brigham City and thought that's exactly what it looked like. It had a completely lego type feel to the construction, and I wondered if that's what they'd done. It makes perfect sense.

Perfect! What better symbol for the McDonald’s of religion than factory built, modular constructed uninspiring temples?

The world is starting to get pissed at the church for ass blasting the landscape with all these tacky temples. It’s going to be a legal and PR disaster. I don’t see how this ends well.

Has the Master of Disaster turned 100 yet?

2 more days. All of those temples are a birthday present to himself. And Jesus, of course. Jesus needs more temples.

They will be largely vacant. It only takes a little religious use to get the tax exemption.

Jesus said our bodies are temples. He said nothing of building prefabricated, moduli-zed, kit temples where you wear funny clothes and do secret handshakes.

3D printed temples will be next. A giant robot will spray out holy goo and layer it into the shape of a temple. There will be several First Presidency Approved designs to choose from.

"Jesus said our bodies are temples. He said nothing of building prefabricated, moduli-zed, kit temples where you wear funny clothes and do secret handshakes."

Sounds like the way actual TBM Mormons are built...

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I've seen 5 to 7 story apartment buildings with20 - 25 units on each floor factory built (some using immigrant labor) near I 5 / Lynnwood. I occasionally drove past when the walls were lifted into place. this method is that walls are laid out on a waist-high table with markings for an inspector to verify the measurements.

another inspector pulls cull lumber before it's placed on the table and either junks it or returns it to the vendor.


Done Right, with strict observance of the measurements, it is OK and economical.

Floors are constructed on-site, as is the roofing.

still need licensed plumbers & electricians.

Temples should be a giant bubble. They are bubbles you go inside of to isolate yourself from reality.

The Helena, Montana temple is exactly that. It was built as modular sections in a factory back east and then shipped out to Helena.

Spreading yourself thin is indeed a sign of the "End Times".

Smaller portions and higher prices aren't just a last ditch effort for restaurants to save the business.

The thing is, if they were truly beautiful buildings of note they would be much better advertising and members would feel they were special places. They are just ugly boxes. Easy to overlook and forgettable if you do see them.

Maybe I’m biased (YEAH!) but I think the ‘Seattle Temple’ (Actually in suburb Bellevue, WA) is attractive partly bc I mostly see only the top (aside, when I visit the nudist park near Issaquah, Tiger Mtn Family Nudist Park). It has a good presence near I 90…

I went there a ‘grand’ total of Once, btw…

I used to live on Tiger Mountain. I got married in the Seattle Temple. Issy has changed a lot since I lived there.

Built in a little factory?

On one hand some people here complain that many temples are too fancy, ostentatious, and expensive, on the other hand there are complaints that some are made in a factory, i.e., cheaper, not architecturally impressive.

Temple ceremonies may be the most overhyped anti-climatic activity I've ever experienced. But leaders continue to admonish members, go to the Temple, go to the Temple, ad nauseam.

I should have included this comment in my reply above.

If LDS Inc. continues the seemingly increased hammering on regular temple attendance, they are going to lose a decent amount of non-tith paying cultural/social Mormons, that is, the members that reject the time wasting weird absolutely boring Temple ordinances.

ChurchCo could train people on church assistance to build the components of off-site built temples & other buildings, the skill level is a bit lower & accidents are lower for 'factory built' buildings;


construction jobs are well - paying careers, people trained in factories might be able to gear up to site construction jobs...

That would be a preferable outcome, don't we agree?