Paris Tabernacle — Local services in Paris

It’s no Eiffel Tower but it is the must see site in Paris Idaho.

We were up visiting the Bear Lake area. I knew that my family had come from this part of the state but I have never taken the opportunity to really explore.

Knowing that my ancestors helped settle this valley I thought it would be neat to stop and see this tabernacle, this monument, that they thought was so important to build it took them five years to finish.

It is a beautiful building, with a lot of history packed into it. The sacrifices they made to build this were amazing. For example, if you zoom in on a picture of the front of the building you will notice that there are different types of brick used above the windows, and as decorative features from there up. The different brick were brought by the different congregations of the LDS church, which at the time went all the way out to Star Valley.

Ok, that wasn’t much of a sacrifice, but it was a show of the dedication that these people had and it is something that makes this building so unique.

The tour was ok. We had three different LDS missionaries guide parts of the tour for us. It did start to get annoying when they asked us the same questions “where you from.” “Are you a member of the church.” But I also know they are just doing what they’re taught to do.

For me, this tour and this building helped me feel closer to my family. Knowing they likely had a hand in helping build the tabernacle, was amazing.

Regardless of having a personal connection or not, I would...

Free Tours are available by a church missionary to take you around pretty much all the interiors. Photos are allowed inside and out. There is a small collection of items near the front entrance that show artifacts of the builders as well as some of the original founders of the town. We were hesitant to visit cause of time but even with the guided tour it was less...

Stopped on our way to bear lake and took a tour of this historical building! The history is fascinating and the tour guide knew all kinds of interesting facts about the area. Tour was about 15-20 minutes. Across the street is a free museum of the towns history and a photo wall dedicated to military service people...