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Original Nauvoo Illinois Temple (1847)
by Doug
Original Nauvoo Illinois Temple (1847) Our most popular stone, the Original Nauvoo temple stone comes from one of several pieces collected by my father during his visits and missionary service in Nauvoo. Half of the city of Nauvoo is made from stone from this destroyed temple and the stone itself is actually quite common. However, making it into beautiful jewelry is our niche and … Read More Original Nauvoo Illinois Temple (1847)
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Salt Lake Temple
by Doug
Salt Lake Temple Our most popular temple stone, the Salt Lake temple stone is both beautiful and rich in history. We have used several stones from several different repairs over the years. Our current stone was removed from the foundation of the temple during the earthquake proofing of the temple in the early part of the 2000s. It was given to one of our … Read More Salt Lake Temple
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Aba Nigeria Temple
by Doug
Aba Nigeria Temple Aba Nigeria is actually the second stone my father received after the Original Nauvoo temple stone. A member of my father’s ward worked on the temple and brought my father the stone so that he could make jewelry for his daughters. We always love that the next stone my father used was from a small but significant temple in Nigeria. Return … Read More Aba Nigeria Temple
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Accra Ghana Temple
by Doug
Accra Ghana Temple My son in law Joseph went on a three week humanitarian mission through BYU in early 2021. While in Ghana, he visited the temple on several occasion. This stone was once a part of the temple and was removed during some repair work on the inside trimming. It was being used as a door stop in the Mission home and was … Read More Accra Ghana Temple
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Adelaide Australia Temple
by Doug
Adelaide Australia Temple This piece of scrap stone was leftover from the original construction of the temple. It was given to us by the wife of one of the construction workers and was given to her as a souvenir of his long trip to help build the temple. Return to temple stone list
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Anchorage Alaska Temple
by Doug
Anchorage Alaska Temple We are happy to offer two stones from the Anchorage Temple. The stone from the current Anchorage Temple was actually just a few scrap pieces leftover from the original construction. A gift from a friend of the store who worked on the construction, we are excited to have this temple stone in our collection. The stone from the new Anchorage temple … Read More Anchorage Alaska Temple
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Apia Samoa Temple
by Doug
Apia Samoa Temple We have had a few stones from Apia Samoa. The current piece was given to us by some friends who worked their during the original construction. She brought it to us while we were at Simple Treasures in Farmington, Utah. It is a fun story to tell people we got our Samoa stone in Farmington, Utah. Return to temple stone list
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Arequipa Peru Temple
by Doug
Arequipa Peru Temple The Arequipa Peru is another stone that we received from one of our many friends who worked on building the temple. The stone is leftover from the original construction. It always amazing use the beauty that can be found in even discarded pieces of stone. Return to temple stone list
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Asuncion Paraguay Temple
by Doug
Asuncion Paraguay Temple We are always searching for temple stones from Central and South America. We were very grateful to have been given this stone that was used during the construction of the the Asuncion Paraguay temple. This stone was given to us from one of our many friends who work on temples. It is very beautiful. Return to temple stone list
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Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple
by Doug
Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple The Baton Rouge Louisianna stone came to us from a friend who served her mission in Baton Rouge. A visiting General Authority gave each missionary a broken piece of tile from the temple. She kept hers for years until she shared some with us so we can make her beautiful jewelry with it that she could love and use every … Read More Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple