Early LDS Church

Moab built its first church the way frontier towns often did — by hand and by donation. One room went up in 1888, a second was added in 1890, and every part of it was given: O.W. Warner donated the land, and neighbors hauled the rock, cut and laid the stone and adobe, and framed the roof without pay. Bishop Randolph Stewart led the young congregation, which held its first services in the finished first room in May 1889. This marker recalls that first meetinghouse and the start of the faith's long presence in Moab.

What the plaque says

One room of this building, formerly the L.D.S. Church, was erected in 1888. Two years later a second room was added. The bishop was Randolph Stewart; building committee: O.W. Warner, who donated the land, Henry Holyoak, and O.D. Allen; supervisors were Hyrum Allen, hauling of rock; J.H. Standifred, carpentry; W.J. Bliss, stone cutting; Angus M. Stocks, stone and adobe laying. Labor, money and materials were donated and the first services were held in May 1889.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Moab — steps away
  The adventure capital of the American Southwest
• Grandstaff Canyon — 2.6 mi
  A shaded creek-bottom walk to Morning Glory, the sixth-longest natural rock span in the country
• Corona Arch Trail — 4.0 mi
  A massive arch you can hike to without a national park fee
• Potash Road Dinosaur Tracks — 4.7 mi
  Dinosaur footprints embedded in a cliff face along the Colorado River

More markers nearby

• Elk Mountain Mission — steps away
• Moab Veterans Memorial — steps away
• Dewey Bridge — 21 mi