The news of the fire at the Provo Tabernacle spread quickly. Within the hour I had heard it from a dozen different friends.
I felt a stab of grief and was immediately embarrassed by it. It was just a building, wasn't it? Stone and wood, glass and plaster, piled up to make a space that no one really needed any more.
The church has moved on — for efficiency, our buildings must accomplish far more than merely allow a moderate number of people to assemble under a roof.
The Provo Tabernacle was still used for meetings, yes, and for special events, and for music, but it's not as if it were irreplaceable. There'll be some juggling of schedules, and then we'll go right on, having all the same events we would have had without the fire.
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