In the midst of the plans to abandon the temple, President of Seventy Joseph Young dedicates the building in a private ceremony attended by about twenty "Elders of Israel" This was only time a temple has been dedicated by someone other than a member of the First Presidency or Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. On May 1, Orson Hyde dedicates the temple in a public ceremony requiring paid admission of $1.00 per person.
[source: On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com]
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