Jerusalem Center Dedicated
1989 May - Jerusalem Center Dedicated
The center was dedicated on May 16, 1989 by Howard W. Hunter, the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The dedication ceremony was small, as the church decided not to announce it until a month later. The church did not want a large ceremony to cause concern among those in opposition to the center, who may have seen it as a religious gathering. Thomas S. Monson , then a second counselor in the First Presidency of the LDS Church, and Boyd K. Packer , another member of the church’s Quorum of the Twelve, were among those in attendance, as well as BYU President, Jeffrey R. Holland .