Idaho Falls, Idaho, is a small city of about 65,000 people in the southeastern part of the state.  Over 56% of the population is Mormon which is reflected in the symbolism found in the Rose Hill Cemetery.  Many of the gravestones feature the city’s Mormon Temple. 

The Temple was designed by a team of Latter-day Saint architects—Edward O. Anderson, Georgius Y. Cannon John Fetzer, Ramm Hansen, Hyrum Pope, and Lorenzo S. Young.  The temple is a blend of Art Deco and Mid-century Modern influenced by city skyscrapers of the 20s and early 30s.

The temple consists of a “two-story rectilinear block topped with a 125-foot tapering center tower with a six-tiered top.” Construction of the temple began in 1939 but was interrupted by World War II and not completed until 1945. 

The statue of the Angel Moroni did not top the central tower until 1983 when a helicopter was employed to hoist it to the top.  The statue of the Angel Moroni is a replica of the Cyrus E. Dallin’s statue that rests atop the Salt Lake Temple.