Some of the online chatter during the Saturday morning session of General Conference concerned the five newly announced temples, and questions about how locations for new temples are selected. One question was whether the existing temples in Utah and Idaho were operating at capacity, perhaps in reference to whether yet another Utah temple was needed at Brigham City.

Our concern for use-at-capacity, or at least capacity as a factor in building a new temple, may be a relatively recent one. We would hardly consider our grandparents’ use of the temples to have been anywhere near capacity.

Below is the schedule of temple sessions for the seven (seven!) temples in existence in 1941. Note that this schedule was published early in the year, months before rationing or other wartime considerations could have played a role. (My apologies for the kludgy look of the chart. I tried several formats that worked even less well than this one does.)

Alberta
….. Baptisms:
………. Tuesday
….. Endowment/sealing sessions:
….. Wednesday, 9:00 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m.
………. Thursday 9:00 a.m., 2:30 p.m.
….. Closed:
………. July 31-September 9; Thanksgiving Day; December 18-January 6, 1942

Arizona
….. Baptisms:
………. Saturday
….. Endowment/sealing sessions:
………. Tuesday, 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., (also, 7:00 p.m., June only)
………. Wednesday, 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.
………. Thursday, 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m.
………. Friday, 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m.
….. Closed:
………. May 30; June 28-September 16; November 20; December 2-January 6, 1942.

Hawaiian
….. Baptisms:
………. Monday
….. Endowment/sealing sessions:
………. Monday, 6:00 p.m.
………. Friday, 6:00 p.m.
………. Special sessions by previous arrangement
….. Closed:
………. September; December 21-January 2, 1942

Logan
….. Baptisms:
………. Saturday
………. Monday by appointment
….. Endowments:
………. Tuesday, 8:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
………. Wednesday, 8:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
………. Thursday, 8:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
………. Friday, 8:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
….. Sealings:
………. By appointment
….. Closed:
………. April and October Conferences; May 30; July 4; July 24; August 4-September 8; November 27; December 21-January 5, 1942

Manti
….. Baptisms:
………. Saturday
………. Other days by appointment
….. Endowment/sealing sessions:
………. Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
………. Saturday, 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m.
….. Closed:
………. April 2-5; May 30; July 4; July 24; August 2-September 1; October 1-4; November 27; December 23-January 2, 1942

St. George
….. Baptisms:
………. Saturdays, and other days by special appointment
….. Endowment/sealing sessions:
………. Tuesday, 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m.
………. Wednesday, 9:00 a.m., 1:00, 6:30 p.m.
………. Thursday, 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
………. Friday, 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m.
………. Saturday, 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
….. Closed:
………. July 4; July 24; August 2-September 16; November 27; December 23-December 30

Salt Lake
….. Baptisms:
………. Daily by appointment
….. Endowments/sealings for the living:
………. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9:15 a.m.
………. Wednesday, 8:45 a.m.
….. Endowments for the dead:
………. Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 1:45 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
….. Sealings for the dead:
………. Immediately following first two daily endowment sessions for the dead
….. Evening sessions:
………. By ward and stake appointments only
….. Closed:
………. February 22; April 4-5; May 30; July 2-August 4; September 1; October 3-4; November 11; November 27; December 20-January 5, 1942