Emil B. Fetzer

Emil B. Fetzer was an architect who served as head architect of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1965 to his retirement in 1986. He was appointed by President David O. McKay. Among the temples he designed are the Atlanta Georgia Temple, Jordan River Utah Temple, Provo Utah Temple, Ogden Utah Temple, and Seattle Washington Temple in the United States. Internationally, he was the architect for the Mexico City Mexico Temple, Sao Paulo Brazil Temple, Santiago Chile Temple, Freiberg Germany Temple, Sydney Australia Temple, and Tokyo Japan Temple. He was involved in various stages with the Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple, Papeete Tahiti Temple, and Apia Samoa Temple. He was the architect for the extensive 1970s remodel of the Logan Utah Temple.

He also designed the Smoot Administration building and the Spencer W. Kimball Tower at Brigham Young University. He also designed the South Visitors Center on Temple Square and was the general supervisor of the Salt Lake Assembly Hall. he designed chapels, visitor centers, and other church-related buildings.

Fetzer held a degree in architecture from the University of Southern California. He worked for his father and uncle’s firm Fetzer and Fetzer Architects.

He was born on January 4, 1916, and died on November 2, 2009. He married June Alma Seyfarth in the Salt Lake Temple on June 14, 1940, and they had five children. After his retirement, he served as an ordinance worker in the Salt Lake Temple.