ɪt wʌz dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ˌɛldˌiːˈɛs tʃˈɜːtʃ pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ˈælbɚt smˈɪθ ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən, ðə hˈʌndɹədθ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi ʌvðə paɪənˈɪɹz ˈɛntɚɹɪŋ ðə sˈɔlt lˈeɪk vˈæli.
It was dedicated by LDS Church President George Albert Smith on 24 July 1947, the hundredth anniversary of the pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley.