George Albert Smith Fieldhouse (Provo, Utah)

Construction of the George Albert Smith Field House, which bears the name of the eighth president of the Church, began in 1950. The "fieldhouse" concept allowed physical education and conditioning during all seasons in an indoor environment. Originally the west annex was covered with sawdust.

Weekly devotionals and forums, student assemblies, concerts and civic activities, and graduation exercises all occurred here.

Today athletes are able to train and condition in the building's state-of-the-art weight training facility; coaches administer their programs from offices here; students and staff lift weights, jog, and do aerobics; and fans still come to cheer on their intercollegiate volleyball and intramural basketball teams.