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Essential Temple Tee – with personalizable date (Monticello)

Essential Temple Tee – with personalizable date (Monticello)

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Peculiar People started in 2023 while I was serving a mission in San Antonio, Texas. The name comes from Peter's description of the Saints as "a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people" — members who keep their covenants without making a show of it, and are fine looking a little old-fashioned for it.

We make apparel with original line art of Latter-day Saint temples, made one temple at a time and printed on heavier, better-made garments. Most members want to talk about the gospel but don't know how to open the door. A shirt someone asks about is an easier start than a knock on one.

— Evan

Read more about our story here →

Your order will ship from the US! It will ship in 1-2 business days and most orders arrive in 4-5 business days once they are shipped.

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If your order arrives damaged, misprinted, or wrong, email us within 30 days with a photo and we'll replace it free — no return needed.

Wrong size? We'll exchange it within 30 days. You cover shipping it back, we cover shipping the new one out.

Changed your mind? Return it within 30 days for a refund. You cover return shipping and the original shipping cost comes off the refund. Items need to be unworn and unwashed either way.

See our full policy here.

I add new designs every week! I prioritize recommendations, submit one here and we will email you when our apparel with your design is live!

Essential Temple Tee – with personalizable date (Monticello)

Essential Temple Tee – with personalizable date (Monticello)

$49.99
$49.99
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Personalization

Have a date that means something to you? A sealing date? A mission call date? A baptismal date?

Add an important date and get it made to order especially for you or a loved one.

Follow the accepted date format (Month DD, YYYY) as that is what our machines are set up for.

The Tee

You put on a Peculiar People shirt because it reminds you why we're all here. Because that building is where you were sealed to your spouse, where you got an answer to a prayer you'd been carrying for years, where you first felt something you couldn't explain away. A stepping stone. A day you'll never forget.

You put it on because you want to share that with someone. Because gospel conversations are hard to start. Harder than they were on your mission, when the whole day was built around them.

It's the new white shirt and tie. The new dress. The new name tag you don't need a calling to wear. A shirt you may even feel prompted to wear some days.

That's why I started this company. It doesn't take much for someone who has been prepared to tap you on the shoulder and ask a question that changes the direction of their life. No argument, no pitch, no lesson plan. Just an opening.

And you keep it on because it's premium heavyweight ringspun cotton, garment-dyed to that soft, worn-in vintage look you'd wear even if it said nothing at all.

- Evan

Weight: 6.1 oz/yd²
Fabric: preshrunk 100% ring-spun cotton

Fit: Relaxed, true to size.

Tighter fit: size down 1 size
Regular fit: your actual size
Relaxed fit: size up 1 size
Loose fit: size up 2 sizes
Oversize fit: size up 3 sizes

Size Guide

Monticello Utah Temple

Location
Monticello, Utah, in San Juan County in the southeast corner of the state.

Temple Number
The 53rd dedicated temple, and the eleventh built in Utah.

Announced
, as the first of the smaller temples President Gordon B. Hinckley had introduced earlier that year.

Groundbreaking
. Elder Ben B. Banks presided.

Dedicated
to , by President Gordon B. Hinckley.

Rededicated
, by President Gordon B. Hinckley, after the building was enlarged.

Architecture
Turkish off white marble. 11,225 square feet following the 2002 expansion, up from 7,000 as originally built, rising 66 feet to a single attached spire with an angel Moroni statue.

Ordinance Rooms
Two instruction rooms, two sealing rooms, one baptistry.

Construction Story
  • This was the first of the small temples, a design President Gordon B. Hinckley announced in 1997 to put temples within reach of members far from the existing ones.
  • The plan left out the laundry, the cafeteria and other space not needed for ordinances. That made the building far smaller and much faster to put up.
  • It went from groundbreaking to dedication in just over eight months, faster than any temple built before it.
  • As first completed, at 7,000 square feet, it had less than half the floor space of an ordinary meetinghouse.

Symbolism & Design
  • The exterior is clad in Turkish off white marble.
  • The first angel Moroni statue placed here was white fiberglass and stood six feet tall, against the twelve foot gold leafed figures used on earlier temples.

Changes Over Time
  • The temple was enlarged and remodeled in 2002, growing from 7,000 to 11,225 square feet, with a second instruction room and a second sealing room added. Temple president Lisle G. Adams explained the reason plainly: "The facilities we had were just not adequate to take care of the work that was being done."
  • President Hinckley rededicated the enlarged building on , having dedicated the original four years earlier.
  • The white statue was later replaced with a gold leafed one.

Trivia
  • It was the first of the small temples, a design the Church has used many times since.
  • The temple was dedicated less than ten months after it was announced.

Temple facts verified as of .

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FAQ

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Is it appropriate to wear a temple on a shirt?

I get this one a lot, and I thought about it before I drew the first one. These are architectural drawings of a building, not anything that happens inside it. No slogans, nothing that turns the temple into a punchline. If you'd put a framed temple photo in your living room, this is that same idea on cotton.

No. We are an independent company. Peculiar People is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Our goal with our clothing is for it to be seen. Which means it also needs to be your go-to comfort clothing.

It's made to be the first thing you grab when you want to be comfortable, and the first clothing you'll be prompted to wear.

Our prints are made to last. To esure No bleach, and no fabric softener, which coats the fibers and dulls the print over time. Don't iron over the design. You can wash it before the first wear to get the loose surface dye off, but you don't have to.

It's a men's cut. If you normally wear a women's medium, order a small for a fitted look or a medium if you want it roomier. The size guide video shows a woman at 5'9" in a small and a man at 6'4" in a large.

Original line art, made here, one temple at a time. Every drawing gets checked against verified references before we add it to our collection.

Yes. Ward and stake temple trips, mission reunions, family reunions. Email support@peculiarpeopleco.com with the temple, the garment, and roughly how many people, and I'll get back to you with a price.

An SVG of the temple line art for $4.95. Same drawing that goes on the shirts. It's a vector, so it scales to any size without going soft at the edges, and it opens in Cricut, Illustrator, Figma, or anything else that reads vectors.

This file should not be shared and is not permitted for commercial use.

Have a design suggestion?

Have a design suggestion for a temple design we haven't made yet? We are working on getting them all designed! Submit a request and we will prioritize your design.

We will get back to you within two business days!