The Deseret Peak Utah Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under construction in Tooele, Utah. Plans to construct a temple in Tooele Valley were announced on April 7, 2019 by church president Russell M. Nelson, during the church's general conference.[4] The temple will be the first in Tooele County and the 21st in the state of Utah.
Deseret Peak Utah Temple | |
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Under construction | |
Number | 207 |
Site | 17.98 acres (7.28 ha) |
Floor area | 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m2) |
Official website • News & images | |
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Announced | 7 April 2019, by Russell M. Nelson |
Groundbreaking | 15 May 2021[1], by Brook P. Hales |
Location | Tooele, Utah, United States |
Geographic coordinates | 40°34′21″N 112°18′50″W / 40.5726°N 112.3140°W |
Exterior finish | Cast stone |
Baptistries | 1 |
Ordinance rooms | 4 |
Sealing rooms | 4 |
Notes | Announced by Russell M. Nelson on April 7, 2019,[2] with name and location change announced January 19, 2021.[3] |
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The Deseret Peak Utah Temple will be located on the corner of 2400 North and 400 West in Tooele.[5] The temple was originally announced as the "Tooele Valley Utah Temple" and was to be located in Erda, at the intersection of Erda Way and State Route 36.[6] The change came after community pressure to not include some of the other intended residential development, and locals threatened a referendum to alter the area's zoning.[7] The relocated temple plans are expected to follow the same design as previously announced, with three stories and about 70,000 square feet. A 20,000-square-foot meetinghouse will be built adjacent to the temple.
See also edit
Temples in Utah ( )
Wasatch Front Temples
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- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
References edit
- ^ "Deseret Peak Utah Temple Construction Underway", newsroom, 15 May 2021
- ^ "Prophet Announces Eight New Temples at April 2019 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 7 April 2019
- ^ "Tooele Valley Temple Relocated and Renamed". newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ Wood, Benjamin (7 April 2019). "Major renovations to be unveiled for Salt Lake Temple, other pioneer edifices; Utah to get its 21st Latter-day Saint temple". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ KUTV, McKenzie Stauffer (2021-01-19). "LDS Tooele County temple relocated, renamed". KUTV. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ Hanson, Kurt (25 September 2019). "Plans for Tooele Valley temple announced by LDS Church". Daily Herald.
- ^ "After community pushback, LDS Church renames, relocates Tooele temple". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-01-19.