Deseret Peak Utah Temple
Deseret Peak Utah Temple | |||||||||||
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Under construction | |||||||||||
Number | 204 | ||||||||||
Announcement | 7 April 2019 | ||||||||||
Groundbreaking | 15 May 2021[1] by Brook P. Hales | ||||||||||
Site | 17 acres (6.9 hectares) | ||||||||||
Floor area | 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m2) | ||||||||||
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The Deseret Peak Utah Temple is a temple under construction for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 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.[7] The temple will be the first in Tooele County and the 21st in the state of Utah.
See also[]
- 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[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ KUTV, McKenzie Stauffer (2021-01-19). "LDS Tooele County temple relocated, renamed". KUTV. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ "After community pushback, LDS Church renames, relocates Tooele temple". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/faith/plans-for-tooele-valley-temple-announced-by-lds-church/article_ea80422a-856d-5c22-a464-21e6a3e5b0f2.html
- ^ 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.
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- Temples (LDS Church) in Utah