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“Eventual exaltation requires our complete fidelity now to covenants we make and ordinances we receive in the house of the Lord. At this time, we have 159 functioning temples, and more are under construction. We want to bring temples closer to the expanding membership of the Church. So we are now pleased to announce plans to construct seven more temples.”

- President Russell M. Nelson during the April 2018 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

With these words, spoken during his first General Conference as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson announced the construction of seven temples, including the Layton Utah Temple.

The other six temples were to be located in Salta, Argentina; Bengaluru, India; Managua, Nicaragua; Cagayan de Oro, Philippines; Richmond, Virginia; and a major city in Russia.

The Layton Utah Temple now has the

distinction of being one of the first temples announced by President Nelson. It was the fifth temple in what would eventually become a list of more than 160 temples announced by President Nelson during his tenure as president of the Church.

This temple will also be distinguished as the last in Utah to feature a widely recognized symbol of the Church. The Layton Utah Temple will be last temple in the state — at least for the foreseeable future — to be topped with an angel Moroni statue. None of the architectural renderings of temples currently being constructed or renovated in Utah show angel Moroni statues topping the structures, with the exception of the Salt Lake Temple, which had its angel Moroni statue replaced on April 2, 2024, as part of a multi-year renovation of that temple.

Construction of this temple began with little fanfare. With restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only a small number of people were able to attend the groundbreaking ceremony held in a pasture on a cool spring morning.

Now, however, all are invited to attend an open house for the Layton

Utah Temple and view the interior of this beautiful 87,000-square-foot structure. This unique opportunity begins Friday, April 19, and continues through Saturday, June 1.

The temple will officially open after dedication ceremonies on June 16, 2024. It will then only be open to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The new Layton temple is one of 30 temples either operating, under construction or announced for future construction in the state of Utah.

The Layton temple will be the Church’s 195th dedicated temple in operation worldwide and the 22nd dedicated temple in Utah. Reserve some time now to view the interior of this magnificent structure that will serve as a landmark in Davis County for many years to come.

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Temple Open House

On Friday, April 19, a unique opportunity begins for the public: the Layton Utah temple will open to visitors.

Generally, only members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may enter the church’s temples. When a new or recently remodeled temple opens, however, an open house for the public may be held, during which the public can tour the

interior of the building.

That time has come for residents of Layton and of Davis County who have watched the new temple rising from former farmland.

Following a media day on April 15 and private tour sessions for invited guests April 16, through 18, the public open house for the temple will begin Friday, April 19, and continue daily

(excluding Sundays) through Saturday, June 1.

The public is invited to take advantage of this open house opportunity and view the inside of the building and learn more about what happens inside its doors. Even after the open house is complete, all are welcome to enjoy the beautiful grounds of the temple.

Layton Utah Temple Dedication

Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside at the dedication of the Layton Utah Temple on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Two sessions

will be held at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to all congregations in the Layton Utah Temple district.

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LAYTON UTAH TEMPLE PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE

DATES

Daily beginning Friday, April 19, and continuing through Saturday, June 1 (excluding Sundays)

TIMES

Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

ADDRESS

1400 Oak Hills Drive, Layton

ADMISSION/ RESERVATIONS

Admission is free; reservations are recommended. To make a reservation, visit churchofjesuschrist.org/featured/ layton-utah-open-house?lang=eng.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The open house event will include a brief video overview followed by a short walking tour through the temple. Comfortable shoes and modest dress are recommended. The tour is wheelchair accessible. Service animals are not permitted in the temple. Please refrain from smoking on temple grounds.

TOUR DURATION

The open house will include a walking tour that lasts about 1 hour.

PARKING

Admittance to the temple grounds will be by shuttle bus only. Open house guests are asked to park in one of three shuttle parking lots located near the temple.

The only exception for parking on temple property will be for vehicles with valid state-issued disabled plate or placard. These vehicles should enter from the west entrance on Rosewood Lane.

THE SHUTTLE PARKING LOT LOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Shuttle Parking Lot #1 is at the Chapel Park Church located at 125 Chapel Street, Layton.

Shuttle Parking Lot #2 is at the Wasatch Drive Church located at 789 Wasatch Drive, Layton.

Shuttle Parking Lot #3 is at the

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Fairfield Church located at 380 Fairfield Road, Layton. This lot will be available Monday through Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m., Fridays from 3 to 9 p.m., all day Saturday and the last week of May.

Guest shuttles will run to and from the temple approximately every 10 minutes. All shuttle buses will be equipped with wheelchair lifts. Please plan to arrive at one of the shuttle sites approximately 30 minutes before your confirmed time to tour the temple. Three different locations are available for parking your car and accessing a shuttle.

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A Temple by the Numbers

LAYTON

1 of 7 temples announced on April 1, 2018

OPEN HOUSE: April 19 to June 1, 2024

DEDICATION:

Scheduled for Sunday, June 16, 2024 (2 sessions)

SITE: 11.87 acres

TOTAL FLOOR AREA: 87,000 sq. ft.

3-story building

2 attached end spires & 1 angel Moroni statue

466 exterior & interior window panels containing approximately 156,000 pieces of stained glass

2nd temple completed in Davis County (A 3rd, the Syracuse Utah Temple, is under construction)

22nd temple completed in Utah

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HOW TEMPLES ARE BUILT

From churchofjesuschrist.org

Each temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a house of the Lord, and each is a beautiful building meant to last many years thanks to high-quality materials and rigorous building standards.

The creation of these sacred structures is much like the construction of any other building. The process is also unique because of the significant role temples play in Latter-day Saint theology.

FUNDING & SELECTING A SITE

Temples are built using Church funds set aside for that purpose. The Church pays for the costs without a mortgage or other financing.

Once the decision is made to build a temple in a certain area, the First Presidency then prayerfully chooses the precise spot on which to build — a

pattern that has been in place since the Church of Jesus Christ’s beginning. For example, soon after entering the Salt Lake Valley in July 1847, Brigham Young identified the block of land on which to build the Salt Lake Temple.

Bill Williams, who has been a Church architect since 2003, said the Church looks for sites “that would have prominence, be in an attractive neighborhood, a neighborhood that would withstand the test of time.”

DESIGN PHASE

After the temple site is selected and the Church determines how large the building will be, a team of architects creates potential exterior and interior designs.

While the purpose of each of the Church’s temples is the same, many aspects of each structure’s inner and outer look and feel are unique and

tailored to the local people and area.

To create a look and feel that is just right for a specific temple, architects solicit several sources. Williams said his team meets with locals to “understand the nature of the people, the country that they live in, Latter-day Saints that are there and how we can better fit the temple” to them.

A critical aspect of the planning process is sustainable design, a concept that Williams said seeks to reduce a temple’s long-term operational cost. “Whatever we can do to make the environmental systems, the mechanical systems energy efficient, to make the interior materials have longevity so that they don’t wear out straightaway, anything we can do to conserve water, it’s great for us as the owner because it makes that longterm cost less. That’s what it means to be sustainable.”

In selecting building materials, the

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Church settles for nothing but the best. The pattern for this is found in the Bible’s description of Solomon’s Temple in 1 Kings 7. They used the finest materials and workers. The Church of Jesus Christ follows the same pattern.

The role of inspiration is critical to temple design. Design meetings begin with prayer. The design process can take up to two years. All along the way — from architectural detail clear down to colors and carpet swatches — the First Presidency is involved and provides final approvals.

CONSTRUCTION

Because of the high standards for building its temples, the Church sends representatives across the world to search out the best contractors. The Church uses many contractors, and the complexity of temple design requires the very best that most workers have ever had to give on a project.

The high building standards are in place for two main reasons: first, Latter-day Saints believe their temples are the holiest places on earth and tributes to God; second, the Church builds these temples to last hundreds of years.

Church representatives ensure the construction companies are financially stable and able to meet Church regulations (including prohibitions

against smoking, drinking and loud music on the construction site, though construction workers do not have to be Latter-day Saints). The Church then invites those selected companies to the bidding process. Once a company is chosen, construction typically takes 24 to 48 months, depending on the location.

For temple sites outside the United States, construction can take more time for a variety of reasons. For example, some countries might have more manual labor to do things that in the United States could be done with equipment. Other things can slow down the process, such as additional fees incurred by local governments.

Although it can be a challenge to find qualified contractors, the high bar is worth it for both the Church and the workers. Not only do temple construction projects supply jobs in local communities, they also provide

opportunities that many construction workers consider to be the zenith of their careers.

OPEN HOUSE & DEDICATION

Latter-day Saints who live the highest standards of the faith are permitted to enter a dedicated temple. Therefore, once construction is complete, and prior to the temple’s dedication, the Church opens the temple doors to the public for several weeks for free tours. These open houses are a rare opportunity for anyone in the community to walk through a temple and learn more about Latter-day Saint beliefs.

Typically within a week or two after the open house concludes, a Church leader formally dedicates the temple. This is done by offering a dedicatory prayer to consecrate the temple for those sacred purposes for which the temple is built.

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Breaking

“We are very grateful to join you from this impressive and beautiful site. The Layton Temple will be a large and beautiful temple,” said Utah Area President Elder Craig C. Christensen during the groundbreaking in a field at

The group attending the groundbreaking event was limited in size because of COVID-19 precautions. In

A small handful of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered on the overcast, 40-degree morning of May 23, 2020, to break ground for the Layton Utah Temple.

the corner of Oak Hills Drive and Rosewood Lane. “Like every temple, it is the product of the faith of Latterday Saints who live in this area and around the world. It reflects our faith in Heavenly Father’s great plan of happiness, and in His Son Jesus Christ, including His Atonement and Resurrection.”

Elder Craig C. Christensen conducts the groundbreaking for the Layton Utah Temple. Photo courtesy of Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

Ground

A NEW TEMPLE UNDERWAY

response to media inquiries, a Church spokesperson released the following statement on the same day as the groundbreaking: “Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the need to limit public gatherings, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints determined a traditional groundbreaking for the Layton Utah Temple, with invited guests, was not prudent. The First Presidency assigned the Utah Area

Presidency

The public was invited to view a recording of the groundbreaking proceedings that would be made available on the Church’s website.

The mountains to the east were dusted with snow, but the grass in the field where a temple would soon

to conduct a small-scale groundbreaking, held Saturday, May 23, so that construction could proceed.”

be located was a fresh spring green, reflecting the hope of those looking forward to the construction of the new house of worship.

Elder Christensen and Elder Walter F. González, also of the Utah Area Presidency, spoke during the ground breaking ceremony about the temple’s critical importance for families.

“The purpose of the temple is to bring joy, enduring joy, and the possibility of eternal life to all of Heavenly Father’s children,” Elder Christensen said. “It reflects faith in the eternal nature of families and faith that God’s work and glory is truly to bring about the immortality and eternal life of man.”

Elder González told Church media afterward that the temple centers lives and families in Jesus Christ. He directed his remarks to the local Latino population, for whom “families are so important.” The Uruguay native said the temple helps us see that although families may sometimes break up here on earth, the teachings and covenants found in the temple can help heal family bonds and even allow those relationships to bridge the chasm of death. “That feeling of family resonates in my soul,” he said.

In the dedicatory prayer, the first counselor in the Utah Area Presidency, Elder Randy D. Funk, asked that “this temple may be a beacon of light for the entire community and a blessing for all.” He concluded with an important expression of gratitude that describes the central purpose of all the Church’s temples.

“We thank Thee for the infinite atonement of Thy Son, Jesus Christ,” Elder Funk said, “which makes possible our return to Thee, and for the covenants and ordinances of the temple, which give us hope and bring us joy during all seasons and in all circumstances of life.”

A Latter-day Saint family participates in the groundbreaking for the Layton Utah Temple. Photo courtesy of Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

The ceremonial shovels used at the Layton Utah Temple groundbreaking. Photo courtesy of Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

Elder Walter F. González and his wife, Zulma, participate in the groundbreaking of the Layton Utah Temple. Photo courtesy of Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPLE

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The Art of Glass

Tom Holdman, owner of Holdman Studios, shows one of the windows created at his studio for the Layton Utah Temple. Photo courtesy of Holdman Studios.

HANDCRAFTED MASTERPIECES SET INSIDE THE TEMPLE WALLS

After designing and creating stained glass windows for more than 150 temples worldwide, one might suspect that at some point, the art glass creators at Holdman Studios in Lehi begin to find the job routine.

That couldn’t be further from the truth, even when the overall decor theme for a new temple is similar to an existing temple.

Tom Holdman, owner of Holdman Studios, and Aaron Yorgason, vice president and lead designer at Holdman Studios, were enthusiastic as they described the handcrafted masterpieces in one of their most recent projects: the Layton Utah Temple.

“We’re very happy with how beautiful it ended up being,” Yorgason

said, adding that when they saw all the windows actually installed in the structure, “We were even more blown away.”

“Our stewardship for the art glass is how to make a beautiful representation look elegant from the inside and from the outside as well,” Holdman said. “The art glass is the only thing that is seen from the outside and the inside of the building.

“With that, we focus on how the glass looks with transmitted light and reflected light, and on Layton, we were able to find a really perfect harmony on making the glass look good from the interior patron view and the patron on the outside who will not be able to go into the temple but can still find solace and peace from the

beautiful temple grounds.”

Holdman Studios has been part of designing or building art glass windows for more than 150 temples for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including 23 of the 28 temples currently operating or under construction in Utah.

THE CHERRY TREE

Often, when a new temple is built, a decor theme is selected that finds its way into many aspects of the building, from the molding and millwork to the furniture, painted accents and stained glass windows.

Holdman Studios worked with Naylor Wentworth Lund Architects and Church representatives as part of the design process for the Layton

temple, and the decision was made to use the cherry tree as the main design theme for the temple.

“The cherry is pretty prominent up there in Layton with the agriculture and how it drove the growth of the area,” Holdman said.

The Orem Utah Temple, dedicated Jan. 21, 2024, also had the cherry tree as its theme, and Holdman Studios created the art glass for that temple as well.

Rather than finding the repeated theme a challenge or disappointment, Holdman and Yorgason found designing with the cherry tree in mind so soon after the Orem temple a joy and a privilege.

“Isn’t it beautiful to take a concept like the cherry blossom and see it in a much different light?” Holdman said.

The Layton temple’s art glass is completely different than that in the Orem temple, but it’s just as beautiful. While Orem’s cherry trees are organic and free-flowing, Layton’s trees have an art deco influence that is more structured and orderly. The windows frequently depict three trees growing together with interwoven roots and branches.

Holdman said he sees this as representing ancestors and posterity knitting together as one. “It is one of the core reasons for the temple,” he said.

CREATING TEMPLE ART GLASS

Custom colors of glass were created for the Layton temple, and glass pieces were carefully selected to create a “glow” effect behind the three tree trunks, making the three trees look like one. This is also symbolic, Holdman said.

The tree designs are more formal on the lower levels of the temple. Higher up, however, the trees become less structured, and in the temple’s Celestial Room, the branches part to reveal jewels carefully set into holes cut in the glass, creating a starry sky.

“When a patron goes to the temple, they are looking for something

Art glass windows for the Layton Utah Temple are pieced together by hand at Holdman Studios in Lehi. Photo courtesy of Holdman Studios.

beyond themselves. They are looking for guidance and direction. And the stars in the Celestial Room and those tree branches reaching up to the heavens, they turn into stars and it helps you look up … and know that the universe wants to help you, wants you to feel like you are an important part in the plan,” Holdman said.

Yorgason said the trickiest part of creating the Layton temple art glass was drilling holes into the glass without breaking it so those handpolished, sparkling glass jewels could be set inside it.

“The art glass really adds to the environment of the whole temple. It brings it to a new level,” he said.

Yorgason said his favorite art glass installment in the Layton temple is a monumental window set found both in the temple chapel on one side of the building and a large sealing

room on the temple’s other side. The massive window is framed in wood and has the look of windows found in historic churches and cathedrals.

“It’s such a large, environmental

window where all the lights just come through. It affects you when you see it. It moves you. It gives you awe when you see it,” Yorgason said.

Holdman’s favorite art glass in the temple is a round window set above the main exterior doors. “It’s an 8-footdiameter cherry blossom that glows with all its glory,” he said. “You’ll see it from miles away, illuminated, and that flower is you …. You bloom where you’re planted.”

THE POWER OF STAINED GLASS

Stained glass has a long history. Created around A.D. 1000 in Europe, it was used as an education tool to help people who could not read learn the stories in the Bible.

“From the beginning, it was created as its own language,” Holdman said. “As you look at a visual image, it speaks to you; whether you speak English or Spanish or Japanese, you understand it. Whether you are a member of our church or of a different church, it still speaks to you and you understand it. And that’s the power of art, and it is enhanced by stained glass.”

Unlike other forms of art, stained glass has the additional aspect of light. How one experiences the art will differ depending on whether one is inside or outside, or whether it’s a sunny day or a cloudy one.

This fact makes viewing art glass a fascinating and engaging experience.

“As the sun rolls across the sky, the stained glass will alter and change,” Holdman said. “So it’s not just one piece of art, but hundreds of pieces of art, and so it is an ever-moving experience.”

Yorgason said having art glass in a temple adds a great deal to the visitor’s experience. “It’s a huge factor in the overall aura or feel of the interior,” he said. “It’s a large part of

An art glass window destined for the Layton Utah Temple lies nearly complete at Holdman Studios in Lehi. Photo courtesy of Holdman Studios.

the patron experience because when you’re in the temple, there’s a lot of time when you’re reflecting” and can take time to view the stained-glass windows.

Both Holdman and Yorgason, who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said they have felt inspiration from heaven while working on temple projects.

“No individual dictates the design. The team makes choices together and the team decides the direction. There are a thousand directions the design could go, and the team directs it down the pathway, and inspiration helps us complete it quicker,” Yorgason said.

“I feel like our team gets inspiration from above, that God is the ultimate artist and we are tools in his hand. I absolutely believe that,” Holdman said.

Employees at Holdman Studios work on art glass windows for the Layton Utah Temple. Photo courtesy of Holdman Studios.

DESIGNING GLASS FOR A TEMPLE

Designing art glass windows for a temple is very much a collaborative effort, said Tom Holdman, owner of Holdman Studios. Church representatives as well as architects and designers meet together with Holdman Studios artists to discuss and draft ideas.

“When a temple is announced, we then work together as a team,” Holdman said. “We think about how we can help the patron when they enter (the temple) to make it feel like they are home, how to help

them to feel comfortable so they can go into their inner self and feel the impressions that they need to hear.”

As part of the design process, Holdman said his team studies the culture, architecture, art and natural surroundings of the temple’s location. When the specific design elements are decided upon, the Holdman team starts drawing up ideas of what those elements might look like in glass. It starts with simple pencil and pen sketches and progresses to watercolor concept art.

Design elements included in the windows are often reflected in many other aspects of a temple’s design, including in light fixtures, carpets, decorative molding and even stonework on the temple’s exterior. Holdman said temple patrons may not consciously notice this, but they will feel the harmony it creates.

“They feel a congruency through the temple, and that helps them feel more at peace with themselves,” he said.

An art glass window created by Holdman Studios for the Layton Utah Temple. Photo courtesy of Holdman Studios.

Concept art for an art glass window in the Layton Utah Temple. Photo courtesy of Holdman Studios.

A closeup view of the glass in a Layton Utah Temple art glass window. Photo courtesy of Holdman Studios.

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The Angel Moroni FACTS ABOUT AN ICONC SYMBOL

The completed Layton Utah Temple features an item that Utah residents have become quite accustomed to seeing perched on top of their local temples: an Angel Moroni statue.

However, it will be the last new Utah temple — and one of the last worldwide — to be crowned with the iconic sculpture, at least for the foreseeable future.

An angel Moroni sculpture is shown on its way to the top of the Brigham City Temple. Photo courtesy of Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

ONE OF THE LAST ANGELS

All Utah temples announced in or after April of 2019 (Deseret Peak, Orem, Taylorsville, Syracuse, Lindon, Smithfield, Ephraim and Heber Valley) have been completed without the statue or have official architectural renderings showing their final designs lack the statue. The Layton temple was announced in April of 2018.

All Utah temples announced before April of 2019, excepting three pioneerera temples (Salt Lake, Logan and Manti), are currently topped with Angel Moroni statues. The Orem Utah Temple, dedicated Jan. 21, 2024, was the first Utah temple to be built without the statute since the completion of the Salt Lake Temple in 1893.

The same trend is apparent in temples worldwide. A total of 134 temples have been announced in or since April 2019; architectural renderings of 67 of those temples

Photo by Rick Vander Does

currently ongoing structural and seismic renovation show the temple still topped with its angel Moroni statue.

The website churchofjesuschristtemples.org lists all temples currently scheduled for dedication or under construction. A review of the architectural renderings of those temples shows only one temple scheduled for completion after the dedication of the Layton Utah Temple that has an angel Moroni statue. That temple is the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple, which expected to be finished in mid-2024. It was announced April 5, 2015.

HISTORIC PLACEMENT OF THE ANGEL

The Salt Lake Temple was the first temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to have an angel Moroni statue placed atop one of its spires. The statue was crafted by Springville sculptor Cyrus E. Dallin. The three temples completed prior to the Salt Lake Temple — the St. George, Logan and Manti temples — have never had an Angel Moroni statue placed on them. Logan and St. George have weather vanes and the Manti temple has a simple spire atop

one of its two towers.

The Los Angeles Temple, dedicated in 1956, was the second temple to feature the sculpture. The Washington D.C. Temple was the third; it was dedicated in 1974.

Beginning with the Boise Idaho Temple in 1984, the statues became more common.

The original design for both the Ogden Utah Temple and Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple called for an Angel Moroni statue, but the statue was later eliminated from the design. Both temples were built without the statue, with the Ogden temple dedicated in January of 1972 and the Provo temple dedicated in February of 1972.

However, both of these temples had angel Moroni statues added later on, Ogden in 2002 and Provo in 2003.

According to the Church’s website, churchofjesuschrist.org, “While the Angel Moroni statue occupies a prominent place on many temples throughout the world — symbolizing the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ — it is not a requirement of temple design. Some temples may include the statue, while others may not.”

When first constructed, the Monticello Utah Temple has a white angel Moroni statue, but it proved hard to see against a cloudy sky. It was replaced with a gold-leafed version.

AN ANGEL FACING WEST

A myth persists that all angel Moroni statues on temples face east; many do, but some do not.

For example, the angel Moroni on the Layton Utah Temple faces west.

According to an article on churchofjesuschrist.org, scripture indicates that in the Second Coming, Christ will return from the east, and church guidelines indicate that where possible, angel Moroni statues on temples should face east. Occasionally, however, the orientation of the temple may result in the statue facing in a

different direction.

The Layton Utah Temple also has a west-facing angel Moroni. The statue was placed on the west spire of the temple in March of 2022.

The Saratoga Springs Utah Temple, dedicated in August of 2023, also has a west-facing angel Moroni.

The first temple to be topped with an angel was the original Nauvoo Temple. It was a weathervane depicting a horizontal flying angel that was not identified as Moroni. That temple was destroyed by fire in 1848. The new Nauvoo Illinois Temple, which was dedicated in 2002, has an angel Moroni statue on top of its single spire, and that statue also faces west.

The Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple appearance of the temple. This temple

An angel Moroni is placed on top of the Layton Utah Temple’s west tower on March 9, 2022. Photo by Richard T. Maughan

Like the Layton Utah Temple, the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple is topped with an angel Moroni that faces west. Photo by Cleber T. de Souza

Historical Society.

WHO WAS MORONI?

Moroni was the last Nephite prophet in the Book of Mormon. His father, Mormon, gave him a set of plates containing a historical record. Moroni added to the record, then sealed up the plates and hid them in the Hill Cumorah.

In 1923, three years after Joseph Smith’s vision of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, Moroni appeared to him and told him where the plates were buried. Moroni continued giving instruction to Smith until 1927, when he delivered the plates to Smith.

Smith translated the plates, which became the text of the Book of Mormon.

ORIGIN OF THE STATUE

The Salt Lake Temple was the first temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to feature an angel Moroni statue atop one of its spires. The statue was crafted by Springville sculptor Cyrus E. Dallin, whose artwork impressed Church President Wilford Woodruff.

When first asked by President

The angel Moroni statue by Springville sculptor Cyrus E. Dallin is shown on the Salt Lake Temple shortly after it was installed. Used by permission, Utah State

Woodruff if he would accept a commission to create a representation of the angel Moroni for the temple, Dallin declined, citing as his reasons that he was not a member of the church and “didn’t believe in angels.”

Woodruff persisted, asking Dallin to continue considering the idea and consult with his mother Jane Dallin about it. During a visit to Springville, Dallin asked his mother, a religious woman, for her opinion, and she encouraged him to accept the offer.

When he argued that he did not believe in angels, she said, “Why do you say that? Every time you return home and take me in your arms you call me your angel mother.”

Jane persuaded her son to study the scriptures and Mormon theology in order to interpret the character of the angel Moroni. He found his inspiration in Revelation 14:6: “And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people.”

Dallin’s plaster model of the sculpture was completed by October of 1891. The 12-and-a-half-foot-tall statue was then fabricated out of copper and covered with 22-carat gold leaf.

On April 6, 1892, 40,000 people gathered at Temple Square to see the placement of the topstone and angel Moroni statue on the temple.

Years later, Dallin said, “I considered that my ‘angel Moroni’ brought me nearer to God than anything I ever did. It seemed to me that I came to know what it means to commune with angels from heaven.”

Other artists have gone on to design angel Moroni statues for various temples. In 1978, Karl Quilter and LaVar Wallgren developed a process of casting fiberglass, making it possible to create lightweight statues less expensively.

When Church President Gordon B. Hinckley brought forth the concept of smaller temples, Quilter was asked to design a version of Moroni that could be adapted for temples of different sizes.

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ATTRACTING LIGHTNING

Today’s angel Moroni statues have a copper rod running through them vertically that extends for several inches above the top of the sculpture and attaches to a grounding cable at the bottom. This serves as a lightning rod and assists in attaching the sculpture to the building.

The angel Moroni statue on top of the Bountiful Utah Temple was hit by lightning in 2016, putting holes in the head and back of the statue. The statue was replaced less than two weeks later.

Lightning hit the angel Moroni atop the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple in 2009 during the temple’s open house. The statue was blackened in several places. It was later replaced.

Sources: churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ new-era/2009/11/looking-up-tomoroni?lang=eng churchofjesuschristtemples.org facebook.com/LaytonLDSTemple newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/ angel-moroni-statues-on-temples https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/ study/scriptures/gs/moroni-son-ofmormon?lang=eng

“Cyrus E. Dallin: Let Justice Be Done” by Rell G. Francis

Lightning struck and blackened the statue of the angel Moroni on top of the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple in 2009. Photo courtesy Steve Allison

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INSIDE THE TEMPLE WALLS

Interior photos of the Layton Utah Temple. Courtesy of Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

History of Layton

Information courtesy of the Heritage Museum of Layton

The City of Layton began in 1850 as an agricultural extension to the settlement that later was incorporated as Kaysville. The original boundaries of what was called Kays Ward extended from Haight’s Creek on the south to the Weber County line and the Weber River to the north, and from the Wasatch Mountains on the east to the shores of the Great Salt Lake on the west.

Although the settlers of Kays Ward eventually laid out streets and established a typical town plan and city center in 1854, the area that is now Layton remained rural, unorganized and unplanned during this early period.

The first three pioneer settlers of what is now the City of Layton were Edward Phillips, John Hyrum Green and William Kay. These Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pioneers first established farms in April of 1850 along the banks of a stream that later became know as Kays Creek.

Edward Phillips and John Green arrived a day earlier than William Kay, but when an LDS Church ward

was established in January of 1851, William Kay was called to be the LDS bishop. Consequently, the fledgling settlement was called Kays Ward after Bishop Kay. However, in 1856 William Kay left the area to colonize in Nevada Territory, so the name of the settlement was changed to Freedom. The settlement was known as Freedom from about 1858 to 1863, when the name Kaysville came into widespread use.

Within a year of the first settlers planting crops and building cabins, there were almost 300 people living along the banks of three local streams: Kays Creek, Holmes Creek and Haight’s Creek. The majority of these families were from England or were New Englanders of English descent. Among them were several families that were related or were from the same or nearby English towns and cities.

Later LDS immigrants from England tended to settle in Kays Ward too, making the settlement an ethnically as well as religiously cohesive community. Most of the early immigrants were of the working class, but only a handful were farm laborers in their native land. Consequently,

the skills of farming in a semi-arid desert environment were learned from firsthand experience.

Following the building of a wagon road between Salt Lake City and Ogden, several mercantile and trade establishments were founded along what is now known as Layton’s Main Street.

Also, in the late 1860s the Utah Central Railway was built with tracks running parallel to Main Street, so several businessmen opened workshops (blacksmiths, shoemakers, tanners, harness makers, weavers) or became tradesmen (carpenters, rock masons, sawyers). Other settlers built flour mills, made adobe bricks or were innkeepers. With time, the small business district came to be called Kays Creek — as a suburb of Kaysville three miles to the south.

Kays Creek and Holmes Creek were the main streams capable of supplying enough water for irrigation. Roads running east and west soon skirted the sides of these creeks. Holmes Creek, according to several histories, was called “Fiddler’s Creek” for a time because three early pioneers who lived along the stream played the

Layton is shown in 1920. Visible are the Adams and Sons Company, Layton Auto Company and Sweet Candy Company. Used by permission, Utah State Historical Society

fiddle for early community dances and parties.

Also, several families settled north and east of Kays Creek. This area became known as “Little Scotland” because these settlers were of Scottish ancestry while most of the other Kays Creek settlers were English or American.

Because Layton was an outgrowth of Kaysville, the settlers did not build their homes around a city block plan or a central fort. When fort districts were established in 1854 and 1855, the people living along Kays Creek contributed money and labor to the building of the Kays Ward fort. However, these settlers never lived in the Kays Ward fort area but built their own stockade that was called “Little Fort.” This structure was built on the east side of Kays Creek and south of what is now known as Fort Lane Street.

The earliest mercantile businesses in Layton for which there are records were the Burton, Herrick and White Company, Barton and Company, Adams and Son’s Company, the Kaysville Farmer’s Union (later to become the Farmer’s Union of Layton), the William A. Hyde store, the A. H. Ellis Mercantile store, and the Layton Golden Rule. With time, these establishments became the nucleus of Layton’s commercial endeavors and their activities eventually led to a movement to make Kays Creek a separate and distinct town.

In 1886, with the establishment of a post office, the area that was previously known as Kays Creek became Layton. The name Layton was given to the community in honor of Christopher Layton, an early LDS bishop and property owner along Kays Creek.

In 1907, the people living in Layton officially separated from Kaysville and a new town was born.

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A Layton City Timeline

IMPORTANT EVENTS IN LAYTON CITY’S HISTORY

1869-70

Utah Central Railroad connects Ogden and Salt Lake City

1881

Davis and Weber Counties Canal Company organized, bringing water to hundreds of farms

1882

Denver and Rio Grande Railroad extends through the Layton/ Kaysville area

1886

Layton Post Office established

1891-1952

Bamberger Interurban Railway operates between Ogden and Salt Lake City

1902

Layton Elementary School opens

1903

Telephones appear in Layton; Woods Cross Canning Company factory opens

1905-06

First National Bank of Layton opens; severe east wind storm destroys many Layton buildings

1915

Layton Sugar Company factory built and operations begin

1920

Layton incorporates as a town

1936-1984

East Layton town is incorporated and then annexed back into Layton

1937-1957

Laytona incorporated and then annexed back into Layton

1940

Ground is broken for Hill Air Force Base

1941

Layton’s first subdivisions - Hill Villa, Skyline and Ellison - are started

1943

Verdeland Park housing complex built to support Hill Air Force Base during World War II

Denver and Rio Grand Railroad. Photo courtesy of the Heritage Museum of Layton

Bamberger Interurban Railway. Photo courtesy of the Heritage Museum of Layton

Verdeland Park . Photo courtesy of the Heritage Museum of Layton

1948

1949

1954

Central

1957

Layton

1963

Fort Lane Shopping Center opens; Layton Sugar Factory has its last run

1964

I-15 nears completion; Verdeland Park dismantled and Layton Commons Park takes its place

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St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church dedicated

Layton becomes a third-class city

Davis Junior High School opens

City purchases Verdeland Park property from the federal government

Groundbreaking, Hill Air Force Base, 1940. Used by permission, Utah State Historical Society

Central Davis Junior High School. Photo courtesy of the Heritage Museum of Layton

1965

Layton High School opens

1969

North Layton Junior High School opens

1978

North Davis Hospital opens

1979

Layton Pioneer Museum dedicated; name later changed to Heritage Museum of Layton. Museum opens its doors in 1980

1980

Layton Hills Mall opens

1988

Layton Branch of the Davis County Public Library opens

1989

Layton City builds new city municipal building and complex

1992

Northridge High School opens

1995

New St. Rose of Lima church dedicated; the Edward A Kenley Centennial Amphitheater opens

Northridge High School Knights

2008

FrontRunner commuter rail begins operations at the Layton Station, located at the former site of the Union Pacific Layton Depot

2018

Intermountain Layton Hospital opens

2020

Layton City celebrates its 100th anniversary

2023

Massive upgrade of U.S. 89 is completed

Layton Commons Park. Photo courtesy of the Heritage Museum of Layton

Intermountain Layton Hospital

Christopher Layton

LAYTON CITY’S NAMESAKE

The name Layton was given to Layton City in honor of Christopher Layton, an early member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Utah pioneer.

Born in Bedfordshire, England, on March 8, 1821, Christopher Layton joined the Church of Jesus Christ on Jan. 1, 1842. He traveled to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1843, and in 1846, he enlisted in the Mormon battalion. He received his honorable discharge in Los Angeles, California, in July 1847, then stayed in California, where he achieved some financial success. In 1950, he returned to England, then traveled back to the U.S. in the fall of that year.

After spending two years in St. Louis, he traveled to Utah. He and A.O. Smoot were in charge of the first company of immigrants that came through the Perpetual Emigration Fund in 1852.

In 1856, he went to Carson Valley, Nevada, to help build up the mission there. In the fall of 1857, he returned to Utah, and in 1862, he was appointed bishop of Kaysville, a position he served in for 15 years. He was also a property owner along Kays Creek.

When the Davis Stake was

organized, he was appointed first counselor to President William R. Smith.

Layton helped organize the Central Canal Company to bring water from the Weber River to Davis County. He also served in the Utah Territorial Legislature and as a Davis County selectman. He served as director of the Utah, Central and Utah South Railroad and founded the Farmers Union Store in Layton.

In 1882, he was set apart in Salt Lake City as president of the St. Joseph Stake in Arizona. He moved to Arizona and devoted his life to building up the Church settlements in that area for about 16 years.

In June of 1898, he returned to Utah to spend his last days with his family and friends here. and died in Kaysville on Aug. 7, 1898, at the age of 77.

In August of 1999, a bronze bust of Layton was unveiled and dedicated at the Layton Heritage Museum. President Thomas S. Monson, then first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ, dedicated the bust and rededicated the museum, which had reopened to the public after a $700,000 expansion project.

At the event, Monson hailed Layton as a possessor of “true grit.”

“He loved the word duty,” Monson said. “Christopher Layton was a pioneer in performance of duty.”

Sources:

Salt Lake Herald Republican, Aug. 9, 1898

Standard-Examiner, Aug. 13, 1999

“Autobiography of Christopher Layton,” edited by John Q. Cannon, 1911

Christopher Layton. Courtesy Church History Collections, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Intellectual Reserves, Inc.

Hill Air Force Base

REDIRECTING LAYTON’S FLIGHT PATH

Layton City would not be what it is today without the influence of the Hill Air Force Base, a massive air base located along the city’s northern border.

In 1940, Layton was a small farming community with only about 650 residents, according to an article on The Mystery of Utah History blog.

That changed with the onset of World War II and the opening of Verdeland Park, a large military housing development that once stood in the 400 North block of Wasatch Drive. Approximately 1,500 residents once called Verdeland Park home.

The beginnings of Hill AFB stretch back to 1934, when members of the Ogden Chamber of Commerce joined Utah’s congressional delegation to

promote the Northern Utah region as a potential site for a national air depot.

In July of that year, the military’s Air Corps Materiel Division recommended an air depot be located in Northern Utah. Congress authorized the selection in 1935 and the chamber began buying thousands of acres of lands, eventually donating much of it to the U.S. military. By April of 1939, the federal government had acquired nearly 3,000 acres of ground on which to build the base.

In July 1939, the U.S. Congress appropriated $8 million for the establishment and construction of the Ogden Air Depot. In December of that year, the War Department named the site “Hill Field” in honor of Major Ployer Peter Hill, chief of the Flying Branch of the Air Corps Material Division at

Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. Ground was formally broken for Hill Field on Jan. 12, 1940.

During World War II, Hill Field was a vital maintenance and supply base with round-the-clock operations geared to supporting the war effort. The number of personnel at the base swelled to more than 20,000 during World War II, with about 6,000 of those military members and the rest civilian workers.

In Layton, as a result of the population boom, Main Street was widened. The city’s first traffic signal was put up in 1943, and new businesses came to the city. Agricultural efforts began being pushed outside the city.

Helping bolster this growth was the fact that the main gate to Hill AFB was

On Sept. 26, 1947, the Army Air Corps became the United States Air Force. Following an Air Force-wide pattern of renaming “fields” as “bases,” Hill Field became Hill Air Force Base on Feb. 5, 1948.

By 1950, Layton’s population had grown to nearly 3,500 people. Many families made their home there after the war. The Verdeland Park land was purchased by Layton City in the late 1950s and is now Layton Commons Park.

Today, Hill AFB is a substantial contributor of economic activity for Layton City and the state of Utah. According to the Utah Division of Workforce Services, Hill Air Force Base is the largest employer in Davis County and one of the largest

employers in Utah.

In 2022, Hill AFB employed nearly 25,500 personnel and created approximately $1.55 billion in annual federal payroll, $4.6 billion in indirect jobs and $9 billion in total annual economic impact.

Sources: jobs.utah.gov

“Layton City BEFORE Hill Air Force Base Came Along,” by Lynn Arave, mysteryofutahhistory. blogspot.com

“Hill Air Force Base beginnings inexorably tied to World War II,” by Mitch Shaw, “Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Celebrating 80 Years of Excellence” magazine

located on the south side of the base facing Layton.

An aerial view of Hill Air Force Base in 1944. Used by permission, Utah State Historical Society

Hill Air Force Base workers. Photo circa 1940-1945. Used by permission, Utah State Historical Society

What’’s Next for Utah Temples

A total of eight temples are currently under construction or undergoing renovation in Utah. Three more, including the Layton Utah Temple, will be dedicated within the next two months, and two new Utah temples were announced in General Conference on April 7, 2024.

These temple sites stretch from Smithfield, located about 11 miles from Utah’s northern border with Idaho, to the Sanpete Valley in central Utah.

When all these temples are completed, Utah with have a total of 30 operating temples within its borders.

Syracuse Utah Temple construction site. Photo by Raymond Babbitt

Temples Blooming Throughout the State

UTAH TEMPLES NEARING COMPLETION

MANTI UTAH TEMPLE

510 N. 200 East, Manti

Announced: June 25, 1875

Groundbreaking: April 25, 1877

Total floor area: 74,792 sq. ft.

Site: 27 acres

Multi-year renovation recently completed; rededication scheduled for April 21, 2024

TAYLORSVILLE

UTAH TEMPLE

2603 W. 4700 South, Taylorsville

Announced: Oct. 5, 2019

Groundbreaking: Oct. 31, 2020

Total floor area: 70,460 sq. ft.

Site: 7.5 acres

Public open house: April 13-May 18, 2024

Dedication scheduled for June 2, 2024

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UTAH TEMPLES UNDER CONSTRUCTION

DESERET PEAK

UTAH TEMPLE

2400 N. 400 West, Tooele

Announced: April 7, 2019

Groundbreaking: May 15, 2021

Total floor area: 70,000 sq. ft.

Site: 17.98 acres

Construction estimated to be completed in mid-2024

SYRACUSE

UTAH TEMPLE

1025 S. 2500 West, Syracuse

Announced: April 5, 2020

Groundbreaking: June 12, 2021

Total floor area: 88,886 sq. ft.

Site: 12.27 acres

Construction estimated to be completed in late 2024 to early 2025

LINDON

UTAH TEMPLE

Approximately 850 E. Center, Lindon

Announced: Oct. 4, 2020

Groundbreaking: April 23, 2022

Total floor area: 87,005 sq. ft.

Site: 11.87 acres

Construction estimated to be completed in mid-2025

UTAH TEMPLES UNDER CONSTRUCTION

SMITHFIELD

UTAH TEMPLE

800 W. 100 North, Smithfield

Announced: April 4, 2021

Groundbreaking: June 18, 2022

Total floor area: 81,000 sq. ft.

Site: 13.3 acres

Construction estimated to be completed in mid- to late 2025

EPHRAIM

UTAH TEMPLE

200 N. 400 East, Ephraim

Announced: May 1, 2021

Groundbreaking: Aug. 27, 2022

Total floor area: 39,000 sq. ft.

Site: 9.16 acres

Construction estimated to be completed in mid- to late 2025

HEBER VALLEY

UTAH TEMPLE

1400 E. Center St., Heber City

Announced: Oct. 3, 2021

Groundbreaking: Oct. 8, 2022

Total floor area: 87,626 sq. ft.

Site: 18.17 acres

Full-scale construction pending

Photos courtesy of Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

UTAH TEMPLES UNDERGOING RENOVATION

PROVO UTAH ROCK CANYON TEMPLE

2200 Temple Hill Drive, Provo

Closed for renovation: Feb. 24, 2024

Total floor area: 130,825 sq. ft.

Site: 17 acres

Renovation estimated to be completed in 2027

ANNOUNCED TEMPLES

15 new temples were announced in General Conference on April 7, 2024. This list included two new Utah temples, one in West Jordan and one in Lehi.

SALT LAKE TEMPLE

50 W. North Temple Street, Salt Lake City

Closed for renovation: Dec. 29, 2019

Total floor area: 253,000 sq. ft.

Site: 10 acres

Renovation estimated to be completed in 2026

Sources: Churchofjesuschristtemples.org newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org

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UTAH’S EXISTING TEMPLES

The following is a list of operating temples in Utah.

ST. GEORGE UTAH TEMPLE

250 E. 400 South, St. George

Total floor area: 143,969 sq. ft.

Site: 6.5 acres

Ordinance rooms: Three instruction rooms with separate veil room, 18 sealing rooms, and one baptistry

Dedicated: April 6-8, 1877, by Daniel H. Wells

(with Brigham Young presiding)

1st dedicated temple in operation

1st dedicated temple in Utah

LOGAN UTAH TEMPLE

175 N. 300 East, Logan

Total floor area: 119,619 sq. ft.

Site: 9 acres

Ordinance rooms: Four instruction rooms with separate veil room, 11 sealing rooms, one baptistry

Dedicated: May 17-19, 1884, by John Taylor

2nd dedicated temple in operation

2nd dedicated temple in Utah

MANTI UTAH TEMPLE

510 N. 200 East, Manti

Total floor area: 74,792 sq. ft.

Site: 27 acres

Ordinance rooms: Four instruction rooms (four-stage progressive), eight sealing rooms, one baptistry

Dedicated: May 21-23, 1888 by Lorenzo Snow

3rd dedicated temple in operation

3rd dedicated temple in Utah

Photo by Jen Springer

OGDEN UTAH TEMPLE

350 22nd Street, Ogden

Total floor area: 112,232 sq. ft.

Site: 9.96 acres

Ordinance rooms: Six instruction rooms, nine sealing rooms, one baptistry

Dedicated: Jan. 18-20, 1972 by Joseph Fielding Smith

14th dedicated temple in operation

5th dedicated temple in Utah

UTAH’S EXISTING TEMPLES

The following is a list of operating temples in Utah.

JORDAN RIVER UTAH TEMPLE

10200 S. 1300 West, South Jordan

Total floor area: 148,236 sq. ft.

Site: 15 acres

Ordinance rooms: Six instruction rooms, 16 sealing rooms, one baptistry

Dedicated: Nov. 16–20, 1981, by Marion G. Romney

20th dedicated temple in operation

7th dedicated temple in Utah

MOUNT TIMPANOGOS UTAH TEMPLE

742 N. 900 East, American Fork

Total floor area: 107,240 sq. ft.

Site: 16.7 acres

Ordinance rooms: Four instruction rooms, eight sealing rooms, one baptistry

Dedicated: Oct. 13-19, 1996

49th dedicated temple worldwide

9th dedicated temple in Utah

BOUNTIFUL UTAH TEMPLE

640 S. Bountiful Blvd., Bountiful

Total floor area: 104,000 sq. ft.

Site: 9 acres

Ordinance rooms: Four instruction rooms, eight sealing rooms, one baptistry

Dedicated: January 8-14, 1995, by Howard W. Hunter

47th dedicated temple in operation

8th dedicated temple in Utah

VERNAL UTAH TEMPLE

170 S. 400 West, Vernal

Total floor area: 38,771 sq. ft.

Site: 1.6 acres

Ordinance rooms: Two instruction rooms (two-stage progressive), three sealing rooms, one baptistry

Dedicated: Nov. 2-4, 1997 by Gordon B. Hinckley

51st dedicated temple in operation

10th dedicated temple in Utah

Photo by Chad James L. Fournier

UTAH’S EXISTING TEMPLES

The following is a list of operating temples in Utah.

MONTICELLO UTAH TEMPLE

365 N. 200 West, Monticello

Total floor area: 11,225 sq. ft.

Site: 1.33 acres

Ordinance rooms: Two instruction rooms (two-stage progressive), two sealing rooms, one baptistry

Dedicated: July 26-27, 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley

53rd dedicated temple in operation

11th dedicated temple in Utah

OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN UTAH TEMPLE

11022 S. 4000 West, South Jordan

Total floor area: 60,000 sq. ft.

Site: 11 acres

Ordinance rooms: Four instruction rooms (two-stage progressive), seven sealing rooms, one baptistry

Dedicated: Aug. 21–23, 2009, by Thomas S. Monson

130th dedicated temple in operation

13th dedicated temple in Utah

DRAPER UTAH TEMPLE

14065 Canyon Vista Lane, Draper

Total floor area: 58,300 sq. ft.

Site: 12 acres

Ordinance rooms: Four instruction rooms (two-stage progressive), five sealing rooms, one baptistry

Dedicated: March 20-22, 2009 by Thomas S. Monson

129th dedicated temple in operation

12th dedicated temple in Utah

BRIGHAM CITY UTAH TEMPLE

250 S. Main, Brigham City

Total floor area: 36,000 sq. ft.

Ordinance rooms: Two instruction rooms (two-stage progressive), three sealing rooms, one baptistry

Dedicated: Sept. 23, 2012, by Boyd K. Packer

139th dedicated temple in operation

14th dedicated temple in Utah

Photo by Chad James L. Fournier

UTAH’S EXISTING TEMPLES

The following is a list of operating temples in Utah.

CEDAR CITY UTAH TEMPLE

280 S. Cove Drive, Cedar City

Total floor area: 42,657 sq. ft.

Site: 9.5 acres

Ordinance rooms: Two instruction rooms, three sealing rooms, one baptistry

Dedicated: Dec. 10, 2017, by Henry B. Eyring

159th dedicated temple in operation

17th dedicated temple in Utah

SARATOGA SPRINGS UTAH TEMPLE

987 S. Ensign Drive, Saratoga Springs

Total floor area: 87,000 sq. ft.

Site: 22.7 acres

Ordinance rooms: Four instruction rooms, six sealing rooms, one baptistry

Dedication: Aug. 13, 2023, by President Henry B. Eyring

179th dedicated temple in operation

18th dedicated temple in Utah

OREM UTAH TEMPLE

1471 S. Geneva Road, Orem

Total floor area: 70,000 sq. ft.

Site: 15.39 acres

Ordinance rooms: Four instruction rooms, four sealing rooms, one baptistry

Dedication: Jan. 21, 2024 by Elder D. Todd Christofferson

190th dedicated temple in operation

20th dedicated temple in Utah

RED CLIFFS UTAH TEMPLE

1555 South Red Cliffs Temple Lane, St. George

Announced: Oct. 7, 2018

Groundbreaking: Nov. 7, 2020

Total floor area: 96,277 sq. ft.

Site: 15.12 acres

Dedication: March 24, 2024, by President Henry B. Eyring

189th dedicated temple in operation

21st dedicated temple in Utah

Photo by Brent Ririe

Utah Temple Statistics

Utah’s largest temple: Salt Lake Temple, 253,000 square feet

Utah’s smallest temple: Monticello Utah Temple, 11,225 square feet

Highest Utah temple elevation: Cedar City Utah Temple, 5,931 feet above sea level

Utah’s first temple: St. George Utah Temple, dedicated April 6-8, 1877

Utah’s most recently announced temple: Heber Valley Utah Temple, announced Oct. 3, 2021

Shortest time from groundbreaking to dedication: Monticello Utah temple, 8 months 9 days

Longest time from groundbreaking to dedication: Salt Lake Temple, 40 years, 1 month and 20 days

First temple to be dedicated in the State of Utah: Ogden Utah Temple, Jan. 18-20, 1972 (four temples were dedicated previously in the UtahTerritory)

First Utah temple to be created from an existing building: Vernal Utah Temple

Two Utah temples that received angel Moroni statues after their original dedications: Ogden Utah and Provo Utah temples

Only Utah temple to feature an angel Moroni statue holding gold plates: Jordan River Utah Temple

Five Utah temples that do not bear the name of the city where they are located: Jordan River Utah Temple (South Jordan), Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple (American Fork), Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple (South Jordan), Red Cliffs Utah Temple (St. George) and Deseret Peak Utah Temple (Tooele).

Information from churchofjesuschristtemples.org

Photo by Rory Wallwork, ldstemple.pics

Utah’s largest mortuary is another Layton landmark.

The Lindquist story began when Swedish immigrant and Mormon Pioneer Nils A. Lindquist arrived in Salt Lake City in 1863. An expert craftsman and furniture maker, he moved to Logan in 1867 at the direction of Mormon leader Brigham Young and began making caskets. Soon thereafter, he established N.A. Lindquist Furniture and Undertaking Goods.

Today, Lindquist Mortuaries, Cremations, and Cemeteries is Utah’s oldest and largest funeral-care provider serving families in northern Utah with eight mortuaries, three cemeteries and two crematories.

Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary is Utah’s largest mortuary. The surrounding cemetery, built at the request of Layton City, is now entering its second phase of development, projected for 100 years of accommodation.