Deseret Peak Utah Temple

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ANNOUNCED
7 April 2019

ANNOUNCED BY
Russell M. Nelson

GROUNDBREAKING
15 May 2021

GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
Elder Brook P. Hales

DEDICATED
10 November 2024

DEDICATED BY
Russell M. Nelson

DEDICATION ORDER
200

LOCATION
2400 N 400 W
Tooele, Utah 84074
United States

PHONE
(+1) 435-728-0130

Additional Facts

#1

This was the 200th operating temple dedicated in this dispensation.

#2

At the time of dedication, the Deseret Peak temple’s district comprised 12 stakes, whereas other temples of comparable size drew from 20 or more stakes. There was some worry going into the open-house period whether the temple district would be able to provide the needed number of volunteers for the open house or have enough temple workers. Not only were they able to fill the slots for the needed 11,000 volunteers, but there was a waiting list for members to serve as temple workers. Matt Lawrence, Deseret Peak temple historian, said, “I think Heavenly Father knows the willingness of the people of this valley to serve in the temple.”

#3

This was the 23rd Latter-day Saint temple dedicated in Utah and the first in Tooele County.

Description

The Deseret Peak Utah Temple (formerly the Tooele Valley Utah Temple) is a planned temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tooele Utah.

History

The history of the Church in Tooele Valley started in July of 1847. A few days after President Brigham Young and the vanguard company arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, he and other Church leaders rode out to explore the area near the Great Salt Lake. The area soon began attracting settlers for a variety of reasons, including availability of water, fertile land and mining opportunities.

Announcement

Utah’s twenty-first temple was announced for Tooele Valley on 7 April 2019, at the Sunday Afternoon Session of General Conference by President Russell M. Nelson.

There are eleven stakes organized in the valley with stake centers located in the communities of Tooele, Stansbury Park, Grantsville, and Erda. In recent years, Church membership has grown steadily in the county with members driving over 30 miles to participate in temple worship at the Salt Lake Temple.[1]”Prophet Announces Eight New Temples at April 2019 General Conference,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 7 Apr. 2019.

Utah Temples at Time of Announcement

Announced

Under Construction

  • –

Dedicated

ANNOUNCED ORDER
205

Date2019 04 07
ByRussell M. Nelson
RolePresident
ViaGeneral Conference

⮜Preceded by Neiafu Tonga
Followed by Moses Lake Washington⮞

Location Announcement

On September 25, 2019, the location of the Tooele Valley Utah Temple was announced. The temple will be constructed in the community of Erda, northwest of the intersection of Erda Way and Highway 36. Erda offers a central location to residents in the Tooele Valley.[2]”Tooele Valley Utah Temple Site Announced,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 25 Sept. 2019

Render Released

On April 7, 2020, an official exterior rendering of the Tooele Valley Utah Temple was released.

On 28 April of 2020, interior renders for the proposed temple were released to the public, depicting the Recommend desk, The Baptistry, an Instruction Room, the Celestial Room, and a Sealing Room.[3]“Interior Renderings Released for Tooele Valley Utah Temple.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 28 Apr. 2020.

Deseret Peak Utah Temple Official Render
Deseret Peak Utah Temple Official Render

Neighborhood Plan Released

Plans for a wider neighborhood development around the temple were released by the Church on 5 May 2020.

The concept plan includee more than 32 acres of open space, parks and walking trails set among single-family homes to be built on a variety of lot sizes. Directly west of the temple and chalep a 55+ active adult community of attached homes was proposed.[4]“See the Residential Community Planned near Site of the Tooele Valley Utah Temple.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 5 May 2020. Overall the Church had proposed a walkable residential community, 167 acres with 446 homes surrounding the planned three-story temple. They would have been on a variety of lot sizes, from half-acre to high-density.[5]“After Public Opposition, Top Latter-Day Saint Leaders Halt High-Density Housing Project near Planned Tooele Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Aug. 2020.[6]Tonysemerad. “How a Tiny Utah Community Fought off an LDS Church Housing Project and Lost a Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021.

New sewer, water and other utilities infrastructure would be needed to improve this largely vacant land. The Church said that the proposed residential community would make these utilities economically and functionally viable.[7]“See the Residential Community Planned near Site of the Tooele Valley Utah Temple.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 5 May 2020.

Opposition

Almost immediately to the announcement, opposition formed.

Traffic congestion topped the list of worries people expressed. The temple would sit on Highway 36, which acts as both the main road into Erda, and the primary access into Tooele, further south. Plans were in development even at that time for a secondary access to the interstate for Tooele, however there was concern that it would not resolve the increased traffic on the main highway that the development around the temple would bring. [8]Tonysemerad. “How a Tiny Utah Community Fought off an LDS Church Housing Project and Lost a Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021.

A secondary concern raised was the addition of Sewer systems. In Erda, many residents rely on septic systems and well water. Some were worried about being forced to connect someday to new sewer and water systems instead. [9]Tonysemerad. “How a Tiny Utah Community Fought off an LDS Church Housing Project and Lost a Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021.

Pressure on schools came up, too. Assuming an average of 1.93 children per family,(The U.S. national average in 2020[10]Published by Statista Research Department, and Jan 26. “Average Number of Own Children per Family U.S.” Statista, 26 Jan. 2021.) the 446 proposed residences could add as many as 860 children to the schools in Erda. [11]Tonysemerad. “How a Tiny Utah Community Fought off an LDS Church Housing Project and Lost a Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021.

There were also many who expressed a desire to retain the community’s rural identity. Many of the homes in Erda were at the time sitting on lots 1 acre in size or larger. The proposed community development could have lots one half to one quarter that size. [12]Tonysemerad. “How a Tiny Utah Community Fought off an LDS Church Housing Project and Lost a Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021.

While the Church insisted that the large cost of tying sewer and water into Stansbury Park to the North (not wanting the temple to be on a septic system that likely would not handle the needs) would cost around $13 million. Because of that, they indicated that the temple and the development were a package deal, and one would offset the cost of the other. [13]Tonysemerad. “How a Tiny Utah Community Fought off an LDS Church Housing Project and Lost a Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021. Opponents to the development insisted that the two could easily be seperated, and used the claim to gather opposition to the Development among even those who were in favor of the Temple. [14]Tonysemerad. “How a Tiny Utah Community Fought off an LDS Church Housing Project and Lost a Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021.

Rezone Approval

On May 6, 2020, the Tooele County Planning Commission voted to approve a recommendation to the County Commission to rezone 167 acres surrounding the site of the Tooele Valley Utah Temple from RR-1 to a planned community zone. The vote followed an hour-long public hearing with over 12,700 online participants and 670 emails. Of those emails, approximately 93 percent were in support of the temple, the housing development, or both.

Even as the planning commission approved, opposition continued to grow. On 18 August 2020 the Toele County clerk confirmed that opponents had secured enough signatures for a referendum. As the Church had indicated, they wanted to fast track the temple construction in the face of the renovation occurring at the nearby Salt Lake Temple, this effected the overall timeline, as it would have to now wait for a public vote the following November. (Initially, it would have had to wait until November the following year, but the State had just passed a law allowing it to happen the same year as long as all the legal criteria had been met.) [15]Tonysemerad. “How a Tiny Utah Community Fought off an LDS Church Housing Project and Lost a Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021.

Pulling the Development

A response to the referendum came from the Church that same day. In the face of opposition, and with a desire to avoid the discord the project had already created, the Church pulled the proposal for the community development. The hope and expressed desire at that time was to move forward with the temple construction. [16]“See the Residential Community Planned near Site of the Tooele Valley Utah Temple.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 5 May 2020.[17]Tonysemerad. “How a Tiny Utah Community Fought off an LDS Church Housing Project and Lost a Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021.[18]“After Public Opposition, Top Latter-Day Saint Leaders Halt High-Density Housing Project near Planned Tooele Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Aug. 2020. .

Relocation and Rename

On January 19, 2021 the Church issued a press release.

“After considering current circumstances and opportunities, an alternate site for the temple has been selected. Previously known as the Tooele Valley Utah Temple, the new temple will be renamed the Deseret Peak Utah Temple.”[19]“Tooele Valley Temple Relocated and Renamed .” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 19 Jan. 2021.

The new location would be in the community of Tooele itself, rather than Erda, at the intersection of 2400 North 400 West. [20]“Tooele Valley Temple Relocated and Renamed .” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 19 Jan. 2021. The Church specified that the exterior and interior renders of the temple that had been previously released would remain the same.

The decision came as a surprise, as many believed the situation had been suitably resolved the previous August, and that the temple would move forward on the original location. Hoever, according to Tooele County Commision Tom Tripp, the entire Erda project was dead the moment the referendum achieved enough signatures. “It was all done in one fell swoop,” he recalled. “They just waited to announce the new [temple] location, even though that decision had been made.”[21]Tonysemerad. “How a Tiny Utah Community Fought off an LDS Church Housing Project and Lost a Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021.

This was confirmed by others who were involved with the project on the Church’s side of things.

Richard Droubay, groundbreaking chairman for the Church, had become the public face of the Church in support of the development and the temple. He confirmed that “everything went silent after that withdrawal.”

“At that point, it was really extremely contentious,” he said. “And that’s when the First Presidency, particularly President Nelson, just said, ‘Call it off. We’re done. We’re not going to do this. We don’t work in an atmosphere of contention.’” [22]Tonysemerad. “How a Tiny Utah Community Fought off an LDS Church Housing Project and Lost a Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021.

While the residents in Erda may have been relieved or disappointed with the loss of the temple, Tooele City Mayor confirmed that it was a good thing for the city, and that there had been no negative comments or any concerns expressed over the new location. [23]Tonysemerad. “How a Tiny Utah Community Fought off an LDS Church Housing Project and Lost a Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021.

The new location was already zoned for higher density housing, and had already had a height limit in the neighborhood removed. While the area around the new temple is zoned for High Density, the property is already owned by other developers. On the plus side for the Church, most if not all of the needed infrastructure is already in place in the area. [24]Tonysemerad. “How a Tiny Utah Community Fought off an LDS Church Housing Project and Lost a Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021.

Groundbreaking

A beautiful spirit descended upon Utah’s Tooele Valley on the morning of 15 May 2021 at the groundbreaking service for the Deseret Peak Utah Temple. Elder Brook P. Hales of the Quorum of the Seventy presided at the event. In his site dedicatory prayer, he asked: “Please bless all that will live in this temple district that they will feel the godly power of this sacred edifice.” About two hundred Church members and invited guests attended at the temple site on Saturday morning under blue skies. The three-story temple will be approximately 70,000 square feet. A 20,000-square-foot meetinghouse will also be built on site in the northwestern section of Tooele. Elder Hales prayed, “Help us that through the Atonement of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we might be prepared and worthy to enter Thy sacred house to receive the blessings of exaltation available for ourselves and for our ancestors.”[25]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “Deseret Peak Utah Temple Construction Underway,” 15 May 2021.

GROUNDBREAKING ORDER
204

Date2021 05 15
ByBrook P. Hales
RoleSeventy
Attendees200

⮜Preceded by Mendoza Argentina
Followed by Tallahassee Florida⮞

Open House/Dedication Announced

A public open house for the newly constructed Deseret Peak Utah Temple has been announced for Thursday, September 26, through Saturday, October 19, 2024, excluding Sundays and Saturday, October 5, for general conference. A media day will be held on Monday, September 23, followed by two days of tours for invited guests. The temple will be dedicated on Sunday, November 10, 2024. The dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to all units in the temple district.[26]“Open house and dedication date announced for the Deseret Peak Utah Temple.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 17 June 2024, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/deseret-peak-new-zealand-belgium.

Open House/Dedication Updated

Prophet and President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will dedicate the Deseret Peak Utah Temple on Sunday, November 10, 2024. He will be accompanied by Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

The dedication ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. MST and will be broadcast to local meetinghouses within the temple district. The dedication will then be rebroadcast to meetinghouses in the temple district at 7 p.m. MST that same evening.

This event marks a significant milestone as the Deseret Peak Utah Temple will be the Church’s 200th temple in operation worldwide.[27]“President Russell M. Nelson Will Dedicate the Deseret Peak Utah Temple.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 25 Oct. 2024, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/president-nelson-deseret-peak-utah-temple.

Open House

A public open house for the Deseret Peak Utah Temple was held Thursday, 26 September through Saturday, 19 October 2024, excluding Sundays and Saturday, 5 October where 130,911 visitors toured the building. A media day was held on Monday, September 23, followed by two days of tours for invited guests.[28]Gillie, Tim, and Tim Gillie. “Deseret Peak Utah Temple Open House Ends.” Tooele Transcript Bulletin -, 23 Oct. 2024, www.tooeleonline.com/articles/news/deseret-peak-utah-temple-open-house-ends.

Start Date2024 09 26
End Date2024 10 19
Days23
Attendees130,911
Per day5,691.78

Dedication

When President Russell M. Nelson was a child, there were only six Latter-day Saint temples operating in the world. On Nov. 10, 2024, the Church President dedicated the 200th operating house of the Lord, the Deseret Peak Utah Temple.

As he contemplated that growth of temples within his lifetime, President Nelson said, “I am filled with awe at all the Lord is doing for His people.” He continued: “The Lord is truly hastening His work. I am filled with gratitude for the Lord’s mercy in guiding us to bring temples closer to members of the Church throughout the world.”

The Prophet was accompanied at the dedication by Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, who called attention to the unprecedented growth of temples. “We think of moments when we can say, ‘Hallelujah!’ and for us this is one of those moments,” Elder Stevenson said. “This is a moment — the 200th in this dispensation now — that allows us to look heavenward and recognize the Lord’s love for each one of us.”

Also participating in Sunday’s dedication were Sister Wendy Nelson and Sister Lesa Stevenson as well as Elder Brian K. Taylor, a General Authority Seventy and second counselor in the Utah Area presidency, and his wife, Sister Jill Taylor; Elder Brook P. Hales, a General Authority Seventy, and his wife, Sister Denise Hales; and Elder Kevin R. Duncan, a General Authority Seventy and executive director of the Temple Department, and his wife, Sister Nancy Duncan.

This temple was dedicated in a single session that was broadcast throughout the 12 stakes in western Utah that make up the temple district. [29]Gibson, Rachel Sterzer. “President Nelson Dedicates Church’s 200th Temple in Tooele, Utah.” Church News, 14 Jan. 2025, www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2024/11/10/deseret-peak-utah-temple-dedication-president-nelson-dedicates-200th-temple.

DEDICATION ORDER
200

Date2024 11 10
ByRussell M. Nelson
RolePresident
Sessions1
Attendees#

⮜Preceeded by Salvador Brazil
Followed by Casper Wyoming⮞

Dedicatory Prayer

Construction Duration

SpanDuration
Announced
to
Groundbreaking		2 y,
1 m,
5 d
Groundbreaking
to
Dedication		3 y,
5 m,
26 d
Announced
to
Dedication		5 y,
7 m,
19 d

Dedicatory Order

GLOBAL

200

REGION
N. AM
128

COUNTRY
UNITED STATES
95

STATE
UTAH
23

COUNTY
TOOELE
1

CITY
TOOELE
1

Summary

The Deseret PEak Utah Temple was the 200th temple dedicated in the World, the 128th in North Amercia, 95th in the United States, 23rd in Utah, 1st in Tooele County, and the 1st in Tooele city. At the time of dedication there 114 temples awaiting groundbreaking, 3 scheduled for dedication, 48 under construction, 1 temple scheduled for rededication, and 8 temples under renovation.

Detail

Announced

Scheduled for Dedication

Under Construction

Scheduled for Rededication

Under Renovation

Details

Location

A 15.5-acre parcel located at the intersection of 2400 North 400 West has been chosen as the location for the temple.

Plans also call for the construction of an adjacent 20,000-square-foot meetinghouse.

Location

2400 N 400 W
Tooele, Utah 84074
United States

Latitude#
Longitude#

Phone

(+1) 435-728-0130

Elevation

FeetMeters
4,6031,403

Site

AcresHectares
15.55.4

Exterior

Cladding

The Deseret Peak Utah Temple is clad in glass fiber reinforced concrete, fabricated by Unlimited Designs in Salt Lake City, Utah, and installed by Allens Masonry. A dolomite aggregate from the Tooele Valley is being used in the admixture.

Design motifs include salt grass and lupine flower incorporated in exterior stone, font bowl and millwork; cliff rose incorporated in millwork, rugs, decorative paint, font railing and glass art; and lupine flower incorporated in exterior stone, paint, lighting, millwork and art glass.

The ornamental fence is a Western Fence Company aluminum tube fence painted black.

Windows

Several flowers native to the Tooele Valley will be featured in the art glass and throughout interior and exterior including cliffrose and silvery lupine.[30]”Interior Renderings Released for Tooele Valley Utah Temple,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 28 Apr. 2020. Plans also call for the construction of an adjacent 20,000-square-foot meetinghouse.

The temple’s exterior art glass was designed by FFKR Architects and was fabricated by Holdman Studios in Lehi, Utah. The glass features lupine, cliff rose and grasses native to the region.

Spandrel panel

Symbolism

Exterior Finish

glass fiber reinforced concrete

Architectural Features

text

Specifications

FeetMeters
Height182′ 8″55.7
To Shoulder##
Width##
Length##
Footprint##
Inscription
Location

The inscription on the temple is on the west face above the Wedding Exit.

HOLINESS TO THE LORD ♢ THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

OrderHoliness > House
LocationWest
LanguageEnglish
TypeEngraved
ColorBlack
SettingGFRC
FontMichelangelo
Glyph♢
Church NameNo
Temple NameNo
DatesNo
Location

The inscription on the temple is on the East face above the entryway.

HOLINESS TO THE LORD ♢ THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

OrderHoliness > House
LocationEast
LanguageEnglish
TypeEngraved
ColorBlack
SettingGFRC
FontMichelangelo
Glyph♢
Church NameNo
Temple NameNo
DatesNo
Cornerstone

The Cornerstone is on the west most corner of the temple, on the side of the entryway.

text

Location
Faces
Material
Set
Edge
Type
Finish
Language

Interior

The Tooele Valley Utah Temple is a three-story building of approximately 70,000 square feet. The temple has four ordinance rooms (stationary) and four sealing rooms.

Flooring

Bentley Mills general broadloom carpet, with carpet tiles in dressing areas. Rugs were manufactured by Rugs International.

Lighting

Cast brass, glass and crystals

Stone

Burdur Beige, Emperador Light (Spain), White Cliffs, Aquarella Macuba, Thassos White

Millwork

African mahogany (khaya)

Area71,998 f2 (6,689 m2)
Floors above grade3
Floors below Grade1
Baptistries2
Initiatories#
Endowment Rooms4
Sealing Rooms4
*estimated

Font Railings

Aluminum railing painted with LP1304 Liquapearl pearlescent coating

glass panels are inset into the railing.

Quarter-sawn khaya mahogany makes up the top rail.

Doors and Hardware

Khaya veneer with birch solids

Decorative Painting

Walls

Much of the interior is finished with Sherwin Williams paint in the folowing colors:

SW 7531
Canvas Tan

SW 7571
Casa Blanca

SW 7557
Summer White

SW 7103
Whitetail

SW 7573
Eaglet Beige

SW 7566
Westhighland White

Wallcovering

Teh following wallpapers were used through out the temple.

Seabrook / KP 50507 / Emory,

MDC / Tussah / TFC1196-4165 / Sugarcane,

MDC / All About Linen / BBAL17-4165 / Calming Cream,

MDC / Mix This / DG1271-4165 / Free Zone,

MDC / Cayman / MCY2512-4165 / Champagne,

Astek / RD341 / Painted SW 7573 Eaglet Beige

Art Glass Design

The interior art glass features lupine, cliff rose and grasses native to the region.

Contractors

Architect

FFKR Architects was the architect for this project.

Projects by FFKR Architects

ProjectYears
Vernal Utah1994-1997
Nauvoo Illinois1999-2002
Salt Lake2000-2002
Harrison New York2002
Salt Lake2003
Draper Utah2004-2009
Laie Hawaii2007-2010
Philadelphia Pennsylvania2008-2016
Brigham City Utah2008-2012
Kansas City Missouri2008-2012
Nauvoo Illinois2008
Hartford Connecticut2010-2016
Tucson Arizona2012-2018
Provo City Center Utah2012-2016
Provo Utah2013-2014
Salt Lake2014
Abidjan Ivory Coast2015
Laie Hawaii2015
Pocatello Idaho2017-2021
Draper Utah2018
Kona Hawaii2018
Orem Utah2019-2024
Taylorsville Utah2019-2024
Hong Kong China2019-2022
Deseret Peak Utah2019-2024
Salt Lake2019-
Columbia River Washington2019
Nauvoo Illinois2020

General Contractor

Okland Construction Comany was the general contractor for this temple.

Okland Construction Projects

TempleProjectYears*
Ogden UtahConstruction1967-1972
Washington D.C.Construction1968-1974
Logan UtahRenovation1970-1979
Mesa ArizonaRenovation1974-1975
San Diego CaliforniaConstruction1984-1993
Manti UtahRenovation1985
Salt Lake‡Construction1985
Bountiful UtahConstruction1991-1995
Mount Timpanogos UtahConstruction1992-1996
Monterrey MexicoConstruction Manager1995-2002
Albuquerque New MexicoConstruction1997-2002
Hermosillo Sonora MexicoConstruction1998-2000
Mérida MexicoProject Manager1998-2000
Tampico MexicoConstruction Manager1998-2000
Villahermosa MexicoConstruction Manager1998-2000
Oaxaca MexicoConstruction Manager1999-2000
Palmyra New YorkConstruction1999-2000
Tuxtla Gutiérrez MexicoConstruction Manager1999-2000
Veracruz MexicoConstruction Manager1999-2000
Guadalajara MexicoProject Manager1999-2001
Nauvoo IllinoisConstruction1999-2002
Snowflake ArizonaConstruction2000-2002
Sacramento CaliforniaConstruction2001-2006
Draper UtahConstruction2004-2009
Oquirrh Mountain UtahConstruction2005-2009
Los Angeles CaliforniaRenovation2006
Washington D.C.Renovation2006
Gilbert ArizonaConstruction2008-2014
Durban South AfricaConstruction2011-2020
Fort Collins ColoradoConstruction2013-2017
Idaho Falls IdahoConstruction2014-2016
Pocatello IdahoConstruction2019-
Feather River CaliforniaConstruction2020-2023
Deseret Peak UtahConstruction2020-2024
Taylorsville UtahConstruction2020-2024
Burley IdahoConstruction2022

Other Contractor

Holdman Studios did the art glass for this temple.

Projects by Holdman Studios

ProjectYears
Snowflake Arizona2000-2002
San Antonio Texas2001-2005
Manhattan New York2002-2004
Rexburg Idaho2003-2008
Draper Utah2004-2009
Twin Falls Idaho2004-2008
São Paulo Brazil2004
Laie Hawaii2005
San Salvador El Salvador2007-2011
Rome Italy2008-2019
Cordoba Argentina2008-2015
Trujillo Peru2008-2015
Gilbert Arizona2008-2014
Laie Hawaii2008-2010
Payson Utah2010-2015
Tijuana Mexico2010-2015
Ogden Utah2010-2014
Paris France2011-2017
Boise Idaho2011-2012
Winnipeg Manitoba2011-2021
Suva Fiji2014-2015
Cedar City Utah2015-2017
Mesa Arizona2015?
Saratoga Springs2017-2023
Pocatello Idaho2017-2021
Memphis Tennessee2017-2019
Raleigh North Carolina2017-2019
Oklahoma City Oklahoma2017-2019
Tokyo Japan20172022
Idaho Falls2017
Red Cliffs Utah2018-2024
Phnom Pehn Cambodia2018
Orem Utah2019-2024
Deseret Peak Utah2019-2024
Bentonville Arkansas2019-2023
Tallahassee Florida2020
Elko Nevada2021
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania2021-2024

Unlimited Designs did the Exterior precast stone for the temple. It was installed by Allens Masonry.

  • Paint: Accent Painting (Salt Lake City, UT)
  • Decorative Paint: David G. Horne (Sandy, UT)
  • Decorative Lighting: Ciana Lighting (Heber, UT)
  • Crystal Chandeliers and Sconces: Ciana Lighting (Heber, UT)
  • Millwork: JLR Contractors (Lehi, UT); The Wood and Iron Factory (Tijuana, Mexico)
  • Art Glass: Holdman Studios (Lehi, UT)
  • Stone: US Superior Stone and Tile (San Leandro, CA)
  • Tile: Daltile (Dallas, TX)
  • Area Rugs: Rugs International (Calhoun, GA)
  • Carpet: Bentley Mills (City of Industry, CA)
  • Hardware: ASSA ABLOY (Murray, UT)
  • Font Railings: Metals Manufacturing (West Valley City, UT); JLR Contractors (Lehi, UT)
  • Mirrors: Wallis Brothers’ Framing Inc. (Nibley, UT)
  • Furniture
    ◦ Theodore Alexander (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
    ◦ Kindel (Grand Rapids, MI)
    ◦ Hickory Chair (Hickory, NC)
    ◦ Pearson Furniture (Hickory, NC)
    ◦ Hancock and Moore (Hickory, NC)
    ◦ Keilhauer (Toronto, Canada)
    ◦ Craftsman Upholstery (Orem, UT)
    ◦ MTC Studio Designs (Woods Cross, UT)
    ◦ Artistic Frame (Kannapolis, NC)
    ◦ Ferrell Mittman (High Point, NC)
    ◦ Jeffrey Cobabe (Salt Lake City, UT)
    ◦ Jonathan Charles (Vietnam)
    ◦ Johannus (Netherlands)
    ◦ St. Timothy-Cabot Wrenn (Hickory, NC)
    ◦ Falcon (Newport, TN)
    ◦ Steelcase (Grand Rapids, MI)
    ◦ Century Furniture (Hickory, NC)
    ◦ Pottery Barn (San Francisco, CA)
    ◦ Nemschoff Chairs (Sheboygan, WI)
    ◦ JSI (Jasper, Indiana)
    ◦ Gianni (Cicero, IL)
    ◦ Friedman Brothers (Medley, FL)
    ◦ Spec Seats (Gardena, CA)
  • Ceilings: Pete King (American Fork, UT); Design West Acoustics (Springville, UT)
  • Exterior Doors: Steel Encounters (Salt Lake City, UT)
  • Interior Doors: Architectural Building Supply (Salt Lake City, UT), manufactured by Masonite, USA, installed by JLR Contractors (Lehi, UT)

Region

TEMPLES IN UTAH by county

Box Elder1Brigham City
Cache2Logan · Smithfield
Carbon1Price
Davis3Bountiful · Layton · Syracuse
Iron1Cedar City
Salt Lake6Draper · Jordan River · Oquirrh Mountain · Salt Lake · Taylorsville · West Jordan
San Juan1Monticello 
Sanpete2Ephraim · Manti
Tooele1Deseret Peak
Uintah1Vernal
Utah8Lehi · Lindon · Mount Timpanogos · Orem · Payson · Provo Rock Canyon · Provo City Center · Saratoga Springs
Wasatch1Heber Valley
Washington2Red Cliffs · St. George
Weber1Ogden

TEMPLES IN UNITED STATES by state

Alabama2Birmingham · Huntsville
Alaska1Anchorage · Fairbanks
Arizona7Gilbert · Mesa · Phoenix · Queen Creek · Snowflake · The Gila Valley · Tucson · Yuma
Arkansas1Bentonville
California12Bakersfield · Feather River · Fresno · Los Angeles · Modesto · Newport · Oakland · Redlands · Sacramento · San Diego · San Jose · Yorba Linda
Colorado4Colorado Springs · Denver · Fort Collins · Grand Junction
Connecticut1Hartford
Florida5Fort Lauderdale · Jacksonville · Orlando · Tallahassee · Tampa
Georgia1Atlanta
Hawaii4Honolulu · Kahului · Kona · Laie
Idaho10Boise · Burley · Coeur d’Alene · Idaho Falls · Meridian · Montpelier · Pocatello · Rexburg · Teton River · Twin Falls
Illinois2Chicago · Nauvoo
Indiana1Indianapolis
Iowa1Des Moines
Kansas1Wichita
Kentucky1Louisville
Louisiana1Baton Rouge
Maryland1Washington D.C.
Massachusetts1Boston
Michigan2Detroit · Grand Rapids
Minnesota1St. Paul
Missouri3Kansas City · Springfield · St. Louis
Montana3Billings · Helena · Missoula
Nebraska1Winter Quarters
Nevada4Elko · Las Vegas · Lone Mountain · Reno
New Jersey1Summit
New Mexico2Albuquerque · Farmington
New York2Manhattan · Palmyra
North Carolina2Charlotte · Raleigh
North Dakota1Bismarck
Ohio3Cincinnati · Cleveland · Columbus
Oklahoma2Oklahoma City · Tulsa
Oregon3Medford · Portland · Willamette Valley ·
Pennsylvania3Harrisburg · Philadelphia · Pittsburgh
South Carolina1Columbia
Tennessee3Knoxville · Memphis · Nashville
Texas10Austin · Dallas · El Paso · Fort Worth · Houston South · Houston · Lubbock · McAllen · McKinney · San Antonio
Utah30Bountiful · Brigham City · Cedar City · Deseret Peak · Draper · Ephraim · Heber Valley · Jordan River · Layton · Lehi · Lindon · Logan · Manti · Monticello · Mount Timpanogos · Ogden · Oquirrh Mountain · Orem · Payson · Price · Provo Rock Canyon · Provo City Center · Red Cliffs · Salt Lake · Saratoga Springs · St. George · · Smithfield · Syracuse · Taylorsville · Vernal · West Jordan
Virginia3Richmond · Roanoke · Winchester
Washington6Columbia River · Moses Lake · Seattle · Spokane · Tacoma · Vancouver
Wisconsin1Milwaukee
Wyoming3Casper · Cody · Star Valley

TEMPLES IN NORTH AMERICA by country

Canada11Calgary · Cardston · Edmonton · Halifax · Lethbridge · Montreal · Regina · Toronto · Vancouver · Victoria · Winnipeg
Costa Rica1San José
Dominican Republic1Santiago · Santo Domingo
El Salvador1San Salvador · Santa Ana
Guatemala6Cobán · Guatemala City · Huehuetenango · Miraflores Monterrey · Guatemala City · Quetzaltenango · Retalhuleu
Haiti1Port-au-Prince ·
Honduras2Tegucigalpa · San Pedro Sula
Mexico26Cancún · Chihuahua · Ciudad Juárez · Colonia Juárez · Cuernavaca · Culiacan · Guadalajara · Hermosillo Sonora · Juchitán de Zaragoza · Mexico City Benemerito · Merida · Mexico City · Oaxaca · Pachuca · Puebla · Querétaro · San Luis Potosi · Tampico · Tijuana · Toluca · Torreon · Tula · Tuxtla Gutierrez · Veracruz · Villahermosa
Nicaragua1Managua
Panama1Panama City
Puerto Rico1San Juan
United States143Albuquerque · Anchorage · Atlanta · Austin · Bakersfield · Baton Rouge · Bentonville · Billings · Birmingham · Bismarck · Boise · Boston · Bountiful · Brigham City · Burley · Casper · Cedar City · Charlotte · Cincinnati · Chicago · Cleveland · Cody · Coeur d’Alene · Colorado Springs · Columbia · Columbia River · Columbus · Dallas · Denver · Des Moines · Deseret Peak · Detroit · Draper · El Paso · Elko · Ephraim · Fairbanks · Farmington · Feather River · Fort Collins · Fort Lauderdale · Fort Worth · Fresno · The Gila Valley · Gilbert · Grand Junction · Grand Rapids · Harrisburg · Hartford · Helena · Heber Valley · Honolulu · Houston South · Houston · Huntsville · Idaho Falls · Indianapolis · Jacksonville · Jordan River · Kahului · Kansas City · Knoxville · Kona · Laie · Las Vegas · Layton · Lehi · Lindon · Logan · Lone Mountain · Los Angeles · Louisville · Lubbock · Manhattan · Manti · McAllen · McKinney · Medford · Meridian · Mesa · Milwaukee · Missoula · Memphis · Modesto · Monticello · Montpelier · Moses Lake · Mount Timpanogos · Nashville · Nauvoo · Newport · Oakland · Ogden · Oklahoma City · Oquirrh Mountain · Orem · Orlando · Palmyra · Payson · Philadelphia · Phoenix · Pittsburgh · Pocatello · Portland · Price · Provo Rock Canyon · Provo City Center · Queen Creek · Raleigh · Red Cliffs · Redlands · Reno · Rexburg · Richmond · Roanoke · Sacramento · Salt Lake · San Antonio · San Diego · San Jose · Saratoga Springs · Seattle · Smithfield · Snowflake · Spokane · Springfield · St. George · St. Louis · St. Paul · Star Valley · Summit· Syracuse · Tacoma · Tallahassee · Tampa · Taylorsville · Teton River · Tucson · Tulsa · Twin Falls · Vancouver · Vernal · Wichita · Yorba Linda · Yuma · Washington D.C. · West Jordan · Willamette Valley · Winchester · Winter Quarters

References

References
↑1 ”Prophet Announces Eight New Temples at April 2019 General Conference,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 7 Apr. 2019.
↑2 ”Tooele Valley Utah Temple Site Announced,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 25 Sept. 2019
↑3 “Interior Renderings Released for Tooele Valley Utah Temple.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 28 Apr. 2020.
↑4, ↑7, ↑16 “See the Residential Community Planned near Site of the Tooele Valley Utah Temple.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 5 May 2020.
↑5, ↑18 “After Public Opposition, Top Latter-Day Saint Leaders Halt High-Density Housing Project near Planned Tooele Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Aug. 2020.
↑6, ↑8, ↑9, ↑11, ↑12, ↑13, ↑14, ↑15, ↑17 Tonysemerad. “How a Tiny Utah Community Fought off an LDS Church Housing Project and Lost a Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021.
↑10 Published by Statista Research Department, and Jan 26. “Average Number of Own Children per Family U.S.” Statista, 26 Jan. 2021.
↑19, ↑20 “Tooele Valley Temple Relocated and Renamed .” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 19 Jan. 2021.
↑21, ↑22, ↑23, ↑24 Tonysemerad. “How a Tiny Utah Community Fought off an LDS Church Housing Project and Lost a Temple.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021.
↑25 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “Deseret Peak Utah Temple Construction Underway,” 15 May 2021.
↑26 “Open house and dedication date announced for the Deseret Peak Utah Temple.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 17 June 2024, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/deseret-peak-new-zealand-belgium.
↑27 “President Russell M. Nelson Will Dedicate the Deseret Peak Utah Temple.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 25 Oct. 2024, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/president-nelson-deseret-peak-utah-temple.
↑28 Gillie, Tim, and Tim Gillie. “Deseret Peak Utah Temple Open House Ends.” Tooele Transcript Bulletin -, 23 Oct. 2024, www.tooeleonline.com/articles/news/deseret-peak-utah-temple-open-house-ends.
↑29 Gibson, Rachel Sterzer. “President Nelson Dedicates Church’s 200th Temple in Tooele, Utah.” Church News, 14 Jan. 2025, www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2024/11/10/deseret-peak-utah-temple-dedication-president-nelson-dedicates-200th-temple.
↑30 ”Interior Renderings Released for Tooele Valley Utah Temple,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 28 Apr. 2020.