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Quick Facts

ANNOUNCED
7 October 2018

ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson

GROUNDBREAKING
7 November 2020

GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

DEDICATED
24 March 2024

DEDICATED BY
Elder Henry B. Eyring

DEDICATION ORDER
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LOCATION
1555 S Red Cliffs Temple Ln
St. George, Utah  84790
United States

PHONE
(+1) 435-599-7350

Additional Facts

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Description

The Washington County Utah Temple (name likely to change) is a second temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints under construction in Washington county, Utah.

History

The other temple in Washington County, dedicated in 1877, is the St. George Utah Temple—the oldest operating temple of the restored Church of Jesus Christ.

Announcement

The announcement of Utah’s twentieth temple came on 7 October 2018, during the 188th semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . President Russell M. Nelson announced that a second temple would be constructed in Washington County, Utah. President Nelson announced that the Salt Lake Temple would be getting renovated. He additionally noted that the other Pioneer-era temples of the Church would begin to be renovated in the near future.

A renovation announcement was made for the St. George Utah Temple on May 22, 2019. One other temple operates in Southwestern Utah, The Cedar City Utah Temple was dedicated at the end of 2017.

The Washington County Utah Temple was announced in the 141st anniversary year of the St. George Utah Temple.

Announced

Under Construction

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Dedicated

ANNOUNCED ORDER
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Date2018 10 07
ByRussell M. Nelson
RolePresident
ViaGeneral Conference

⮜Preceded by San Juan Puerto Rico
Followed by Pago Pago American Samoa⮞

Location Announcement

As of 6 November 2019, the location has been announced for the Washington County Utah Temple. The temple will be constructed on a 14-acre site located northeast of the intersection of 3000 East and 1580 South in the Washington Fields area of St. George, Utah. The St. George Utah Temple is located west of I-15, and the Washington County Utah Temple will be east of the interstate. [1]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temple News Release, “Washington County Utah Temple Site Announced,” 6 Nov. 2019.

Render Released

On April 7, 2020, an official exterior rendering of the Washington County Utah Temple was released. Additional exterior and interior renderings will be made public later.[2]“Renderings Released for Three Temples in the Western United States.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 7 Apr. 2020.

Work began on clearing the site just a week later.[3]Kessler, Mori. “New Washington County LDS Church Temple Site Sees Movement.” St George News, 16 Apr. 2020.

Red Cliffs Utah Temple Official Render
Red Cliffs Utah Temple Official Render

Name Announced

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on 14 July 2020 via Twitter that the official name of what was previously known as the Washington County Utah Temple — the second in the city of St. George, Utah — will be the Red Cliffs Utah Temple.[4]Eyre, Aubrey. “First Presidency Approves Official Name of Washington County Temple as Red Cliffs Utah Temple.” Church News, 11 Jan. 2024, www.thechurchnews.com/2020/7/14/23216428/first-presidency-approves-name-change-washington-county-red-cliffs-utah-temple.

Groundbreaking Announced

13 August 2020 saw the announcement of the groundbreaking for the Red Cliffs Utah Temple.[5]“Church Announces Groundbreakings for Two Utah Temples.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 13 Aug. 2020, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/church-announces-groundbreakings-for-two-utah-temples. The groundbreaking for the Red Cliffs Utah Temple will be held in November 2020. (Likely due to the COVID pandemic, no specific date was listed for either Red Cliffs, or the Taylorsville Utah Temple, which was announced concurrently.)

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and native of St. George, Utah, will preside at the temple groundbreaking.

Groundbreaking

The groundbreaking of the Red Cliffs Utah Temple was presided over by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, on 7 November 2020. Elder Holland was joined by his wife, Patricia; his son, Elder Matthew S. Holland, General Authority Seventy; Elder Craig C. Christensen, Utah Area President; and other invited guests. The Hollands, who are natives of Southern Utah, were filled with emotion at the joyful occasion. Attendance at the groundbreaking was limited because of local COVID-19 restrictions.

In his dedicatory prayer on the site, Elder Holland said, “May the breaking of this soil and the development of this site not only be evidence of the dedication of a parcel of land, but may it also mark a rededication of our personal lives.”

GROUNDBREAKING ORDER
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Date2020 11 07
ByJeffry R. Holland
RoleApostle
Attendees#

⮜Preceded by Orem Utah
Followed by Urdaneta Philippines⮞

Finial

Crane operators and construction workers collaborated to hoist and secure a fiberglass statue of the Angel Moroni to a central spire that rises above the three-story building on 25 May 2022.[6]Teare, Ammon. “‘An Angel From on High:’ Red Cliffs Temple Receives a Heavenly Addition.” St. George News, 25 May 2022, www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/local/an-angel-from-on-high-red-cliffs-temple-receives-a-heavenly-addition/article_b1effde6-931e-568d-85ad-9f2e1ecbc495.html. Due to the discontinued inclusion of the Statue on every design, it was the 4th to last new statue to be placed.

Dedication announced

The dedication and open house dates for the Red cliffs Utah Temple were announced 16 October 2023. A public open house will be Thursday, February 1, through Saturday, March 2, excluding Sundays. Before the public open house, a media day will be held on Monday, January 29. Invited guests will also tour the temple from Tuesday, January 30, through Wednesday, January 31. President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, will dedicate the temple in two sessions on Sunday, March 24, 2024. The dedicatory sessions at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. MDT will be broadcast to all units in the Red Cliffs Utah Temple district.[7]“Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for the Red Cliffs Utah Templ.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 16 Oct. 2023, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/open-house-dedication-dates-announced-red-cliffs-utah-temple.

Open House

The public open house was held Thursday, 1 February through Saturday, 2 March 2024, excluding Sundays. Before the public open house, a media day was held on Monday,29 January. Invited guests toured the temple on Tuesday and Wednesday, 30 and 31 January.

Start Date2024 02 01
End Date2024 03 02
Days31
Attendees#
Per dayA/D

Dedication

“With all my heart, I urge [Latter-day Saints] to come to the temple often,” said President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor in the First Presidency, who dedicated the temple on 24 March 2024, and whose great-grandfather was an original settler of the region.

“I rejoice in the myriad ways [Latter-day Saints] will be changed, refined and endowed with power from on high as they make regular appointments to come and worship in this glorious house of the Lord,” Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles added.

The two leaders were joined at the dedication by Elder Kearon’s wife, Sister Jennifer Kearon; Elder Kevin W. Pearson, a General Authority Seventy and Utah Area president, and his wife, Sister June L. Pearson; and Elder Jonathan S. Schmitt, a General Authority Seventy and assistant executive director of the Temple Department, and his wife, Sister Alexis Schmitt.[8]Gibson, Rachel Sterzer. “President Eyring Dedicates the Red Cliffs Utah Temple.” Church News, 20 Dec. 2024, www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2024/03/24/president-eyring-dedicates-the-red-cliffs-utah-temple-a-tribute-to-faith-of-the-past-and-confidence-in-the-future.

The two St. George temples both visible from multiple vantage points in the city.

DEDICATION ORDER
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Date2024 03 24
ByHenry B. Eyring
RoleApostle
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Dedicatory Prayer

Construction Duration

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1 m,
0 d
Groundbreaking
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Dedication		3 y,
4 m,
17 d
Announced
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Dedication		5 y,
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17 d

Dedicatory Order

GLOBAL

189

REGION
N. AM.
121

COUNTRY
US
91

STATE
UTAH
20

COUNTY
WASHINGTON
2

CITY
ST. GEORGE
2

Summary

The Red Cliffs Utah Temple was be the twentieth temple built in Utah and the second built in both Washington County and the City of St. George, following the St. George Utah Temple (1877). It was the 91st temple built in the United States, the 121st in North America, and the 189th Globally operating temple.

The Red Cliffs Utah Temple and the St. George Utah Temple (1877) are the third pair of temples in Utah to be built in the same city, following the Jordan River Utah Temple (1981) and Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple (2009) in South Jordan, Utah; and the Provo Utah Temple (1972) and Provo City Center Temple (2016) in Provo, Utah.[9]”Twelve Temples Announced as October 2018 General Conference Closes,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 7 Oct. 2018.

For five weeks, until the dedication of the Urdaneta Philippines Temple in late April 2024, St. George was home to both the oldest and newest operating temples of the Church.[10]Taylor, Scott. “St. George, Utah, To Have Oldest, Newest Dedicated Temples.” Church News, 20 Dec. 2024, www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2024/03/23/st-george-red-cliffs-temples-church-oldest-newest.

At the time of dedication, there were 93 temples awaiting Groundbreaking announcements, 1 temple scheduled for groundbreaking, 43 Temples under construction, 7 additional temples scheduled for dedication. There were 6 temples underr renovation, 1 additional temple scheduled for rededicaiton, and 2 operationg temples scheduled for renovation.

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Dedication Announced

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Rededication Announced

Under Renovation

Renovation Scheduled

Presidents and Matrons

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Details

Location

This house of the Lord sits on a 15.31-acre site, at the end of a beautiful, newly constructed tree-lined boulevard. The entrance faces north toward the Pine Valley Mountains.

Site

The temple stands It was constructed on what were irrigated farmlands close to the city boundaries of St. George and Washington. Due to the expansive soils on the site, the temple had to be placed on a deep stone-pier foundation. The site was also built up with imported soil to move the temple out of the existing water table.

Plants were chosen based on the following criteria: form, structure, aesthetics, color, texture, shade (in the case of trees), drought and desert tolerance, and alkaline and salt tolerance due to the need to irrigate. Palm trees and green, yellow and purple bushes adorn the grounds.

Due to a high water table, the temple site used to be unable to support the future temple’s foundation. Workers transported 30,000 cubic yards of red dirt from the foundation of the St. George Utah Temple, a temple in the same city, onto the Red Cliffs temple grounds to make them more stable.

The fountain’s basin is composed of reinforced concrete, with the decorative interior made of black granite tile. The exterior is clad in a desert blend stone by Las Vegas Rock.

Location

1555 S Red Cliffs Temple Ln
St. George, Utah  84790
United States

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Phone

(+1) 435-599-7350

Elevation

FeetMeters
2,618798

Site

AcresHectares
15.316.2

Exterior

The Red Cliffs Utah Temple takes cues from the local desert landscape and environs to create a unique style. It blends refined desert modern and neoclassical styles together harmoniously. The simplicity, symmetry, and color of the desert are reflected in the temple’s exterior and interior. The motifs designed in the precast concrete exterior were inspired by Southern Utah’s grand cottonwood trees and its numerous mountains and canyons. Grand cottonwood trees line the waterways in Southern Utah and can be found along portions of the Virgin River and in Zion National Park. The stylized cottonwood leaves represented at the top of the exterior walls and tower are examples of this. The exterior pilasters include representations of the small stones used for trail wayfinding. Entry to the main north doors of the temple is through two shaded canopy structures separated by one of the shimmering reflecting pools mentioned previously. The temple includes exterior arches and has a vertical emphasis with deep pilasters.

A water feature with three reflecting pools and waterfalls and accompanying seats sit on the temple’s north side, with shade structures on both the east and west sides.

Cladding

The temple’s exterior finish is made of coral-beige-toned precast concrete panels. The precast panels are attached to a steel and concrete frame.

Windows

Art glass motifs draw heavily upon local flora. Represented in the glass are stylized images of various local succulents, bearclaw poppies, and Indian paintbrush. These natural elements, reflecting the florals and colors of the desert, invite the viewer to feel as though they are a part of the local landscape. The art glass also emphasizes the grand verticality of the spaces and the temple exterior.

Windows are fabricated from Kawneer aluminum curtain wall with an energy-efficient glazing system and decorative art glass.

Spandrel panel

The decorative aluminum spandrels match the window system and feature an interlocking circle pattern.

Exterior Finish

Precast concrete

Architectural Features

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Specifications

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Height230#
To Shoulder62#
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Symbolism

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HOLINESS TO THE LORD
THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

OrderHoliness > House
LocationNorth Center
FacesNorth
LanguageEnglish
TypeEngraved
ColorBlack
SettingPrecast
FontMichelangelo
Glyph
Church NameNo
Temple NameNo
DatesNo
Cornerstone

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ERECTED

2024

LocationSouth West Corner
FacesSouth
MaterialPRecast
SetInset
EdgeRoutered
Type
FinishBlack
LanguageEnglish

Spires and Finial

Spires

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Spire Details

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On 24 May 2022 a Replica of Karl Quilters 1982 Fiberglass Angel Moroni statue was placed atop the Red Cliffs Utah Temple. It was placed facing North, in line with the front doors of the temple.

Sculptor:Karl Quilter
Commissioned:1978
Completed:1982
Material:Fiberglass
Height:7 ft (2.1 m)
Weight:~300 lbs (181.4 kg)
Currently On:101 temples
Finish:Gold
Placed:2022 05 24
Faces:North

Interior

The temple’s interior draws from the natural beauty of the surrounding landscape in even more detail. The decorative lighting and the baptismal font surround are inspired by the leaf shapes and structure of the succulents that grow in the area. Stone and tile patterns express the layered structures of the local mountains. The millwork contains both geometric and organic design elements, such as in the fluted columns, cast column capitals, and decorative transom panels found throughout the temple. The stain finish of the millwork and furniture complement the natural design motif. Wallcoverings were influenced by the linear rock formations and texture and the color of the surrounding natural stone formations. The wallcoverings selected for the sealing and celestial rooms feature elegant swirls of vines, flowers, and leaves and complement the design of the decorative painting patterns, carpet carvings, and ceiling medallions that adorn those areas. Geometric patterns are also found in the stonework floors and decorative painted ceilings in the main entry, baptistry, bride’s room, confirmation rooms, initiatory, and other selected spaces. Organic and geometric wood carving motifs can be found in the initiatory booths, recommend desks, pews, and seating end panels, door transom panels, altars, and custom furniture throughout the temple. Cast bronze and painted steel flowers are found in the baptismal font and stairway railings.

Area96,277 f2
(8,944 m2)
Floors above grade3
Floors below Grade1
Baptistries1
Initiatories
Endowment Rooms4
Sealing Rooms6

The overall color scheme was based on the plants and landscape seen throughout the St. George area and includes coral, purple, green, and gold. The overall design of the art glass focuses on the unique plants that grow in the region. In the lower floors you see the Indian paintbrush flower found on many of the red cliffs and canyons in the area. This flower is a bright coral-red color that echoes the soft coral tones of the building’s interior. At the upper levels, the motif changes to a succulent, which includes more hues of purple and green.

Common motifs inside include those of the dwarf bearclaw poppy, succulents, Indian paintbrush, cottonwood leaves and pomegranates.

The millwork, doors, and standard wood species for stained finishes were made in an African sapele mahogany. Millwork is quarter sawn, premium grade, and ties into both the exterior of the temple and the decorative elements inside. The millwork throughout the temple is stained except in the instruction rooms, sealing rooms, and celestial room. These rooms have paint-grade millwork finished in an off-white color. The ordinance spaces on the third floor include painted pilasters with an organic column capital, which also uses the succulent leaves motif. The patron areas include crown moldings, use both painted and stained wood, and often have wood pilasters. Some doors have interior art glass incorporated into their design. Wood carvings are found throughout the temple and were designed by NWL with the help of Stefanie Hunt, who sculpted them to be scanned and used by the different trades to keep everything consistent. Since these carvings are sculpted, they are more organic and used to soften the geometric millwork in the temple. All designs were inspired by the natural elements described in the previous sections.

Railings were designed by the architectural team. They are made of antique brass in the baptistry and painted steel in the grand stair and back staircases. Sapele wood, as in the rest of the millwork, is used for handrails, and the baptistry rails include glass. Decorative rails were manufactured by Baer Welding in Providence, Utah. The bearclaw poppy and leaves are featured in this design and tie an organic element to the balance of the spindles. The poppy can be seen in both the grand stair and the railing surrounding the baptistry font.

Doors and hardware are provided by Architectural Building Supply in Salt Lake City. Doors were fabricated by Masonite. The decorative door hardware, manufactured by Luna Bronze in Heber City, Utah, replicates the geometric borders and floral designs found throughout this temple. The border comes directly from the entry rug. The center floral design shows the organic bearclaw poppy with leaves. This was designed by the architectural interior design team with the help of Stefanie Hunt, sculpture artist.

This project includes five different wallcovering types and three paint colors. Along the patron path there is a textured wallcovering in a warm tone. The wallcovering changes in offices and ordinance spaces. The bride’s room has coral-colored paint on gypsum that goes well with the rug and surrounding elements. The sealing and celestial rooms feature a subtle tone-on-tone pattern to create a sense of movement without it feeling overwhelming. Decorative corner guards were designed by the architectural interior design team and manufactured by Wasatch Laser. These custom designs are also based on the succulent motif found in the art glass.

Entry

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Baptistry

The baptistry wet path tile from the top deck nosing to the dressing room entry is a color-body porcelain tile from Daltile. This cream-colored tile matches the coloring of our Crema Beige stone. It is the Caesar Anima Marfil tile, manufactured in Italy.

Trend-brand tiles in a variety of blue colors were used in the baptismal font interior. These tiles are face-mounted and placed in a custom mosaic pattern, created by NWL under the direction of Church design staff. The upper inside portion ties in well with the other patterns throughout the temple. The font is primarily blue with pops of purple and orange to help tie in the surrounding color scheme. The font floor medallion has a stylized succulent design.

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Initiatory Spaces

Waiting Area

There is no pattern in this carpet. It is solid-green, cut-pile yarn. This broadloom is piece-dyed and 100 percent nylon.

Booths

It is a solid-green, cut-pile yarn. This carpet tile is piece-dyed and 100 percent nylon. It is the same carpet as the broadloom in the initiatory waiting area, but in a carpet tile.

Initiatory light fixtures were designed by Fine Art Handcrafted Lighting and manufactured in Florida.

Styledetached, attached, combined
Typestationary, progressive
Rooms#
*Estimated

Instruction Rooms

General/Instruction Room Broadloom: This custom pattern blends the design of both the succulent and the poppy together in a geometric pattern. The carpet has a mixture of cut and loop threads and is green on green to represent the succulent. The broadloom is piece-dyed and 100 percent nylon

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Celestial Room

There is no pattern in this carpet. This broadloom is piece-dyed and 100 percent nylon. It is a cut-pile nylon yarn in a solid off-white color. This carpet is carved on-site, and the carved pattern was designed by the NWL architectural team and was carved by Gregg Johnson of Halfmoon Studio, located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The patterns of the carvings have an organic stylized cluster of succulents connected by more structured leaves, dots, and line work.

Sealing Room

There is no pattern in this carpet. This broadloom is piece-dyed and 100 percent nylon. It is a cut-pile nylon yarn in a solid off-white color. This carpet is carved on-site, and the carved pattern was designed by the NWL architectural team and was carved by Gregg Johnson of Halfmoon Studio, located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The patterns of the carvings have an organic stylized cluster of succulents connected by more structured leaves, dots, and line work.

Presidents office

There is no pattern in this carpet. It is solid-green, cut-pile yarn. This broadloom is piece-dyed and 100 percent nylon.

Dressing Rooms

The standard pattern is structured and semi-abstract. The carpet is a combination of cut pile and loop construction with various tone-on-tone green colors. This carpet is piece-dyed and 100 percent nylon.

Entrance Vestibule/Patron Waiting

Manufactured by EcoPath in Georgia. The taupe-color EcoMax carpet does not have any specific pattern. This carpet is 100 percent solution-dyed UV polypropylene.

Sealing Rooms
Largest Capacity

Bride’s Room

Laid as wall-to-wall carpet. All the rugs in this temple are made by Rugs International, headquartered in USA, and manufactured in Guangdong, China. The bride’s room rug is 100 percent New Zealand wool with hand-tufted construction. The rug was designed by the architectural design team. As with the other elements in the temple, it was designed with a large-scale geometric border to give it structure with a more organic center pattern featuring succulent clusters and leaves. Orange linework runs behind the succulents to tie it into the border and the other elements in the room.

The bride’s room includes Barovier & Toso light fixtures made from handblown glass in Murano, Italy.

Cafeteria

No

Clothing Issue

Yes

Stair, Break Room, Basement Hall

This tile is manufactured by Caesar Ceramics in Italy. The tile is a through-body, fine porcelain tile. The color Anima Marfil was used in this temple, as it closely matches the main stone.

Restroom Floors

This tile has “rug-like” patterns that consist of multiple sizes and shapes of Daltile Keystones tiles. The border was influenced by the entry rug and uses a mix of almond, green, purple, and salmon colors to achieve this effect.

Contractors

Architect

Naylor Wentworth and Lund were the Architects for this temple.

Projects by NWL Architects

ProjectsYears
St. George Utah (Work Order)unknown
Snowflake Arizona (Work Order)unknown
San Diego California (Work Order)unknown
Oklahoma City Oklahoma (Work Order)unknown
Johannesburg South Africa (Work Order)unknown
Dallas Texas (Work Order)unknown
Albuquerque New Mexico (Work Order)unknown
San Antonio Texas (Inspection)unknown
Lubbock Texas (Inspection)unknown
London England (Work Order)unknown
Preston England (Work Order)unknown
Taipei Taiwanunknown
Manila Philippinesunknown
Houston Texas Entryunknown
Guatemala City Guatemalaunknown
Santo Domingo Confirmation Roomunknown
Ft. Lauderdal Florida (Window Replacement)unknown
Sydney Australia Interiorsunknown
Orlando Florida (Window Replacement)unknown
Fr. Lauderdale Florida (B-room AV)unknown
Cleveland Ohiounknown
Idaho Falls (Baptistry)unknown
Colonia Juarez Mexico1999
Columbia South Carolina1999-2000
Winter Quarters Nebraska1999-2001
Columbia River Washington2000-2001
Panama City Panama2002-2008
Manhattan New York-2004
Apia Samoa [renovation]2002-2005
Santiago Chile2004-2006
Twin Falls Idaho (Interior)2005
Oquirrh Mountain Utah2005-2009
Papeete Tahiti [renovation]2005-2006
Nuku’alofa Tonga [renovation]2006-2007
Quetzaltenango Guatemala2006-2011
Cordoba Argentina2008-2015
Phoenix Arizona2008-2014
Buenos Aires Argentina [renovation]2009-2011
Lisbon Portugal2010-2019
St. Louis Missouri (Interior)2011
Columbia River Washington (Interior)2011
Barranquilla Colombia2011-2018
Durban South Africa2011-2020
Billings Montana (Interior)2012
St. Paul Minnesota (Interior) 2012
Idaho Falls Idaho [renovation]2014-2016
Concepción Chile2015-2017
Yigo Guam2015-2017
Kinshasa DRC2016-2019
Jordan River Utah [renovation]2016-2018
Saratoga Springs2017-2023
Asunción Paraguay [renovation]2017-2019
Hamilton New Zealand [renovation]2018-2022
Layton Utah2018-2024
Praia Cape Verde2018-2021
Red Cliffs Utah2018-2024
San Juan Puerto Rico2019-2023
Okinawa Japan2019-2023
Manti Utah (renovation)2019-2024
Puebla Mexico2019-2024
Antofagasta Chile2020-
Harare Zimbabwe2020-
Salta Argentina2020-2024
Coban Guatemala2020-2024
Auckland New Zealand2020-2025
Phnom Pehn Cambodia2021-
Niarobi Kenya2021-2025
Helena Montana2021-2023
Casper Wyoming [Interior]2021-2024
Burley Idaho2021-
Pago Pago American Samoa2021-
Neiafu Tonga2021-
Managua Nicaragua2022-
Bahía Blanca Argentina2022-
Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala2022-
Port Vila Vanuatu2023-
Anchorage Alaska (reconstruction)2023-
Santa Cruz Bolivia2024-
Santiago West Chile2024-
Austin Texas2024-
Orlando Florida (renovation)2024-
Budapest HungaryTBD
RussiaTBD
Lagos NigeriaTBD
Brussells BelgiumTBD
Savai’i SamoaTBD
Luanda AngolaTBD
Vina del Mar ChileTBD
West Jordan UtahTBD

MGB+A Studio provided the landscape and fountain design.

engineered by Water Design (Murray, Utah).

The installer is CEM, located in Salt Lake City. The fountain design includes a reflection pool at the front of the building.

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Projects by MGB+A

TempleYears
Provo Utah2006
Salt Lake2010
Burley Idaho2021
Draper Utah2004-2009
Oquirrh Mountain Utah2005-2009
Idaho Falls Idaho2010-2011
Tijuana Mexico2010-2015
Lisbon Portugal2010-2019
Port-au-Prince Haiti2017-2019
Praia Cape Verde2018-2021
Saratoga Springs2019-2023
Okinawa Japan2019-2023
Red Cliffs Utah2020-2024

General Contractor

Big-D Construction, based in Salt Lake City, formed the concrete.

Projects by Big-D Construction

ProjectYears
Twin Falls Idaho2004
Salt Lake (renovation)2005
Philadelphia Pennsylvania2009
Brigham City Utah2009
Ogden Utah (renovation)2010
Tucson Arizona2017
Moses Lake Washington2023
Red Cliffs Utah2024
Teton River Idaho2026

Other Contractor

The architectural design team designed the art glass. Holdman Studios fabricated and installed the glass.

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

GATE Precast of Hillsboro, Texas manufactured the precast Exterior panels.

Projects by GATE Precast

TempleYears
Tucson Arizona2015-2017
Tallahassee Florida2020-2024
Red Cliffs Utah2018-2024
Orlando Florida1990-1994
McAllen Texas2019-2023
Kansas City Missouri2008-2012
Gilbert Arizona2010-2014
Fort Lauderdale Florida2009-2014
Bentonville Arkansas2019-2023

IMS Masonry of Salt Lake City Utah was chosen to install the exterior panels.

Rugs in the temple were manufactured by Rugs International.

Projects by Rugs International

TempleYears
Paris France2011-2017
Cedar City Utah2015-2017
Richmond Virginia2018-2023
Bangkok Thailand2019-2023
Bentonville Arkansas2019-2023
McAllen Texas2019-2023
Moses Lake Washington2019-2023
Okinawa Japan2019-2023
Saratoga Springs2019-2023
Quito Ecuador2019-2022
Helena Montana2021-2023
Red Cliffs Utah2021-2024

Rebar was provided by Harris Rebar.

Tech-Steel, based in Clearfield, Utah, fabricated the steel structure.

J&M Steel Solutions erected the steel structure.

Fencing was provided by Ameristar Perimeter Security.

Precast concrete pavers were made by Belgard Hardscapes, made in North America.

Stone pavers were provided by Las Vegas Rock.

Carpets are manufactured by Bentley in their California, USA mill.

The decorative paint elements were installed by David Horne and by Dale Jolley of Dekko Design.

All light fixtures except the initiatory and bride’s room fixtures were manufactured with design assist by HB Lighting in New York state.

Millwork was done by Riverwoods Mill in St. George, Utah.

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

Sources and Citations

References

References
↑1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temple News Release, “Washington County Utah Temple Site Announced,” 6 Nov. 2019.
↑2 “Renderings Released for Three Temples in the Western United States.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 7 Apr. 2020.
↑3 Kessler, Mori. “New Washington County LDS Church Temple Site Sees Movement.” St George News, 16 Apr. 2020.
↑4 Eyre, Aubrey. “First Presidency Approves Official Name of Washington County Temple as Red Cliffs Utah Temple.” Church News, 11 Jan. 2024, www.thechurchnews.com/2020/7/14/23216428/first-presidency-approves-name-change-washington-county-red-cliffs-utah-temple.
↑5 “Church Announces Groundbreakings for Two Utah Temples.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 13 Aug. 2020, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/church-announces-groundbreakings-for-two-utah-temples.
↑6 Teare, Ammon. “‘An Angel From on High:’ Red Cliffs Temple Receives a Heavenly Addition.” St. George News, 25 May 2022, www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/local/an-angel-from-on-high-red-cliffs-temple-receives-a-heavenly-addition/article_b1effde6-931e-568d-85ad-9f2e1ecbc495.html.
↑7 “Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for the Red Cliffs Utah Templ.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 16 Oct. 2023, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/open-house-dedication-dates-announced-red-cliffs-utah-temple.
↑8 Gibson, Rachel Sterzer. “President Eyring Dedicates the Red Cliffs Utah Temple.” Church News, 20 Dec. 2024, www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2024/03/24/president-eyring-dedicates-the-red-cliffs-utah-temple-a-tribute-to-faith-of-the-past-and-confidence-in-the-future.
↑9 ”Twelve Temples Announced as October 2018 General Conference Closes,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 7 Oct. 2018.
↑10 Taylor, Scott. “St. George, Utah, To Have Oldest, Newest Dedicated Temples.” Church News, 20 Dec. 2024, www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2024/03/23/st-george-red-cliffs-temples-church-oldest-newest.