Smithfield Utah Temple Wiki

Plans to construct the Smithfield Utah Temple were announced by President Russell M. Nelson on 4 April 2021, at the 191st Annual General Conference.^[1]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “At April 2021 Conference, Prophet Announces 20 More Temples to Be Constructed,” 4 Apr. 2021.

The Smithfield Utah Temple will be the twenty-sixth temple built in Utah and the second built in Cache County, following the Logan Utah Temple (1884).

Utah Temples at Time of Announcement

Announced

• Lindon Utah
• Deseret Peak Utah [groundbreaking scheduled]

Under Construction

• Syracuse Utah
• Saratoga Springs Utah
• Orem Utah
• Taylorsville Utah
• Red Cliffs Utah

Dedicated

• St. George Utah [1877]
• Logan Utah [1884]
• Manti Utah [1888]
• Salt Lake [1893]
• Ogden Utah [1972]
• Provo Utah [1972]
• Jordan River Utah [1981]
• Bountiful Utah [1995]
• Mount Timpanogos Utah [1996]
• Monticello Utah [1998]
• Draper Utah [2009]
• Oquirrh Mountain Utah [2009]
• Brigham City Utah [2012]
• Payson Utah [2015]
• Provo City Center Utah [2016]
• Cedar City Utah [2018]

On 24 November 2021, an official exterior rendering was released for the Smithfield Utah Temple.^[3]“See Renderings for the Provo and Smithfield Temples.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 24 Nov. 2021, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/provo-smithfield-utah-temple-exterior-rendering.

The groundbreaking of the Smithfield Utah Temple was presided over by Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on June 18, 2022. Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was also in attendance and conducted the event. Both Apostles have roots in Cache Valley, where Smithfield is located.

In his remarks to those in attendance, Elder Cook said, “We stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before. We honor them and their legacy and express gratitude for what they accomplished. It is in the Lord’s temples where sacred ordinances are performed, not only for us, but for those who have gone before that we express our gratitude in an eternally significant way.”^[5]Weaver, Sarah Jane. “Recalling Their Roots in Cache Valley, Utah, Elder Cook and Elder Stevenson Break Ground for Second Temple in the Area.” Church News, 11 Jan. 2024, www.thechurchnews.com/2022/6/18/23218635/smithfield-utah-temple-groundbreaking-elder-cook-stevenson-cache-valley-roots.

A 13.3-acre parcel located at the intersection of N 800 West and W 100 North has been chosen as the location for the temple.

Plans call for a three-story temple of approximately 81,000 square feet