Syracuse Utah Temple Wiki

President Russell M. Nelson’s announced plans for the Syracuse Utah Temple on 5 April 2020. ^[1]“Prophet Announces Six New Temples at October 2020 General Conference.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 4 Oct. 2020, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2020-general-conference-temples.

This House of the Lord will be the 24th temple constructed in Utah and will ease demands on the Ogden Utah Temple, which currently serves the members of 63 stakes. It will be Davis County’s third temple, joining the Bountiful Utah Temple and Layton Utah Temple.

Utah Temples at Time of Announcement

Announced

• Orem Utah
• Layton Utah [groundbreaking scheduled]
• Red Cliffs Utah
• Taylorsville Utah
• Deseret Peak Utah

Under Construction

• Saratoga Springs 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]

The official render for the Syracuse Utah Temple was released 16 February 2021, via the Church updating the location announcement.^[3]Walch, Tad. “Church Releases First Image of Planned Syracuse Utah Temple.” Deseret News, 20 Dec. 2023, www.deseret.com/faith/2021/2/16/22285909/church-releases-first-image-of-planned-syracuse-utah-temple-lds-mormon.

The groundbreaking of the Syracuse Utah Temple was presided over by Elder Kevin R. Duncan, a General Authority Seventy serving as the executive director of the Church’s Temple Department, on 12 June 2021. Elder Duncan — who grew up less than a mile and a half away from the temple site — said he could see the barn roof of his childhood home from the site. Elder Dean M. Davies of the Seventy also spoke at the event.

In his remarks to the congregation, Elder Duncan said, “We recognize the great legacy of faith and sacrifice that has been passed down from the pioneers who settled in this area where a new temple will soon stand. … Some of you are new to this area, but this is your home too. Whether you are a longtime resident, or a ‘new pioneer,’ this temple will be your temple.”

Attendance at the temple site was by invitation only, but the service was streamed live over the internet. Video and photographs of the event were made available to the media and public at the Church Newsroom website after the groundbreaking was held.^[5]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “Groundbreakings Announced for Temples in Syracuse and Tooele,” 16 Mar. 2001.

The Syracuse Utah Temple will be constructed on a 12-acre field located at the intersection of 2500 West and 1025 South in Syracuse, Utah. The family who provided the land for the temple has indicated they intend to continue to farm the surrounding property, meaning it is intended, going forward, that the temple will be isolated from surrounding homes.

Plans for the Syracuse Utah Temple call for a three-story building of approximately 89,000 square feet with two baptistries.