Bountiful Utah Temple
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| Bountiful Utah Temple | ||
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| Number | 47 | edit data |
| Announcement | 1991-04-06 | |
| Groundbreaking | 1992-05-02 by Ezra Taft Benson |
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| Open House | 4 November - 17 December 1994 | |
| Dedication | 1995-01-08 by Howard W. Hunter |
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| Designed by | Allen Ereckson | |
| Location | 640 South Bountiful Boulevard Bountiful, Utah United States |
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| Phone number | 801-296-2100 | |
| Site | 11 acres (4.5 hectares) | |
| Total floor area | 104,000 sq ft (9,700 m²) | |
| Height | 176 ft (54 m) | |
| Exterior finish | Bethel white granite | |
| Temple design | Classic modern, single-spire design | |
| Ordinance rooms | 4 with movie sessions | |
| Sealing rooms | 8 | |
| Clothing rental | Yes | |
| Cafeteria | Full services | |
| Visitors' center | No | |
| Preceded by | Orlando Florida Temple | |
| Followed by | Hong Kong China Temple | |
| Official website • News & Images | ||
The Bountiful Utah Temple is the 47th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Bountiful Temple is the eighth temple constructed in the state of Utah. The history of this temple site began back in 1897, when John Haven Barlow Sr. purchased forty acres of land from the United States government. Because of lack of water and the steep terrain, little could be done with the land. In 1947 some of the land was cleared and four hundred apricot trees were planted. In the spring of 1983, flash flooding caused a great deal of damage in Bountiful, resulting in the decision to build a dam across the canyon to limit the flow of water during heavy rainstorms. The city requested the use of the soil from the future temple site, so construction crews removed over two hundred thousand cubic yards of soil, leaving the area an ideal spot on which the Mormon temple would later be built. [1]
After considering numerous sites for the temple, the final decision was made on April 3, 1988 by the First Presidency of the LDS Church. Four years later on May 2, 1992, the groundbreaking took place and on January 8, 1995 Church President Howard W. Hunter dedicated the Bountiful Utah Temple. Two hundred thousand Latter-day Saints attended the dedicatory sessions, more than had ever previously attended a temple dedication.
The Bountiful Utah Temple has a total of 104,000 square feet (9,700 m²), four ordinance rooms, and eight sealing rooms.
[edit] Notes
- "Bountiful Utah Temple Site History", by Barlow
[edit] See also
- Temple (Mormonism)
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
- Bountiful, Utah
[edit] External links
- Official LDS Bountiful Utah Temple page
- Bountiful Utah Temple page
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Visitors Site
- Mormon Temple Worship - BBC Religion & Ethics
- History of Mormon Temples - Lightplanet
- Early Christianity and Mormonism: The LDS Temple Endowment: An Introduction
- Bountiful Utah Temple is at coordinates Coordinates:
