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The Payson Utah Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Payson, Utah. The intent to build the temple was announced in a news release on January 25, 2010, by church president Thomas S. Monson. [3] The temple is located on the southernmost edge of Utah's Wasatch Front, and is the state's 15th temple.
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)—Mormonism's largest denomination—there have been numerous changes to temple ceremonies in the church's over-200-year history. Temples are not churches or meetinghouses designated for public weekly worship services, but rather sacred places that only admit members in good ...
The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating and 9 others undergoing renovations [1]), 3 with a dedication scheduled, 48 under construction, 1 with a groundbreaking scheduled, [2], and 112 others announced (not yet under construction). [3]
In the LDS Church today, temples serve two main purposes: (1) temples are locations in which Latter-day Saints holding a temple recommend can perform ordinances on behalf of themselves and their deceased ancestors, and (2) temples are considered to be a house of holiness where members can go to commune with God and receive personal revelation.
The Jordan River Utah Temple (formerly the Jordan River Temple) is the 20th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located in South Jordan, Utah. The intent to build the temple was announced on February 3, 1978, by church president Spencer W. Kimball during a press conference in the Church Office Building .
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church, announced Sunday that it plans to build 15 temples across the globe, including one in Des Moines.
The trend continued with the Provo Utah Temple (15), and eight years later with the Jordan River Utah Temple (20). Each temple was larger than the last (128,325 sq ft (11,921.8 m 2) and 148,236 sq ft (13,771.6 m 2), respectively), and added more sealing rooms: twelve for Provo and seventeen for Jordan River.
Jordan River Utah Temple: Utah: United States: North America: 15 acres (60,703 m 2) 148,236 sq ft (13,772 m 2) 219 ft (67 m) 1 6 16 21 Operating Atlanta Georgia Temple: Georgia: United States North America 9.6 acres (38,850 m 2) 34,500 sq ft (3,205 m 2) 92 ft (28 m) 1 4 5 22 Operating Apia Samoa Temple: Tuamasaga: Samoa Oceania