Location and Groundbreaking of the Heber Valley Temple
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the groundbreaking date of the Heber Valley Utah Temple. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, October 8, 2022. Elder Kevin R. Duncan, executive director of the Temple Department, will preside over the event.
A rendering of the exterior of the temple has also been released.
The temple will be built on a 17.9-acre site located southeast of 1400 East Center Street in Heber City, Utah. The plans call for a three-story temple of about 88,000 square feet.
In addition to the temple in Heber City, other temples in Utah announced, being built, renovated or in operation are the following: the Bountiful, Brigham City, Cedar City, Deseret Peak, Draper, Ephraim, Jordan River , Layton, Lindon, Logan , Manti, Monticello, Mount Timpanogos, Ogden, Oquirrh Mountain, Orem, Payson, Provo City Center, Provo, Red Cliffs, Salt Lake, Saratoga Springs, Smithfield, St. George, Syracuse, Taylorsville and Vernal Utah Temples.
There are 2.2 million members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah, the Church’s world headquarters, about two-thirds of the state’s population of 3.5 million people.
Church President Russell M. Nelson announced the Heber Valley Temple during the October 2021 general conference.
Attendance at the brand new ceremony will be by invitation only. Additional details will be provided.
The Teton Idaho River Temple will be built on a 16.6-acre site located northwest of Second East 2000 North in Rexburg, Idaho. The plans call for a three story temple of approximately 130,000 square feet. This will be the second temple in the city after the Rexburg Idaho Temple. Brigham Young University-Idaho is in Rexburg.
President Nelson announced the Teton River Idaho Temple for the first time during the October 2021 general conference.
There are more than 470,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 1,200 congregations in Idaho. The Teton River Idaho Temple will join eight other temples in operation, under construction or announced in the state of Idaho. Those temples are in Boise, Burley, Idaho Falls, Meridian, Montpelier, Pocatello, Rexburg and Twin Falls.
Latter-day Saints consider temples to be the house of the Lord and the holiest places of worship on earth. There is a difference between temples and meeting houses (churches) of the Church. All are welcome to attend Sunday worship services and other activities during the week at local meeting houses. The main purpose of the temples is for faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ to participate in sacred ceremonies, such as weddings, which unite families forever, and proxy baptisms on behalf of deceased ancestors who did not have the opportunity to be baptized while they were alive.
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