Here's Your First Look Inside the Taylorsville Utah Temple

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• Recent and upcoming temple open houses
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• House of the Lord in Taylorsville Opens for Tours

The Taylorsville temple is one of 30 total temples in operation, under construction, under renovation or announced in Utah, home to nearly 2.2 million Latter-day Saints spread throughout more than 5,400 congregations. And on Tuesday morning, April 9, the new house of the Lord had its first visitors at the start of a seven-week open-house period for the media, invited guests and the general public. “The temple is the gateway to the greatest blessings God has in store for each of us. Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ are different from meetinghouses or chapels where members gather for Sunday worship services. A temple is considered a house of the Lord, where the teachings of Jesus Christ are reaffirmed through marriage, baptism and other sacred agreements that unite families for eternity.

Yorba Linda California Temple

Latter-day Saint temples point people to Jesus Christ, Torres and others said as they led journalists on the preview tour. The city was named for John Taylor, the third president and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, because some of the settlers were baptized by him in England. And the area near where they dug had been owned by Joseph F. Smith, the sixth church president. Those participating in the event included Elder Kevin W. Pearson, Utah Area President; Elder James R. Rasband, assistant executive director, Temple Department; and Sister Tracy Y. Browning, Second Counselor in the Primary General Presidency.

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An accommodation center and meetinghouse have been built on the property, as well as a residency for the temple president and matron. The Orem Utah and Red Cliffs Utah temples are completed and scheduled for dedication on Jan. 21 and March 24, respectively; the Taylorsville and Layton temples make four in the state to be dedicated over the next five months. Other houses of the Lord under construction are the Deseret Peak, Ephraim, Heber Valley, Lindon, Smithfield and Syracuse temples. The exterior art glass was designed by the consultant designer from FFKR Architects.

Recent and upcoming temple open houses

Second, they attend temples to love others by doing temple ordinances for deceased ancestors as a free-will offering those ancestors may accept or reject. The house of the Lord is a three-story, 73,492-square-foot building with a center spire, on a 7.5-acre site at 2603 W. Previously on the site sat a Church meetinghouse and a recreational field. The Taylorsville temple was announced by President Nelson during the women’s session of the October 2019 general conference.

A media day is scheduled for Monday, April 22, with invited guests to visit the temple Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23-24. After a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is built or has undergone an extensive renovation, it is opened for public tours prior to being dedicated or rededicated. After the dedication or rededication, Church members with temple recommends can enter to perform sacred ordinances. A second St. George temple, the newly built Red Cliffs edifice, will welcome public tours from Feb. 1 through March 2 before a scheduled March 24 dedication. The Layton Temple is scheduled for a June 16 dedication after an April 19-June 1 open house. Visitors of all ages are invited to a free public open house held for most new or renovated temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Those participating in the event included Elder Kevin W. Pearson, Utah Area President; Elder James R. Rasband, assistant executive director, Temple Department; and Sister Tracy Y. Browning, Second Counselor in the Primary General Presidency. Anchorage Alaska Temple — Reconstruction project beginning in 2024 will enlarge and relocate Anchorage’s house of the Lord while current temple remains open. The new temple will be one of 28 such houses of worship in Utah. The temple will be dedicated on Sunday, 13 October 2024 in multiple sessions. The temple will be dedicated on Sunday, 22 September 2024 in multiple sessions. The temple will be dedicated on Sunday, 15 September 2024 in multiple sessions.

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Inside, woodwork and metalwork are a deep brown, and furnishings follow a deep burgundy, lavender and gold color palette, according to a church news release. The open house is scheduled to run from Saturday, April 13, through Saturday, May 18, 2024, excluding Sundays. The first photos of the temple were released to coincide with a media tour on Tuesday morning. Two dedicated temples are under renovation — the Salt Lake and Provo Utah Rock Canyon temples.

The third ordinance rezoned the temple property from Single Family Residential to Site Specific Development – Institutional – Temple. The resolution approved a development agreement with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for construction of the temple. Latter-day Saint temples are a sacred place for Church members to visit and make sacred promises with God, like keep His commandments or marriage promises. The Yorba Linda California Temple will be the ninth temple built in California and the second built in Orange County, following the Newport Beach California Temple (2005).

House of the Lord in Taylorsville Opens for Tours

The Taylorsville Utah Temple is made with structural steel and stone cladding. It stands on the former site of a Church meetinghouse and recreational field. The architect derived much inspiration from local pioneer tabernacles. Built of structural steel and stone cladding, the temple features a pioneer-era Gothic architectural style, with the arches and motifs inspired by local pioneer-era tabernacles in communities along Utah’s Wasatch Front. The pioneer-era Salt Lake and Manti (the latter is set for dedication April 21 after a March 14-April 5 open house) temples are undergoing renovation.

It was the third — and finally successful — groundbreaking date set for the Salta temple, in the country’s northwest area. COVID-19 concerns had postponed previously scheduled dates in mid-August and early October of 2020. Dates of free public open houses and dedications or rededications are listed below.

The open house includes a video and a walk-through tour of the temple. After the temple is formally dedicated, entrance is reserved for faithful members of the Church. SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced dates for a public open house at the temple in Taylorsville. The church invites visitors of all ages to tour the temple before it is dedicated in June.

Distribution center is on site or nearby to purchase temple garments and clothing. In Salt Lake City, meanwhile, work continues on the massive overhaul and seismic upgrade of the faith’s most iconic building, a six-spired structure that took 40 years to construct. Large crowds are expected when it opens to the general public for the first time since just before its 1893 dedication. Salt Lake Temple — Closed since the end of 2019 for seismic upgrades and extensive renovations, the temple had its projected completion date recently amended to 2026.

Less than 10 weeks later, the First Presidency identified the site location, centrally located within the Salt Lake Valley just west of Interstate 215 and southwest of the Belt Route’s 4700 South interchange. ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org shares construction news, photographs, maps, and interesting facts about the temples of the restored Church of Jesus Christ. The Taylorsville temple is one of 28 total temples in operation, under construction or under renovation in Utah, home to more than 2.1 million Latter-day Saints spread throughout some 5,400 congregations. The Taylorsville temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson during the women’s session of the October 2019 general conference. In advance of attending the open house, attendees are invited to watch an introductory video about temples, available online.

More temple open houses and dedications are planned across Utah. The temples to be built in Lehi and West Jordan, Utah, were announced just weeks ago during the Church's April conference. The temple will hold its dedication in two session on Sunday, June 2, with Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles conducting the ceremony.