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The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints In Utah
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Utah. Utah has more church members than any other U.S. state or country. The LDS Church is also the largest denomination in Utah. History A brief history can be found at the church'Newsroom (Utah)oDeseret News 2010 Church Almanac Membership history Though membership in Utah has increased, the percentage of Utahns who are Latter-day Saints has declined. Much of this is due to the rapid growth of the state. In 2008, the US Census Bureau determined Utah to be the fastest growing state in the country in terms of population growth. County statistics 150px, Counties of Utah by percentage of Latter-day Saint adherence List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives: Missions Due to nonmembers coming into the state, Utah officially became a mission field with its own he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LDS Conference Center
The Conference Center, in Salt Lake City, Utah, is the premier meeting hall for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Completed in 2000, the 21,000-seat Conference Center replaced the traditional use of the nearby Salt Lake Tabernacle, built in 1868, for the church's biannual general conference and other major gatherings, devotionals, and events. It is believed to be the largest theater-style auditorium ever built.Niebuhr, Gustav"New Structure Symbolizes Mormon Growth" ''The New York Times'', 6 February 2000. Retrieved on 23 March 2021. Features The 1.4 million square foot (130,000 m2) Conference Center seats 21,200 people in its main auditorium. This includes the rostrum behind the pulpit facing the audience, which provides seating at general conference for general authorities and general officers of the church and the 360-voice Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. The auditorium is large enough to hold a Boeing 747 in the space between the seats a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bountiful Utah Temple
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. History The history of the temple site began back in 1897, when John Haven Barlow Sr. purchased 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 Latter-day Saint temple would later be built. After considering numerous sites for the temple, the final decision was ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithfield Utah Temple
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Utah. Utah has more church members than any other U.S. state or country. The LDS Church is also the largest denomination in Utah. History A brief history can be found at the church'Newsroom (Utah)oDeseret News 2010 Church Almanac Membership history Though membership in Utah has increased, the percentage of Utahns who are Latter-day Saints has declined. Much of this is due to the rapid growth of the state. In 2008, the US Census Bureau determined Utah to be the fastest growing state in the country in terms of population growth. County statistics 150px, Counties of Utah by percentage of Latter-day Saint adherence List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives: Missions Due to nonmembers coming into the state, Utah officially became a mission field with its own he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payson Utah Temple
The Payson Utah Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Payson, Utah. The temple is located on the southernmost edge of Utah's Wasatch Front, and is the 15th dedicated temple in the state. History The intent to construct the temple was announced on January 25, 2010, by church president Thomas S. Monson. The temple is located near the intersection of 930 West and 1550 South in Payson, on previously undeveloped land. Additional details, such as the temple's planned size, were not available at the time of the announcement. Dallin H. Oaks presided at the groundbreaking ceremony on October 8, 2011, with William R. Walker conducting and Steven E. Snow, Jay E. Jensen, and Janette Hales Beckham in attendance. Jason Chaffetz (representative for Utah's 3rd congressional district, which includes Payson) participated in the shovel ceremony. When construction was completed in 2015, the temple became one of the largest built in recent years, at 96,630 sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provo City Center Temple
The Provo City Center Temple. is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) on the same site as the former Provo Tabernacle in Provo, Utah. Completed in 2016, the temple utilizes much of the external shell of the tabernacle, all that remained of the original building after a fire in December 2010. Announcement The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on October 1, 2011, during the church's semi-annual general conference.. The temple was announced concurrently with those to be built in Barranquilla, Colombia; Durban, South Africa; Kinshasa, DR Congo; and Star Valley, Wyoming, along with the temple in Paris, France which had been previously announced. At the time, this brought the total number of temples worldwide (either completed, under construction or announced) to 166 and the number of temples in Utah to 16. Provo became the second city in the LDS Church to have two temples, the first being South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provo Utah Temple
Provo or Provos may refer to: In geography In the United States * Provo, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Provo, South Dakota, an unincorporated community * Provo Township, Fall River County, South Dakota * Provo, Utah, a city ** Provo Peak, a mountain within the city limits * Provo Canyon, Utah * Provo River, Utah Elsewhere * Provo, Livno, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Provo, Vladimirci, a village in Serbia * Providenciales, often shortened to Provo locally, an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands People * Saint Provos, another name for Saint Probus of Side (died c. 304 AD), a martyr of the Diocletian persecution * Provo Wallis (1791–1892), British admiral of the fleet * Dwayne Provo (born 1970), retired Canadian Football League player * Fred Provo (1922–1999), America National Football League player in 1948 Transportation * Provo station (Amtrak), Amtrak inter-city rail station * Provo station (Utah Transit Authority), Utah Transit Authority commuter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orem Utah Temple
The Orem Utah Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under construction in Orem, Utah. Plans to construct a temple in Orem were announced on October 5, 2019 by church president Russell M. Nelson, during the Saturday Women's Session of General Conference. The Orem Utah Temple will be the first in the city of Orem, the sixth in Utah County and the 22nd in the state of Utah. On December 11, 2019, the church announced it would be built on a 16-acre site owned by the church. The site is south of the University Parkway exit of Interstate 15 on Geneva Road, near the Orem UTA Frontrunner station. Plans for the temple indicated that it will be a three-story, 70,000 square foot building. The church also anticipates construction of a 20,000 square foot meetinghouse on the same property. On June 24, 2020, the church announced that the groundbreaking for the temple would be held on September 5, 2020. Craig C. Christensen, president of the church's Utah A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindon Utah Temple
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Utah. Utah has more church members than any other U.S. state or country. The LDS Church is also the largest denomination in Utah. History A brief history can be found at the church'Newsroom (Utah)oDeseret News 2010 Church Almanac Membership history Though membership in Utah has increased, the percentage of Utahns who are Latter-day Saints has declined. Much of this is due to the rapid growth of the state. In 2008, the US Census Bureau determined Utah to be the fastest growing state in the country in terms of population growth. County statistics 150px, Counties of Utah by percentage of Latter-day Saint adherence List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives: Missions Due to nonmembers coming into the state, Utah officially became a mission field with its own he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saratoga Springs Utah Temple
The Saratoga Springs Utah Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Saratoga Springs, Utah. History The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on April 2, 2017, during the 187th annual general conference. When it was completed, it was the 14th temple in Utah. On May 7, 2019, the church announced preliminary information on the temple's anticipated location and size. A groundbreaking, to signify beginning of construction, was held on October 19, 2019, with Craig C. Christensen, president of the church's Utah Area, presiding. On November 21, 2022, the LDS Church announced that a public open house would be held from April 15 through July 8, 2023, excluding Sundays. The temple was dedicated on August 13, 2023, by Henry B. Eyring, of the church's First Presidency. See also * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah * Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple
The Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple is the 49th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The temple is located in American Fork, Utah and is the second temple built in Utah County and the ninth in Utah. Announcement The temple was announced by Gordon B. Hinckley, then a counselor in the church's First Presidency, in general conference on October 3, 1992. The exact location, on land in American Fork previously used as a church welfare farm, was announced at the following conference six months later. The Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple overlooks the cities of American Fork, Cedar Hills, Highland and Alpine as well as nearby Utah Lake. Mount Timpanogos, the peak from which the temple gets its name, and the Wasatch Mountains serve as a backdrop. Ground was broken for the Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple a year after its announcement. Approximately 12,000 people gathered on the temple site for the ceremony. During the services, the location of the Madrid Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draper Utah Temple
The Draper Utah Temple is the 129th temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was dedicated in sessions from March 20–22, 2009. Prior to the dedication, the temple was open to the public from January 15, 2009 through March 14, 2009. History The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Gordon B. Hinckley during the opening session of the October 2004 general conference. Hinckley said the new building was needed to relieve overcrowding in other temples in the valley. The temple is the fourth temple in the Salt Lake Valley in addition to the Salt Lake, Jordan River, and Oquirrh Mountain temples. Location and structure The Draper Utah Temple sits on at 2000 East and 14000 South in Draper, Utah. The temple is high from the main level to the top of the structure's spire, which includes the Angel Moroni statue that sits atop most Latter-day Saint temples. The location near the mouth of Draper's Corner Canyon includes an Latter-day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple
The Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in South Jordan, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. South Jordan was the first city in the world to have two temples (it also has the Jordan River Temple). The temple was the fourth in the Salt Lake Valley and the 13th in the state of Utah. The Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple serves approximately 83,000 Latter-day Saints living in the western Salt Lake Valley. The building is faced with light beige granite quarried and milled in China. History The Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple was built on a bluff on the edge of the Daybreak Community; the property was donated to the church by Kennecott Land, a portion of a company that mines copper and precious minerals from the Oquirrh Mountains, just a few miles west of the temple. The edifice features a single stone spire high, topped by a statue of the angel Moroni. Ground was broken for construction on December 16, 2006. At the groundbrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
