Deseret Peak Utah Temple

The Deseret Peak Utah Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under construction in Tooele, Utah. Plans to construct a temple in Tooele Valley were announced on April 7, 2019 by church president Russell M. Nelson, during the church's general conference.[4] The temple will be the first in Tooele County and the 21st in the state of Utah.

Deseret Peak Utah Temple
Under construction
Number205
Site17.98 acres (7.28 ha)
Floor area70,000 sq ft (6,500 m2)
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Additional information
Announced7 April 2019, by Russell M. Nelson
Groundbreaking15 May 2021[1], by Brook P. Hales
LocationTooele, Utah, United States
Geographic coordinates40.5726°N 112.3140°W / 40.5726; -112.3140
Exterior finishCast stone
Baptistries1
Ordinance rooms4
Sealing rooms4
NotesAnnounced by Russell M. Nelson on April 7, 2019,[2] with name and location change announced January 19, 2021.[3]
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The Deseret Peak Utah Temple will be located on the corner of 2400 North and 400 West in Tooele.[5] The temple was originally announced as the "Tooele Valley Utah Temple" and was to be located in Erda, at the intersection of Erda Way and State Route 36. The change came after community pressure to not include some of the other intended residential development, and locals threatened a referendum to alter the area's zoning.[6][7] The relocated temple plans are expected to follow the same design as previously announced, with three stories and about 70,000 square feet. A 20,000-square-foot meetinghouse will be built adjacent to the temple.

See also
Temples in Utah ()
Wasatch Front Temples
Temples along the Wasatch Front ()
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References
  1. "Deseret Peak Utah Temple Construction Underway", newsroom, 15 May 2021
  2. "Prophet Announces Eight New Temples at April 2019 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 7 April 2019
  3. "Tooele Valley Temple Relocated and Renamed". newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  4. Wood, Benjamin (7 April 2019). "Major renovations to be unveiled for Salt Lake Temple, other pioneer edifices; Utah to get its 21st Latter-day Saint temple". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. KUTV, McKenzie Stauffer (2021-01-19). "LDS Tooele County temple relocated, renamed". KUTV. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  6. "After community pushback, LDS Church renames, relocates Tooele temple". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  7. https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/faith/plans-for-tooele-valley-temple-announced-by-lds-church/article_ea80422a-856d-5c22-a464-21e6a3e5b0f2.html
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