The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced a groundbreaking service for the Taylorsville Utah Temple will be held in October 2020.
An exterior rendering has been released, showing the planned design of the new temple.
On-site attendance is by invitation only, because of local government social distancing guidelines. Photos and video of the event will be available to the media and public on Newsroom after the groundbreaking service.
The Taylorsville Utah Temple will be built on a 7.5-acre site located at 2603 West 4700 South. The structure will be a three-story building of approximately 70,000 square feet, with a center spire.
The new temple is one of two Utah temples announced in October 2019 by Church President Russell M. Nelson. Utah has two dozen temples announced, under construction, under renovation or in operation. In addition to the one in Taylorsville, temples have been announced in Orem, Syracuse, Tooele Valley and Washington County.
There are more than 2.1 million Latter-day Saints in Utah, an amount just under two-thirds of the state’s population of over 3.2 million residents.
Each temple is considered a “house of the Lord” where Jesus Christ’s teachings are reaffirmed through baptism and other ordinances that unite families for eternity. In the temple, Church members learn more about the purpose of life and make covenants to follow Jesus Christ and serve their fellow man.
Temples differ from meetinghouses or chapels. Unlike meetinghouses, where Sabbath worship and weekly activities take place, temples are open throughout the week and are closed on Sundays.
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