| Jordan River Utah Temple |
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| Number |
20 |
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| Dedication |
16 November 1981 (16 November 1981) by
Marion G. Romney |
| Site |
15 acres (6.1 hectares) |
| Floor area |
148,236 sq ft (13,772 m2) |
| Height |
219 ft (67 m) |
| Preceded by |
Seattle Washington Temple |
| Followed by |
Atlanta Georgia Temple |
| Official website • News & images |
| Additional information |
| Announcement |
3 February 1978 |
| Groundbreaking |
9 June 1979 by
Spencer W. Kimball |
| Open House |
29 September – 31 October 1981 |
| Designed by |
Emil B. Fetzer |
| Location |
10200 S 1300 W
South Jordan, UT 84095-8814
United States |
| Exterior finish |
Cast stone with white marble chips, tower is cemlite |
| Ordinance rooms |
6 with Movie, stationary sessions |
| Sealing rooms |
17 |
| Clothing rental |
Yes |
| Cafeteria |
Full services |
| Visitors' center |
No |
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Coordinates: 40°33′58.08600″N 111°55′53.51520″W / 40.566135°N 111.931532°W / 40.566135; -111.931532 The Jordan River Utah Temple (formerly the Jordan River Temple) is the 20th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in South Jordan, Utah, it was built with a modern single-spire design.
A site dedication and groundbreaking ceremony were held on June 9, 1979. The ceremony and dedication were presided over by Church President Spencer W. Kimball. Instead of the usual small ceremonial shovel-full of dirt at the groundbreaking, President Kimball used a large power scoop shovel to begin the building process. The Jordan River Utah Temple was open to the public for tours September 29 through October 31, 1981. Over half a million people toured the temple during its open house.
[edit] Dedication
Jordan River Temple at night.
Marion G. Romney, a member of the Church's First Presidency, dedicated the Jordan River Utah Temple in fifteen sessions held during November 16–20, 1981. More than 160,000 members attended the dedicatory services. Thirty of those in attendance at the dedication were elderly men and women who had been at the historic dedication of the first temple in the Salt Lake Valley, the Salt Lake Temple. Most had been very young at the time but still remembered the event. The Jordan River Utah Temple serves Latter-day Saints in Southern Salt Lake County, Utah. Geographically, it is the smallest Mormon temple district in the world, but the temple is one of the church's busiest.[citation needed]
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The Jordan River Utah Temple is the fourth largest LDS temple and has a total of 148,236 square feet (13,771.6 m2), six ordinance rooms, and seventeen sealing rooms. The temple also has the largest capacity, with each ordinance room able to accommodate 125 people. The temple site is 15 acres (61,000 m2). The exterior of the temple is finished with cast stone with white marble chips. Unlike many of the temples, which are built mostly with tithing funds, the Jordan River Utah Temple site was given to the Church and all of its construction was paid for by members in the 134 stakes within the temple district. At the time, the payment of buildings by local building funds was the established practice in the church but this was later abandoned in order to respond to the churches need for temples and church buildings in poorer areas of the world.
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