Bountiful Utah Temple

Bountiful Utah Temple
Number	47
Dedication	January 8, 1995, by Howard W. Hunter
Site	9 acres (3.6 ha)
Floor area	104,000 sq ft (9,700 m2)
Height	176 ft (54 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
← Orlando Florida Temple Bountiful Utah Temple → Hong Kong China Temple
Additional information
Announced	April 6, 1991, by Ezra Taft Benson
Groundbreaking	May 2, 1992, by Ezra Taft Benson
Open house	November 4 December 4 – 17, 1994
Current president	Melvyn K. Reeves
Designed by	Allen B. Erekson
Location	Bountiful, Utah, U.S.
Geographic coordinates	40°52′58.27079″N 111°50′48.52319″W
Exterior finish	Bethel white granite
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	4 (stationary)
Sealing rooms	8
Clothing rental	Yes
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The Bountiful Utah Temple is the 47th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Bountiful Temple at night.

The Bountiful Temple is the eighth temple constructed in the state of Utah. The history of the temple site began back in 1897, when John Haven Barlow Sr. purchased 40 acres (160,000 m²) 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 LDS temple would later be built.

After considering numerous sites for the temple, the final decision was made on April 3, 1988 by the LDS Church First Presidency. Four years later, on May 2, 1992, the groundbreaking took place and on January 8, 1995 LDS Church president Howard W. Hunter dedicated the Bountiful Utah Temple. Two hundred thousand Latter-day Saints attended the dedicatory sessions, more than had ever previously attended a temple dedication.

The Bountiful Utah Temple has a total of 104,000 square feet (9,700 m²), four ordinance rooms, and eight sealing rooms.

Presidents

Notable presidents of the Bountiful Utah Temple include James O. Mason (2000–03) and Robert H. Garff (2012–15). The current president is William S. Winegar (2015–).

See also

• James O. Mason, former temple president
• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah

External links

• Media related to Bountiful Utah Temple at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Bountiful Utah Temple page
• Bountiful Utah Temple page