Provo Utah Temple

Provo Utah Temple
Closed for renovation
Number	15
Dedication	February 9, 1972, by Joseph Fielding Smith
Site	17 acres (6.9 ha)
Floor area	128,325 sq ft (11,921.8 m2)
Height	175 ft (53 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
← Ogden Utah Temple Provo Utah Temple → Washington D.C. Temple
Additional information
Announced	August 14, 1967, by David O. McKay
Groundbreaking	September 15, 1969, by Hugh B. Brown
Open house	January 10-29, 1972
Designed by	Emil B. Fetzer
Location	Provo, Utah, United States
Geographic coordinates	40°15′49.19760″N 111°38′23.20440″W
Exterior finish	White cast stone with gold anodized aluminum grills, bronze glass panels and a painted spire
Temple design	Functional modern with single center spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	6 (Movie, stationary)
Sealing rooms	12
Clothing rental	Yes
Notes	Harold B. Lee read the dedicatory prayer prepared by Joseph Fielding Smith
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The Provo Utah Temple (formerly the Provo Temple) is the 17th constructed and 15th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Located in the city of Provo, Utah, it was built with a modern single-spire design, similar to the original design of the Ogden Utah Temple.

Since Provo’s early years, a hill just northeast of downtown Provo was known as "Temple Hill." Instead of a temple, however, the Maeser Building was built on the hill in 1911 as a part of the Brigham Young University (BYU) campus. A 17-acre (69,000 m²) block of property at the base of Rock Canyon was chosen as the site for the Provo Temple.

The intention to construct a temple in Provo was announced by the LDS Church on August 14, 1967, and a groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 15, 1969, with construction beginning soon thereafter. Emil B. Fetzer, the architect for the Ogden and Provo temples, was asked to create a functional design with efficiency, convenience, and reasonable cost as key factors.

The temple was dedicated on February 9, 1972, by LDS Church president Joseph Fielding Smith. The two dedicatory services were broadcast to several large auditoriums on the BYU campus, including the 22,700-seat Marriott Center. The temple has 6 ordinance rooms and 12 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 128,325 square feet (11,921.8 m²). Thirty-one years after the temple's completion, a statue of the Angel Moroni was added to the spire, which itself was changed from gold to white.

In large part because of its location across the street from a Missionary Training Center and proximity to the BYU campus, the Provo Utah Temple is one of the church's busiest.

Temple presidents

Notable temple presidents have included: A. Theodore Tuttle (1980–82); J. Elliot Cameron (1989–92); Dean L. Larsen (1998–2001); Merrill J. Bateman (2007–10); and Robert H. Daines III (2010–13). The current temple president is Alan Ashton (2013–).

See also

• 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 Provo Utah Temple at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Provo Utah Temple page
• Provo Utah Temple page