Cedar City Utah Temple
Cedar City Utah Temple | |||||||||||
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Number | TBD | ||||||||||
Announcement | 6 April 2013 | ||||||||||
Groundbreaking | 8 August 2015[1][2] by L. Whitney Clayton[3] | ||||||||||
Floor area | TBD | ||||||||||
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Coordinates: 37°40′18″N 113°05′47″W / 37.67167°N 113.09639°W
The Cedar City Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) under construction in Cedar City, Utah. The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on April 6, 2013, during the church's semi-annual general conference.[4][5] The temple was announced concurrently with the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple; at the time, the announcement brought the total number of temples worldwide to 170. It will be the 17th temple to be constructed in Utah.
On Saturday, August 8, 2015, L. Whitney Clayton presided at a groundbreaking to signify the beginning of construction.[1][2]
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
References
- 1 2 Walch, Tad (4 May 2015). "LDS Church announces Cedar City temple groundbreaking". Deseret News. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- 1 2 "Ground Is Broken for the Cedar City Utah Temple". Newsroom. LDS Church. 8 August 2015.
- ↑ Sterzer, Rachel (8 August 2015). "Ground broken for Cedar City Utah Temple". Church News.
- 1 2 Walker, Joseph (6 April 2013). "LDS react with joy to temples announced in Cedar City, Rio". Deseret News. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- ↑ "New Temples Announced for Cedar City, Utah and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2013-04-06
External links
- Cedar City Utah Temple (official)
- Cedar City Utah Temple
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