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Revision as of 19:13, 27 April 2015
On 25th January 2010, President Thomas S. Monson, prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also called the LDS or Mormon Church), announced that a Mormon temple is planned for the city of Payson, Utah. The new temple will help relieve the pressure of use on the nearby Provo Utah Temple.
The city of Payson is south of the Provo-Orem area, Springville and Spanish Fork, along the I-15 freeway. The proposed temple site is on the south-west of Payson, near the I-15 highway, and when the building is completed, the temple district will encompass an area serving almost 80,000 members of the Mormon Church.
There are currently 14 other temples in operation and announced throughout the state of Utah.
In early fall of 2011, the LDS Church released a rendering of the future Payson Temple:
The groundbreaking for the Payson Utah Temple took place on Saturday, October 8, 2011. About 6,000 people braved rain and cold to witness the event. Prayers to lift the rain for the event were answered, but the unseasonable cold remained. Elder Dallin H. Oaks presided over and offered the dedicatory prayer at the service, witnessed via TV transmission by other Latter-day Saints gathered in meetinghouses elsewhere in the temple district, which stretches from Spanish Fork on the north to Nephi on the south. [1]
When the temple is completed, it will be about 96,000 square feet in size, and will serve approximately 78,000 church members in 22 stakes, including nine in Spanish Fork and six in Payson. Said Elder Oaks, "Standing just adjacent to I-15, the major north-south artery in Utah, the Payson Temple will be a dominant and visible influence on the millions who pass here, by day and by night."
Elder William R. Walker of the Quorum of the Seventy addressed the congregation during the ceremony. Elder Walker is the executive director of the Church's Temple Department. Other speakers on the program were Elder Walker's wife, Vicki V. Walker, and Elder Steven E. Snow of the Presidency of the Seventy.
Open House and An Inside Look
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the open house and dedication dates for the Payson Utah Temple which is located at 1494 South 930 West, Payson, Utah. The general public, including children of all ages, is invited to attend a free open house beginning on Friday, 24 April 2015 through Saturday, 23 May 2015. An open house will not be conducted on the following Sundays: 26 April, 3 May, 10 May, and 17 May 2015. Admission is free, but reservations are requested. Open house tickets are now available through an online reservation system or, for groups larger than 15 people, by calling toll free 1-855-537-2000. Modest dress is required.
The open house tours begin with a 12-minute video providing an overview of temples and why they are significant to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Following the video, a tour host will escort visitors through the temple, explaining the purpose of each room and answering questions as time allows. At the conclusion of the tour, visitors are invited to a reception area where they may get any further questions that they may have answered.
The following pictures from Mormon Newsroom of the inside of the Payson Utah Temple have been officially released by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:
Cultural Celebration and Temple Dedication
A cultural celebration entitled Fill the World with Love will be held Saturday, 6 June 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at LaVell Edwards Stadium on the Brigham Young University campus in Provo, commemorating the heritage of the Payson region through narration, song, and dance.
The Payson Utah Temple will be dedicated in three sessions on Sunday, 7 June 2015 at 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. All sessions will be broadcast to the stakes belonging to the Payson Utah Temple District, and the three-hour block meetings will be cancelled that day for these units in order that the Saints may attend this sacred event. Once dedicated, the Payson Utah Temple will be the 146th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ.
