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| − | + | On 6 April 2013, at the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Annual [[General Conference]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], President and Prophet [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced the construction of a Mormon temple in Cedar City, Utah. | |
| − | There are nearly two million Church members in Utah and the Cedar City Utah Temple announced in April 2013 will be the | + | There are nearly two million Church members in Utah and the Cedar City Utah Temple announced in April 2013 will be the seventeenth in Utah. The 42,657 square foot edifice is located at 300 South Cove Drive in Cedar City on 7.3 acres of land - on the north side of Leigh Hill. It will serve members in Southern Utah and Eastern Nevada. One of the great temple hymns, "High on a Mountain Top," was written by Joel Hill Johnson while living in Enoch, Utah, a suburb of Cedar City. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cedar City, Utah, currently participate in temple ordinances at the [[St. George Utah Temple]], located approximately 50 miles to the south. The St. George Utah Temple serves members from 48 stakes in Southern Utah, Eastern Nevada, and Northern Arizona. |
Cedar City is north of St. George, Utah, where the [[St. George Utah Temple|first temple]] in the state was completed (the [[Salt Lake Temple]] took 40 years to build). Cedar City is the home of the University of Southern Utah, famous for its annual Shakespearean Festival, and near several national parks and ski ranges, including Zion's National Park and Brianhead Ski Resort. | Cedar City is north of St. George, Utah, where the [[St. George Utah Temple|first temple]] in the state was completed (the [[Salt Lake Temple]] took 40 years to build). Cedar City is the home of the University of Southern Utah, famous for its annual Shakespearean Festival, and near several national parks and ski ranges, including Zion's National Park and Brianhead Ski Resort. | ||
| − | + | ==Temple District== | |
| + | The Cedar City Utah Temple will serve members from 17 stakes located in southern Utah and eastern Nevada: Beaver Utah Stake, Cedar City Utah Canyon View Stake, Cedar City Utah Cross Hollow Stake, Cedar City Utah Married Student Stake, Cedar City Utah North Stake, Cedar City Utah Stake, Cedar City Utah West Stake, Cedar City YSA 1st Stake, Cedar City YSA 2nd Stake, Ely Nevada Stake, Enoch Utah Stake, Enoch Utah West Stake, Escalante Utah Stake, Minersville Utah Stake, Panaca Nevada Stake, Panguitch Utah Stake, and Parowan Utah Stake. | ||
==Temple Groundbreaking Announced== | ==Temple Groundbreaking Announced== | ||
Revision as of 07:57, 27 January 2017
On 6 April 2013, at the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President and Prophet Thomas S. Monson announced the construction of a Mormon temple in Cedar City, Utah.
There are nearly two million Church members in Utah and the Cedar City Utah Temple announced in April 2013 will be the seventeenth in Utah. The 42,657 square foot edifice is located at 300 South Cove Drive in Cedar City on 7.3 acres of land - on the north side of Leigh Hill. It will serve members in Southern Utah and Eastern Nevada. One of the great temple hymns, "High on a Mountain Top," was written by Joel Hill Johnson while living in Enoch, Utah, a suburb of Cedar City. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cedar City, Utah, currently participate in temple ordinances at the St. George Utah Temple, located approximately 50 miles to the south. The St. George Utah Temple serves members from 48 stakes in Southern Utah, Eastern Nevada, and Northern Arizona.
Cedar City is north of St. George, Utah, where the first temple in the state was completed (the Salt Lake Temple took 40 years to build). Cedar City is the home of the University of Southern Utah, famous for its annual Shakespearean Festival, and near several national parks and ski ranges, including Zion's National Park and Brianhead Ski Resort.
Temple District
The Cedar City Utah Temple will serve members from 17 stakes located in southern Utah and eastern Nevada: Beaver Utah Stake, Cedar City Utah Canyon View Stake, Cedar City Utah Cross Hollow Stake, Cedar City Utah Married Student Stake, Cedar City Utah North Stake, Cedar City Utah Stake, Cedar City Utah West Stake, Cedar City YSA 1st Stake, Cedar City YSA 2nd Stake, Ely Nevada Stake, Enoch Utah Stake, Enoch Utah West Stake, Escalante Utah Stake, Minersville Utah Stake, Panaca Nevada Stake, Panguitch Utah Stake, and Parowan Utah Stake.
Temple Groundbreaking Announced
Two years following President Thomas S. Monson's announcement of the building of the Cedar City Utah Temple during the 183rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held in April 2013, the Church has announced that the groundbreaking for the Cedar City Utah Temple will take place on 8 August 2015. The services will be private, and only those who have been invited may attend. However, the services will be broadcast via the internet to stake centers within the temple district.
The newly constructed temple will be located at 300 South Cove Dr. in Cedar City, Utah.
