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| + | The temple is planned as a multi-story edifice of approximately 85,000 square feet, with the site to include a new meetinghouse. Once built, the house of the Lord in West Jordan will be westernmost of Salt Lake County’s six temples, located some 10 miles northwest of the [[Oquirrh Mountain Temple]]. The county’s four others are the Salt Lake, Taylorsville, Jordan River and Draper temples. | ||
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Revision as of 13:57, 22 April 2024
During his general conference closing message on April 7, 2023, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct a temple in West Jordan, Utah. The West Jordan Utah Temple is one of fifteen newly announced temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [1]
The West Jordan Utah Temple will be the 29th temple in Utah either in operation, under renovation, construction, or announced.
West Jordan is a suburb of Salt Lake City on the southwest side of the Salt Lake Valley. The city has around 115,000 residents.
Utah, the Church’s world headquarters, is home to nearly 2.2 million Latter-day Saints, or nearly two-thirds of the state’s population, in more than 5,400 congregations.
Location
The West Jordan Utah Temple is currently in the planning stages. The site for this temple is a 16.1-acre parcel in the city’s westernmost region, west of Utah State Highway 111 (also known as Bacchus Highway or 8400 West) at approximately 7147 South U-111.
The temple is planned as a multi-story edifice of approximately 85,000 square feet, with the site to include a new meetinghouse. Once built, the house of the Lord in West Jordan will be westernmost of Salt Lake County’s six temples, located some 10 miles northwest of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. The county’s four others are the Salt Lake, Taylorsville, Jordan River and Draper temples.
Videos
Temples in Utah
- Bountiful Utah Temple
- Brigham City Utah Temple
- Cedar City Utah Temple
- Deseret Peak Utah Temple
- Draper Utah Temple
- Ephraim Utah Temple
- Heber Valley Utah Temple
- Jordan River Utah Temple
- Layton Utah Temple
- Lehi Utah Temple
- Lindon Utah Temple
- Logan Utah Temple
- Manti Utah Temple
- Monticello Utah Temple
- Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple
- Ogden Utah Temple
- Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple
- Orem Utah Temple
- Payson Utah Temple
- Price Utah Temple
- Provo City Center Temple
- Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple
- Red Cliffs Utah Temple
- Salt Lake Temple
- Saratoga Springs Utah Temple
- Smithfield Utah Temple
- St. George Utah Temple
- Syracuse Utah Temple
- Taylorsville Utah Temple
- Vernal Utah Temple
- West Jordan Utah Temple
