Layton Utah Temple

Russell M. Nelson, president and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced that a temple will be built in Layton, Utah, during the Sunday afternoon session of the 188th annual general conference in April 2018. Plans call for a three-story temple of more than 87,000 square feet.

The Layton Utah Temple will be built on an 11.8-acre site located at the corner of Oak Hills Drive and Rosewood Lane on the southeast side of Layton City, about 25 miles north of Salt Lake City, Utah. The city of Layton is located in Davis County, a growing region of Northern Utah where members are organized into 64 stakes. The Church had recently announced that the Utah Salt Lake City Mission would be reorganized as the Utah Layton Mission. The property for the temple was acquired by the Church on Friday, 30 March 2018, two days before the temple was announced.

The Layton Utah Temple will be the nineteenth temple built in Utah and the second temple built in Davis County, following the Bountiful Utah Temple (1995). In addition to the Layton Utah Temple, temples have also been announced in Orem, Saratoga Springs, Taylorsville, Tooele Valley, and Washington County.

Small-Scale Groundbreaking Ceremony Conducted

Irene Caso, spokesperson for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made the following statement in response to media inquiries regarding the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Layton Utah Temple. she said:

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the need to limit public gatherings, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints determined a traditional groundbreaking for the Layton Utah Temple, with invited guests, was not prudent. The First Presidency assigned the Utah Area Presidency to conduct a small-scale groundbreaking, held Saturday, 23 May 2020, so that construction could proceed.

Elder Craig C. Christensen presided at the ceremony.

Latter-day Saints and friends in the community were invited to view a recording of the proceedings that was made available online the following week at the official Newsroom website.

Open House and Dedication

Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside at the dedication of the Layton Utah Temple on Sunday June 16, 2024. Two sessions will be held at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. MDT.

The dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to all congregations in the Layton Utah Temple district. Additional details regarding the temple dedication will be announced at a future date.

Prior to the dedication, a public open house will be held Friday, April 19, through Saturday, June 1, 2024, excluding Sundays. A media day will be held on Monday, April 15, 2024, while invited guests will tour the temple Tuesday, April 16, through Thursday, April 18, 2024.