Groundbreaking for the Layton Utah Temple
Elder Craig C. Christensen, president of the Utah Area, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony on May 23, 2020. Elder Randy D. Funk of the Utah Area Presidency offered the dedicatory prayer for the site and the construction.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, attendance was limited to a handful of guests. Prior to the pandemic, organizers planned on an attendance of a thousand or more at the groundbreaking. Instead, a video of the event was broadcast for members in the temple district to view a week after leaders broke ground.
The Layton Utah Temple is scheduled to be dedicated June 16, 2024, by Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Timeline of the Layton Utah Temple
April
01
2018
May
23
2020
Groundbreaking
In May 2020, Elder Randy D. Funk of the Utah Area Presidency dedicated the site of the new temple. Elder Craig C. Christensen, president of the Utah Area, conducted the groundbreaking ceremony.
April
19
2024
Open house
A public open house for the Layton Utah Temple will be held from April 19 to June 1, 2024. A media day will also be held April 15, and invited guests will tour the building from April 16 to April 18, 2024.
June
16
2024
Dedication
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The Church acquired the property two days before plans to construct the temple were announced in general conference. An exterior rendering was released on Oct. 19, 2019. On May 23, 2020, the groundbreaking ceremony was held on an 11.8-acre site at the corner of Oak Hills Drive and Rosewood Lane.
After a public open house from April 19 to June 1, 2024, the Layton Utah Temple will be dedicated June 16, 2024, by Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Architecture and Design of the Layton Utah Temple
This house of the Lord is projected to be a three-story building of 87,000 square feet, with two attached end spires and a statue of the angel Moroni. Tall, arched windows surround the building, the largest being above the entrance.
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