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- Cladding the Tower of the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple
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- Taylorsville Utah Temple
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Elder Wilkinson said youths in the area have been very involved in visiting the outside of the temple already. The first glimpse of the interior of the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple was released Monday by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as private tours began. The new temple stands majestic and serene against an incredible landscape. Design elements on the exterior concrete walls and decorative band depict mountains, wetlands, and snow egrets (the logo of Saratoga Springs). Among these depictions are the iconic Mount Timpanogos and Utah Lake. The celestial room is a unique room within the temple as there are no ordinances preformed there.
Cladding the Tower of the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple
Features and symbols of the city of Saratoga Springs can be found throughout the temple. Utah’s 10 under construction are the Deseret Peak, Ephraim, Heber Valley, Layton, Lindon , Orem, Red Cliffs, Smithfield, Syracuse and Taylorsville temples. Additional details regarding the temple dedication will be announced at a future date. “The temple is a place of light and beauty,” said Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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The custom pattern of the natural stone floor in the lower font area underneath the oxen was also designed by the architectural team. Utah’s 14 dedicated and operating temples are the Bountiful, Brigham City, Cedar City, Draper, Jordan River, Logan, Monticello, Mount Timpanogos, Ogden, Oquirrh Mountain, Payson, Provo City Center, Provo and Vernal temples. Reservations are now available online to tour the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple during the public open house via churchofjesuschrist.org/featured/saratoga-springs-utah-open-house. He said as the church grows and as members' desire to enter the temple grows, more temples will be built; and as the church builds more temples, even more members are going to the temple. The church found after opening the Draper and Oquirrh Mountain temples, attendance at Jordan River Temple increased because there was more availability. Sister Yee said church members should look at the temple as a way to build a relationship with God, rather than something to check off a to-do list.
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The three-story temple of approximately 87,000 square feet is located at 897 S. Ensign Drive, west of Redwood Road in the Beacon Pointe subdivision. An adjacent meetinghouse of 21,000 square feet was also built on the 22.7-acre site. The Saratoga Springs Utah Temple will be dedicated on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, by President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor in the First Presidency, in three sessions scheduled. The sessions will be broadcast to all units within the temple district. The Saratoga Springs Utah Temple and an adjoining meetinghouse stand on an expansive 22.71-acre site near the western shores of Utah Lake at the end of tree-lined Founders Boulevard.
When the church announced the official location, area Latter-day Saints flocked to the site at the northern tip of Utah Lake to take photos of the land where the the temple would be built. Hundreds of people were on hand to witness the structure's groundbreaking five months later in October 2019. To see these rooms in person, individuals can schedule a public open house tour here. Admission is free and reservations are recommended, but not required.
Visitors of all ages are invited to a free public open house held for most new or renovated temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The open house includes a video (see left) and a walk-through tour of the temple. After the temple is formally dedicated, entrance is reserved for faithful members of the Church.
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“For members of the church, temples are the most sacred places on earth. It is in temples where we feel closest to God and where families can be sealed together for eternity,” church officials said in a news release. The temple’s open house period includes an April 10, 2023, media day and private sessions for invited guests April 11, 2023, with the public open house beginning Saturday, April 15, and running through July 8, 2023, excluding Sundays.
Local plant species were selected for a natural landscape and sustainability. The elevated plaza facing east looks over the valley and is surrounded by evergreens and mountain shrubs. Information about tour reservations will be available on reservations.ChurchofJesusChrist.org when it’s available.
The millwork, doors and standard wood for the temple is a Sapele African Mahogany finished by Granite Mill. Some doors have interior art glass incorporated into their design. The temple will be dedicated on Sunday, 13 October 2024 in multiple sessions. The temple will be dedicated on Sunday, 22 September 2024 in multiple sessions.
The Saratoga Springs temple will be the state’s 15 dedicated and operating temple. The decorative paint was designed by the architectural team and Church designer, with the assistance of Aaron Allen of Allen’s Commercial Arts LLC. Stylized flowers used throughout the temple represent various wildflowers found in the area including the iris, daisy and chrysanthemum.
Elder Craig C. Christensen, a General Authority Seventy and then-president of the Utah Area, presided over the groundbreaking of the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple on Oct. 19, 2019, and offered the dedicatory prayer on the temple site. “I am always thankful for Carol and Charlie’s willingness to research topics relating to the neighborhoods we are featuring on the tour. These education programs are always a crowd-pleaser, and we are thrilled to partner with Business for Good for catering these two events,” Membership & Programs Director Nicole Babie said in the release. "We would just invite everybody, not just in this area but the entire state or the region, to come to the temple and walk through it and understand a little bit of what we feel in the temple," Elder Duncan said. Even if you don't have a reservation, Elder Duncan said to go ahead and visit the open house and they will try to allow everyone who comes to make it through, although scheduling a reservation is helpful to spread out attendees. He said everything that is in the temple has a connection to the Old Testament or the New Testament, including the 12 oxen that the baptismal font rests on.
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