The temple formerly known as the Tooele Valley Utah Temple has a new name and a new site location — the Deseret Peak Utah Temple, planned for northwest Tooele, Utah.
Announced originally at April 2019 general conference by President Russell M. Nelson, the new location for the Deseret Peak temple will be west of the intersection at 2400 North and 400 West in Tooele.
The announcements were made Tuesday, Jan. 19, on Newsroom.
The exterior and interior designs remain the same as depicted in previously released renderings, with the primary exterior rendering first published on April 7, 2020.
The three-story temple will be approximately 70,000 square feet, with a central tower, cast-stone exterior and copper shingles. A new 20,000-square-foot meetinghouse — previously planned for the old site — will be built at the new Tooele location.
Project leaders will begin working with city officials on plans for the Deseret Peak Utah Temple.
With the announcement, the First Presidency expressed gratitude for the faith and prayers of Church members in this area and continued encouragement for all people to treat one another with kindness and Christlike love.
Previously announced on Sept. 25, 2019, the initial site was to be northwest of Erda Way and Highway 36 in Erda, a central location to Tooele Valley and north of Tooele, the namesake county’s seat.
The new location in Tooele is about 2.6 miles miles southwest of the previous location.
After the Erda site was originally identified for the temple, the Tooele County Commission in May 2020 approved a recommendation by Church officials to rezone 167 adjacent acres to a