Layton Utah Temple

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.
Layton Utah Temple Groundbreaking

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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