Dedication of the Lindon Utah Temple
One man walked every day along the Murdock Canal Trail, watching the nearby Lindon Utah Temple be built. He later attended the open house and told one of the open house committee members: “You know, I have just decided that I have to change my life. I feel like I have to be in that building and be part of this again.”
The Lindon Utah Temple was dedicated May 3, 2026, by President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency. He was joined by Elder Steven R. Bangerter, General Authority Seventy and executive director of the Church’s Temple Department, and his wife, Sister Susan Bangerter; and Elder Jorge T. Becerra, General Authority Seventy and second counselor in the Utah Area presidency, and his wife, Sister Debbie Becerra.
President Eyring testified that the Lindon temple can be “a refuge” and a “place of peace.” He said: “That which we experience in the temple increases our desire to submit our hearts and our wills to God, as His humble children. When we obey what we are taught in the temple with all our hearts, it makes possible our receiving the gift of peace.”
He also taught that it is only by following the Savior that individuals can find peace and serenity in the trials that will come to them. “Trials, challenges and heartaches will surely come to all of us. None of us are immune from thorns of the flesh (see 2 Corinthians 12:7). Yet, as we attend the temple and remember our covenants, we will feel peace from the Lord,” he said.
Lindon Utah Central Stake President Michael Lloyd recalled serving in his ward’s Young Men organization and routinely getting up at 4 a.m. to take youth to the nearby Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple and experiencing lines of youth already trying to perform baptisms before school. Many youth were staying up late on the first of the month to try to secure appointments. “It just was so overwhelmed with the demand for ordinances for the youth.”
Even through the construction phase, the Lindon temple has enabled many more opportunities to teach and invite individuals to come back or to learn about the Savior, said President Wright. “Individuals’ lives are changing; marriages, families, homes and the community are already being blessed, and that’s been wonderful to see.” The house of the Lord changes people, noted President Lloyd. “It softens hearts. It helps them to come back to Jesus.”
The Lindon temple was the second in the Church to be dedicated with two baptistries, the first being the Syracuse Utah Temple. “I think the fact that there’s a temple here, and the fact that it has two baptistries, is a reflection of the faithfulness of the Saints in this area,” said Wayne Corbridge, temple open house and dedication coordinator.
A welder who worked on the temple felt inspired to reach out to a priesthood leader. He was proud to share with a volunteer during the open house that he had gotten endowed. “Initially, it was just a welding job, and it turned into a place that beckoned to him and motivated him to be better,” said Wayne Corbridge.
More than 280,000 toured the temple during its four-week open house. Brenda Corbridge reported that they gave roughly 1,700 tours in different languages and more than 40 specialty tours to individuals and groups with special needs. Wayne Corbridge said they would often ask visitors at the end of a tour, “What will you remember?”
“The most common response was ‘I feel such peace,’” said Wayne Corbridge. “Not everybody understands that that’s a fruit of the Spirit, but they were feeling the Spirit manifested through the peace and the love of God there in the temple.”
Timeline of the Lindon Utah Temple
The Lindon temple was announced Oct. 4, 2020, by Church President Russell M. Nelson. The groundbreaking and site dedication for this house of the Lord were held on April 23, 2022, and presided over by Elder Kevin W. Pearson, a General Authority Seventy and Utah Area president.
After a public open house from March 12 to April 11, 2026, the Lindon Utah Temple was dedicated May 3, 2026, by President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency.
Architecture and Design of the Lindon Utah Temple
The Lindon Utah Temple is a three-story building of 83,140 square feet. It’s clad in natural white moncini stone, which is also used on the Syracuse Utah Temple exterior. Linden trees adorn the 12.63-acre site, along with location- and climate-appropriate plants with drought tolerance.
Inside the building, several design motifs are prevalent in the art glass, millwork carvings, interior stonework, railings and decorative paint: the linden flower and linden tree; sheaves of wheat in a harvest basket, and the egg-and-dart design drawing from the linden tree leaf.
Floral elements in the art glass use colors of green, white and pink, with complementary blue, yellow and gold hues reflecting the atmosphere. Broadloom carpet in areas of the temple shows brown and green tones. Stone flooring is also used throughout, with browns and white as the base and green and gold as accents.
Interior Photos of the Lindon Utah Temple
