Provo Utah Temple

Provo Utah Temple
Number	15
Dedication	9 February 1972 (9 February 1972) by Joseph Fielding Smith
Site	17 acres (6.9 hectares)
Floor area	128,325 sq ft (11,922 m2)
Height	175 ft (53 m)
Preceded by	Ogden Utah Temple
Followed by	Washington D.C. Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announcement 14 August 1967 Groundbreaking 15 September 1969 by Hugh B. Brown Open House 10–29 January 1972 Designed by Emil B. Fetzer Location 2200 Temple Hill Drive Provo, Utah United States Exterior finish White cast stone with gold anodized aluminum grills, bronze glass panels and a painted spire Temple design Functional modern with single center spire design Ordinance rooms 6 with Movie, stationary sessions Sealing rooms 12 Clothing rental Yes Cafeteria Full services Visitors' center No Notes Harold B. Lee read the dedicatory prayer prepared by Joseph Fielding Smith

The Provo Utah Temple (formerly the Provo Temple) is the 17th constructed and 15th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Located in the city of Provo, Utah, it was built with a modern single-spire design, similar to the original design of the Ogden Utah Temple.

Since Provo’s early years, a hill just northeast of downtown Provo was known as "Temple Hill." Instead of a temple, however, the Maeser Building was built on the hill in 1911 as a part of the Brigham Young University (BYU) campus. A 17-acre (69,000 m²) block of property at the base of Rock Canyon was chosen as the site for the Provo Temple.

The intention to construct a temple in Provo was announced by the LDS Church on August 14, 1967, and a groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 15, 1969, with construction beginning soon thereafter. Emil B. Fetzer, the architect for the Ogden and Provo temples, was asked to create a functional design with efficiency, convenience, and reasonable cost as key factors.

The temple was dedicated on February 9, 1972, by LDS Church president Joseph Fielding Smith. The two dedicatory services were broadcast to several large auditoriums on the BYU campus, including the 22,700-seat Marriott Center. The temple has 6 ordinance rooms and 12 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 128,325 square feet (11,921.8 m²). Thirty-one years after the temple's completion, a statue of the Angel Moroni was added to the spire, which itself was changed from gold to white.

In large part because of its location across the street from a Missionary Training Center and proximity to the BYU campus, the Provo Utah Temple is one of the church's busiest.

Temple presidents

Notable temple presidents have included: A. Theodore Tuttle (1980–82); J. Elliot Cameron (1989–92); Dean L. Larsen (1998–2001); Merrill J. Bateman (2007–10); and Robert H. Daines III (2010–13). The current temple president is Alan Ashton (2013–).

See also

• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Provo Utah Temple page
• Provo Utah Temple page