Latest dedication gives Utah 20 operating LDS temples, with 10 more on the way

A little more than four years ago, all temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shut down when COVID-19 swept across the globe.

Now, with Sunday’s dedication of the Layton Temple and the pandemic crisis largely past, nearly 200 are in operation, including 20 in Utah.

Apostle David Bednar dedicated the three-story, nearly 94,000-square-foot Layton structure, which features a golden Angel Moroni statue atop one of its twin spires.

Constructed of precast concrete panels over a steel frame, the temple includes design motifs inside and out that pay tribute to Davis County’s agricultural heritage, showcasing seedlings, leafy branches and cherry blossoms.

The second floor boasts a 1915 Tiffany art piece, titled “The Resurrection,” that was purchased from a now-demolished United Presbyterian Church in Amenia, New York, about 100 miles north of New York City.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The entrance of the second-floor patron waiting area in the Layton Utah Temple features this Tiffany Studio window, circa 1915, which was purchased from a United Presbyterian Church in Armenia, New York. That church was demolished in 2015.

Like the Taylorsville Temple, about 30 miles to the south, the Layton edifice, nested between busy Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 89, is visible day and night to freeway travelers.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Apostle David A. Bednar of the greets members after the dedication of the Layton Utah Temple on Sunday, June 16, 2024. |

Bednar, a news release reported, encouraged templegoers to enhance their “covenant connection” with God through what they learn inside the building.

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Latest dedication gives Utah 20 operating LDS temples, with 10 more on the way

Latest dedication gives Utah 20 operating LDS temples, with 10 more on the way

Latest dedication gives Utah 20 operating LDS temples, with 10 more on the way

Latest dedication gives Utah 20 operating LDS temples, with 10 more on the way

Latest dedication gives Utah 20 operating LDS temples, with 10 more on the way