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.
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.
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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