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The Payson Utah Temple is a 
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temple
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of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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in Payson, Utah. The temple is located on the southernmost edge of Utah's Wasatch Front
The Wasatch Front is a metropolitan region in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Utah. It consists of a chain of contiguous cities and towns stretched along the Wasatch Range from approximately Provo in the south to Logan in the nort ...
, and is the 15th dedicated temple in the state.
History
The intent to construct the temple was announced on January 25, 2010, by church presidentThomas S. Monson
Thomas Spencer Monson (August 21, 1927 – January 2, 2018) was an American religious leader, author, and the 16th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). As president, he was considered by adherents of the rel ...
. The temple is located near the intersection of 930 West and 1550 South in Payson, on previously undeveloped land. Additional details, such as the temple's planned size, were not available at the time of the announcement.
Dallin H. Oaks presided at the groundbreaking ceremony on October 8, 2011, with William R. Walker conducting and Steven E. Snow, Jay E. Jensen
Jay Edwin Jensen (born February 5, 1942) has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1992. He served as a member of the church's Presidency of the Seventy from 2008 to 2012.
, and Janette Hales Beckham in attendance. Jason Chaffetz
Jason E. Chaffetz (; born March 26, 1967) is an American retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 until his resignation in 2017. He chaired the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2015 until 2017.
Ch ...
(representative for Utah's 3rd congressional district
Utah's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. It is located in southern and eastern Utah and includes the cities of Orem and Provo.
The district was created when Utah was awarded ...
, which includes Payson) participated in the shovel ceremony.
When construction was completed in 2015, the temple became one of the largest built in recent years, at 96,630 square feet on a 15-acre lot. A public open house took place from April 24 through May 23, 2015, excluding Sundays. The temple was dedicated by Henry B. Eyring
Henry Bennion Eyring (born May 31, 1933) is an American educational administrator, author, and religious leader. Eyring has been the Second Counselor to Russell M. Nelson in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( ...
on June 7, 2015.
In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Payson Utah Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.Stack, Peggy Fletcher"All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus"
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History
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See also
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah * 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)References
External links
Payson Utah Temple Official site
at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org 21st-century Latter Day Saint temples Religious buildings and structures in Utah County, Utah Temples (LDS Church) in Utah 2015 establishments in Utah Religious buildings and structures completed in 2015 2015 in Christianity Buildings and structures in Payson, Utah {{LDS-stub