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Meet the new Deseret Peak Utah Temple president and matron

They will begin their service when the temple is dedicated

Groundbreaking attendees see a rendering of the Deseret Peak Utah Temple.

Attendees see a rendering during the Deseret Peak Utah Temple groundbreaking in Tooele, Utah, on Saturday, May 15, 2021.

Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News


Meet the new Deseret Peak Utah Temple president and matron

They will begin their service when the temple is dedicated

Groundbreaking attendees see a rendering of the Deseret Peak Utah Temple.

Attendees see a rendering during the Deseret Peak Utah Temple groundbreaking in Tooele, Utah, on Saturday, May 15, 2021.

Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

The following couple has been called to serve as a temple president and matron by the First Presidency. They will begin their service when the temple is dedicated.

Kenneth Lee and Jennie Williamson Hale

Jennie Williamson Hale and Kenneth Lee Hale, the new Deseret Peak Utah Temple president and matron.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Kenneth Lee Hale and Jennie Williamson Hale, Grantsville 1st Ward, Grantsville Utah West Stake, called as president and matron of the new Deseret Peak Utah Temple. President Hale is a Sunday School teacher and temple sealer and a former stake president, high counselor and bishop. A retired general contractor for Hale Construction. He was born in Tooele, Utah, to Fred Le Grand Hale and Elaine Hansen Hale. 

Sister Hale is a Sunday School teacher and temple worker and a former stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Young Women president and ward Primary president. She was born in Tooele, Utah, to Clyde Ernel Williamson and Donna Elaine Bleazard Williamson.

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