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The groundbreaking of the Orem Utah Temple was presided over by Elder Craig C. Christensen, president of the Utah Area, on Sept. 5, 2020. Attendance was limited by invitation to only a few dozen participants to adhere to local COVID-19 restrictions. Dignitaries in attendance included Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, Orem Mayor Richard Brunst, Vineyard Mayor Julie Fullmer and Utah Valley University President Astrid S. Tuminez.
During his remarks at the groundbreaking, Elder Christensen said, “The Orem Utah Temple will become an added refuge of strength in an increasingly uncertain world — a holy place where we learn and live more fully the great plan of happiness made possible by our Savior, Jesus Christ.”
The Orem temple is scheduled to be dedicated in two sessions on Jan. 21, 2024. The Church has not yet announced who will dedicate this house of the Lord.
President Russell M. Nelson announced a temple for Orem, Utah, on Oct. 5, 2019, during the women’s session of October 2019 general conference.
The temple’s groundbreaking ceremony was held on Sept. 5, 2020, with Elder Craig C. Christensen, Utah Area president, presiding. This event happened exactly 11 months after the temple was announced.
A fire inside the temple ignited before midnight on July 25, 2022, starting in a third-floor utility room. The fire was quickly and easily extinguished.
The Church is holding a public open house for the Orem temple from Oct. 27 to Dec. 16, 2023, excluding Sundays and Thanksgiving Day. A media day was also held on Oct. 23, and VIP tours were given from Oct. 24 to Oct. 26.
The Orem Utah Temple will be dedicated on Jan. 21, 2024, in two sessions. The sessions will be broadcast to all meetinghouses in the temple district.
The Orem temple was announced Oct. 5, 2019, by President Russell M. Nelson. The groundbreaking and site dedication were held on Sept. 5, 2020, and presided over by Elder Craig C. Christensen, president of the Utah Area.
After a public open house from Oct. 27 to Dec. 16, 2023, the Orem temple will be dedicated on Jan. 21, 2024, with the person giving the dedicatory prayer to be announced later.
The Orem Utah Temple is a three-story, granite-cladding building of approximately 70,000 square feet. Including its spire, the house of the Lord reaches 218 feet into the air. With a site originally home to many fruit orchards, the temple features the design of the cherry tree — including its blossoms, leaves, fruit and branches — throughout the interior.
Four instruction rooms, each with 50 seats, are in the temple. Marble wainscots and wood columns are used throughout the building, and flooring includes Crema Marfil marble from Turkey and fabricated in California. Covering the instruction rooms is carpet carved with a diamond pattern and circle accents.
The temple stands on a 15.39-acre site, with trees, shrubs and perennials filling the grounds, including white fir, bigtooth maple, Norwegian sunset maple, snow queen hydrangeas, common periwinkle and whirling butterfly bushes. Mountains can be seen in the distance on the east side. A 20,000-square-foot meetinghouse is located on the west side of the area.
5 October 2019
21 January 2024
To be announced
1471 S. Geneva Road
Orem, Utah 84058
United States
This was the first Latter-day Saint temple built in the city of Orem and the sixth temple in Utah County, Utah.
The temple was announced with seven other temples, but the Orem temple held its groundbreaking first.
On Monday, July 25, 2022, at around 11:50 p.m., nearby motorists on the road and residents from apartments around the temple construction reported seeing smoke coming from the temple’s upper floors. Light smoke and minimal fire activity were found in a third-floor utility room, and the Orem Fire Department responded quickly and extinguished the fire with a foam that wouldn’t cause water damage.
A month after the Orem Utah Temple is dedicated, the Provo Utah Temple will be closed for extensive reconstruction.
The first shovelfuls of dirt turned at the groundbreaking ceremony happened over the approximate location of where the celestial room would be built.
The temple site, purchased by the Church in 2004, was home to many fruit orchards.
This was the first Latter-day Saint temple built in the city of Orem and the sixth temple in Utah County, Utah.
The temple was announced with seven other temples, but the Orem temple held its groundbreaking first.
On Monday, July 25, 2022, at around 11:50 p.m., nearby motorists on the road and residents from apartments around the temple construction reported seeing smoke coming from the temple’s upper floors. Light smoke and minimal fire activity were found in a third-floor utility room, and the Orem Fire Department responded quickly and extinguished the fire with a foam that wouldn’t cause water damage.
A month after the Orem Utah Temple is dedicated, the Provo Utah Temple will be closed for extensive reconstruction.
The first shovelfuls of dirt turned at the groundbreaking ceremony happened over the approximate location of where the celestial room would be built.
The temple site, purchased by the Church in 2004, was home to many fruit orchards.
