Ogden Utah Temple

Ogden Utah Temple
Ogden Utah Temple
Ogden, Utah.JPG
Number 14 edit data
Dedication 18 January 1972 (18 January 1972) by
Joseph Fielding Smith
Site 18.3 acres (7.4 hectares)
Floor area 115,000 sq ft (10,700 m2)
Height 180 ft (55 m)
Preceded by Oakland California Temple
Followed by Provo Utah Temple
Official websiteNews & Images

Coordinates: 41°13′39.06840″N 111°58′17.04360″W / 41.227519°N 111.971401°W / 41.227519; -111.971401 The Ogden Utah Temple (formerly the Ogden Temple) is the sixteenth constructed and fourteenth operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in the city of Ogden, Utah, it was built with a modern, single-spire design very similar to the Provo Utah Temple.

The temples in Ogden and Provo were planned due to overcrowding in the Salt Lake, Manti, and Logan temples. The Ogden temple serves more than 135,000 members. The LDS temple in Ogden, Utah was announced on August 24, 1967. On September 7, 1970, a cornerstone laying ceremony was held for the Ogden Temple. The site for the temple was a 10-acre (40,000 m2) lot called Tabernacle Square that the Church had owned since the area was settled. In 1921, President Heber J. Grant inspected the site as a possible place for a temple but decided that the time was not right for a temple in the area.

The Ogden Temple is different from the previous temples built by the Church in many ways. First, the design is extremely contemporary. Second, the lot chosen for the Ogden Temple is in downtown Ogden, surrounded by businesses and offices. The Ogden Temple is also significant because it was the first temple built in Utah since the Salt Lake Temple was dedicated in 1893.

The Ogden Temple is 115,000 square feet (10,700 m2) and has four floors, one below ground. There are six ordinance rooms and eleven sealing rooms. The stone on the Ogden temple is fluted, and between the stone decorative metal grillwork has been added. Gold windows with directional glass also add to the beauty of the temple.

New exterior design of the Ogden Utah Temple, announced February 17, 2010

The Ogden Temple was dedicated on January 18, 1972, by Joseph Fielding Smith, almost a month before the Provo Utah Temple was dedicated. Beginning in 2001 and lasting through much of 2002, both the exterior of the temple and the surrounding grounds underwent significant changes. Weather damage to the exterior of the temple was repaired and the spire, which was originally a yellowish-gold, was painted bright white. Also a fiberglass statue of the Angel Moroni covered in gold leaf was added to the temple's spire, almost 30 years after the temple was dedicated.[3] The temple grounds also received walkways and paths allowing visitors to walk around the temple as well as access the structure from main boulevard.

On February 17, 2010, the LDS Church announced that the Ogden Temple would undergo major exterior renovations that will significantly modify the look of the building. The upgrades include replacing old electrical, heating, and plumbing systems with more modern, energy-saving equipment. Additional improvements include construction of a new underground parking structure, complete re-landscaping of the temple block, and renovation of the adjacent Ogden Tabernacle, which will lose its spire.[4][5]

Contents

Temple Presidents

  1. A. Reed Halversen, 1972–1976
  2. Leslie T. Norton, 1976–1980
  3. Keith W. Wilcox, 1980–1985
  4. Milton C. Mecham, 1985–1987
  5. E. LaMar Buckner, 1987–1990
  6. Dorman H. Baird, 1990–1993
  7. Harvey M. Broadbent, 1993–1996
  8. Collins E. Jones, 1996–1999
  9. J. Kirk Moyes, 1999–2002
  10. Dale L. Gardner, 2002–2005
  11. Gordon T. Watts, 2005–2008
  12. Robert R. Steuer, 2008–present

See also

References

External links

Media related to Ogden Utah Temple at Wikimedia Commons


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ogden, Utah —   City   Downtown Ogden …   Wikipedia

  • Manti Utah Temple — Number 3 edit data Dedication …   Wikipedia

  • Draper Utah Temple — Draper, Utah LDS Temple Number 129 edit data …   Wikipedia

  • Monticello Utah Temple — Number 53 edit data Dedication …   Wikipedia

  • Provo Utah Temple — The Provo Utah Temple (formerly the Provo Temple) is the 17th constructed and 15th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Located in the city of Provo, Utah it was built with a modern single spire design very similar …   Wikipedia

  • Templo de Ogden (Utah) — Coordenadas: 41°13′39.2407″N 111°58′17.04″O / 41.227566861, 111.9714 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple — Number 49 edit data …   Wikipedia

  • Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple — in May 2009. Number 130 …   Wikipedia

  • Temple architecture (LDS Church) — On December 27, 1832 two years after the organization of Latter Day Saint church the movement s founder, Joseph Smith, Jr., reported receiving a revelation that called upon church members to restore the practice of temple worship. The Latter Day… …   Wikipedia

  • Utah — This article is about the U.S. state of Utah. For other uses, see Utah (disambiguation). State of Utah …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”