Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple
| Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple | ||||
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Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple in May 2009. | ||||
| Number | 130 | |||
| Dedication | August 21, 2009, by Thomas S. Monson | |||
| Site | 11 acres (4.5 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m2) | |||
| Height | 183 ft (56 m) | |||
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| Announced | October 1, 2005, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Groundbreaking | December 16, 2006, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Open house | June 1, 2009 to August 1, 2009 | |||
| Current president | Michael C. Cannon | |||
| Designed by | Naylor Wentworth | |||
| Location | South Jordan, Utah, United States | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 40°33′4.121999″N 111°59′15.03600″W / 40.55114499972°N 111.9875100000°W | |||
| Exterior finish | Light beige granite | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 4 (two-stage progressive) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 6 | |||
| Notes | 13th temple in Utah and 130th temple of the Church. | |||
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The Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple /ˈoʊkər/ is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in South Jordan, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The intent to build the temple was announced on October 1, 2005, by church president Gordon B. Hinckley, during general conference. South Jordan was the world's first city with two church temples (with the Jordan River Temple). The temple was the fourth in the Salt Lake Valley and the 13th in Utah.
When completed in 2009, the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple served approximately 83,000 Latter-day Saints living in the western Salt Lake Valley. The building is faced with light beige granite quarried and milled from China and features a single attached end spire with a statue of the angel Moroni. The temple was designed by Naylor Wentworth Lund Architects of Salt Lake City, Utah. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, was held on December 16, 2006, conducted by Hinckley.