The Ogden Utah Temple was the first Temple built in the STATE of Utah, almost 80 years after Salt Lake City was finished. Built to be as efficient as possible (6 instruction rooms) it out-performed all other Utah temples combined in the first month of operation! In 2010 a major renovation was announced to change the exterior of the temple, and it was rededicated in 2014. Please check out our instagram to see if you can spot the differences of the temple before and after!
Announcement: 24 August 1967
Site Dedication: 8 September 1969 by Joseph Fielding Smith and Alvin R. Dyer
Groundbreaking: 8 September 1969 by Hugh B. Brown
Dedication: 18–20 January 1972 by Joseph Fielding Smith
Rededication: 21 September 2014 by Thomas S. Monson
Site: 9.96 acres | 4.0 hectares
Exterior Finish: Granite, quarried and fabricated in China
Ordinance Rooms: Six instruction rooms, nine sealing rooms, and one baptistry
Total Floor Area:Originally 130,000- now 112,232 square feet | 10,427 square meters
Height: 188 feet 8 inches | 57.5 meters
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