The Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple was one of the busiest temples in the church. Neighbor to Brigham Young University and the Missionary Training Center, it ran 50 session per day from 5:30am to 10:30pm. In 2021 President Nelson announced that the temple would be closed for demolition and rebuilt in a new, modern fashion. It is scheduled to be finished in 2027, we anxiously await it's reopening.

Announcement:  14 August 1967

Site Dedication:  15 September 1969 by Joseph Fielding Smith

Groundbreaking:  15 September 1969 by Hugh B. Brown

Public Open House:  10–29 January 1972

Dedication:  9 February 1972 by Joseph Fielding Smith (read by Harold B. Lee)

Rooms: Baptistry, celestial room, six ordinance rooms, 12 sealing rooms.

Total floor area: 130,825 square feet.

Dimensions: 200 feet by 184 feet; 175 feet high with a 118-foot spire on top of the building. with a Moroni added in 2003

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