Difference between revisions of "Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple"

From MormonWiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(External Links)
(External Links)
 
(4 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 12: Line 12:
  
 
==Lightening Strike==
 
==Lightening Strike==
The spire of the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple was installed atop the temple on July 11, 2008, immediately followed by installation of a gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni.
+
The spire of the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple was installed atop the temple on July 11, 2008, immediately followed by installation of a gold-leafed statue of the [[angel Moroni]].
  
 
Lightning struck the angel Moroni statue atop the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple on Saturday afternoon, June 13, 2009, during the public open house. The powerful bolt of lightning blackened Moroni's trumpet, arm, and face. A replacement statue was installed on August 11, 2009, 10 days before the dedicatory services began.
 
Lightning struck the angel Moroni statue atop the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple on Saturday afternoon, June 13, 2009, during the public open house. The powerful bolt of lightning blackened Moroni's trumpet, arm, and face. A replacement statue was installed on August 11, 2009, 10 days before the dedicatory services began.
  
The ordinance room murals in the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple were painted by artists who were called as "art missionaries" for the Church.
+
The ordinance room murals in the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple were painted by artists who were called as [[Linda Curley Christensen|"art missionaries"]] for the Church.
  
==Picture Gallery of Oquirrh Mountain Uth Temple==
+
==Picture Gallery of Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple==
  
 
<gallery class="center" mode=packed-hover>  
 
<gallery class="center" mode=packed-hover>  
Line 34: Line 34:
 
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/oquirrh-mountain-utah-temple?lang=eng Official Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple page]
 
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/oquirrh-mountain-utah-temple?lang=eng Official Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple page]
 
* [https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/oquirrh-mountain-utah-temple/ Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple page]
 
* [https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/oquirrh-mountain-utah-temple/ Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple page]
 +
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/oquirrh-mountain-utah-temple/prayer/2009-08-21?lang=eng Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple dedicatory prayer]
 
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/manual/families-and-temples/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-temple?lang=eng What is the Purpose of the Temple]
 
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/manual/families-and-temples/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-temple?lang=eng What is the Purpose of the Temple]
 
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/article/temples What Are Temples?]
 
* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/article/temples What Are Temples?]
 
* [https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2022/11/27/23466258/inside-church-headquarters-presiding-bishopric-location-design-construction-of-temples Church News, “Inside Church Headquarters: The location, design and construction of Latter-day Saint temples]
 
* [https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2022/11/27/23466258/inside-church-headquarters-presiding-bishopric-location-design-construction-of-temples Church News, “Inside Church Headquarters: The location, design and construction of Latter-day Saint temples]
 
* [https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/a-prophets-temple-invitation-president-russell-m-nelson?lang=eng FamilySearch RootsTech, Temple Invitation by Russell M. Nelson]  
 
* [https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/a-prophets-temple-invitation-president-russell-m-nelson?lang=eng FamilySearch RootsTech, Temple Invitation by Russell M. Nelson]  
*[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/oquirrh-mountain-utah-temple/prayer/2009-08-21?lang=eng Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple dedicatory prayer]
 
  
 
{{TemplesUtah}}
 
{{TemplesUtah}}

Latest revision as of 20:18, 25 April 2024

Oquirrh Mountain Utah Mormon Temple
Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple Courtesy Gospel Media Library

The Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple was the thirteenth temple built in Utah and the fourth built in the Salt Lake Valley, following the Salt Lake Temple (1893), the Jordan River Utah Temple (1981), and the Draper Utah Temple (2009).

The Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple was the first temple built in the same city as another operating temple, the Jordan River Utah Temple (1981), making South Jordan, Utah, the first city in the world to have more than one Latter-day Saint temple.

The temple is a 60,000 square-foot edifice situated on a 12-acre plot in southwest Salt Lake Valley near the Daybreak community. Oquirrh (pronounced "oh-ker") is a Goshute Indian word meaning "shining mountains," a fitting allusion to a temple, which is also known as the "Mountain of the Lord." The building is faced with light beige granite quarried and milled in China.

President Gordon B. Hinckley announced plans for the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple in his opening remarks of general conference on October 1, 2005. It was known as the South Jordan Utah Temple until its groundbreaking when President Hinckley announced the official name of the temple as the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple.

Groundbreaking, Open House, and Dedication

Ground was broken for the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple on Saturday morning, December 16, 2006, by President Hinckley in a service attended by hundreds of members. A temple open house was held from June 1, 2009, through August 1, 2009. Twelve dedicatory sessions were held from August 21–23, 2009, and were presided over by President Thomas S. Monson. The temple is the 130th operating temple in the world.

Lightening Strike

The spire of the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple was installed atop the temple on July 11, 2008, immediately followed by installation of a gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni.

Lightning struck the angel Moroni statue atop the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple on Saturday afternoon, June 13, 2009, during the public open house. The powerful bolt of lightning blackened Moroni's trumpet, arm, and face. A replacement statue was installed on August 11, 2009, 10 days before the dedicatory services began.

The ordinance room murals in the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple were painted by artists who were called as "art missionaries" for the Church.

Picture Gallery of Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple

Images copyright Intellectual Reserve 2009

External Links

Temples in Utah