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[[Image:Bountiful.jpg|frame|The Bountiful Utah Mormon Temple.  Dedicated January 8, 1995.]]
 
The Bountiful Utah Temple is the 47th operating temple of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].  
 
The Bountiful Utah Temple is the 47th operating temple of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].  
  
 
The Bountiful Temple is the eighth temple constructed in the state of Utah. The history of this temple site began back in 1897, when John Haven Barlow Sr. purchased forty acres of land from the United States government. Because of lack of water and the steep terrain, there was little that could be done with the land. In 1947 some of the land was cleared and four hundred apricot trees were planted. In the spring of 1983, flash flooding caused a great deal of damage in Bountiful, resulting in the decision to build a dam across the canyon to limit the flow of water during heavy rainstorms. The city requested the use of the soil from the future temple site, so construction crews removed over two hundred thousand cubic yards of soil, leaving the area an ideal spot on which the Mormon temple would later be built. [1]  
 
The Bountiful Temple is the eighth temple constructed in the state of Utah. The history of this temple site began back in 1897, when John Haven Barlow Sr. purchased forty acres of land from the United States government. Because of lack of water and the steep terrain, there was little that could be done with the land. In 1947 some of the land was cleared and four hundred apricot trees were planted. In the spring of 1983, flash flooding caused a great deal of damage in Bountiful, resulting in the decision to build a dam across the canyon to limit the flow of water during heavy rainstorms. The city requested the use of the soil from the future temple site, so construction crews removed over two hundred thousand cubic yards of soil, leaving the area an ideal spot on which the Mormon temple would later be built. [1]  
  
After considering numerous sites for the temple, the final decision was made on April 3, 1988 by the [[First Presidency]] of the Mormon Church. Four years later in May of 1992, the groundbreaking took place and on January 8, 1992 President [[Howard W. Hunter]] dedicated the Bountiful Utah Temple. Two hundred thousand members of the Mormon Church attended the dedicatory sessions, more than had ever previously attended a temple dedication.  
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After considering numerous sites for the temple, the final decision was made on April 3, 1988, by the [[First Presidency]] of the Mormon Church. Four years later in May of 1992, the groundbreaking took place, and on January 8, 1992, President [[Howard W. Hunter]] dedicated the Bountiful Utah Temple. Two hundred thousand members of the Mormon Church attended the dedicatory sessions, more than had ever previously attended a temple dedication.  
  
 
The Bountiful Utah Temple has a total of 104,000 square feet, four [[Temple endowment|ordinance rooms]], and eight [[Celestial marriage|sealing rooms]].
 
The Bountiful Utah Temple has a total of 104,000 square feet, four [[Temple endowment|ordinance rooms]], and eight [[Celestial marriage|sealing rooms]].
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
# "Bountiful Utah Temple Site History", by Barlow
 
# "Bountiful Utah Temple Site History", by Barlow
  
==Other Temples in Utah==
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==External Links==
* Draper Utah Temple (Announced)
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* [http://www.lds.org/temples/main/0,11204,1912-1-83-0,00.html Official LDS Bountiful Utah Temple page]
* [[Jordan River Utah Temple]]
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* [http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/bountiful/ Bountiful Utah Temple page]
* [[Logan Utah Temple]]
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* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=v0o75g27288 A video about the Bountiful Utah Temple]
* [[Manti Utah Temple]]
 
* [[Monticello Utah Temple]]
 
* [[Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple]]
 
* [[Ogden Utah Temple]]
 
* [[Provo Utah Temple]]
 
* [[St. George Utah Temple]]
 
* [[Salt Lake Temple]]
 
* Vernal Utah Temple
 
* West Salt Lake Valley Temple (Announced)
 
 
 
==See also==
 
* [[Inside Mormon temples|Inside Mormon Temples]]
 
* [[Mormon temple|Mormon Temples]]
 
* [[Temple endowment|The Temple Endowment]]
 
* [[Mormon undergarments|Mormon Undergarments]]
 
* [[LDS Weddings]]
 
  
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* [http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/cgi-bin/pages.cgi?bountiful&geographical Bountiful Utah Temple page]
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* [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/5539/bountifu.html Bountiful Utah Temple page]
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[[ko:유타주 바운티풀 성전]]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/mormon/worship/temple.shtml Mormon Temple Worship] - BBC Religion & Ethics
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_(Mormonism) Mormon Temples] - Wikipedia
 
* [http://mormanity.blogspot.com/2005/01/mormon-temples-and-secrecy.html Mormon Temples and Secrecy]
 
* [http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/daily/missionary/index.htm Mormon Missionary Work] - Lightplanet
 
* [http://www.josephsmith.com/ Joseph Smith - American Prophet]
 

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The Bountiful Utah Mormon Temple. Dedicated January 8, 1995.

The Bountiful Utah Temple is the 47th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Bountiful Temple is the eighth temple constructed in the state of Utah. The history of this temple site began back in 1897, when John Haven Barlow Sr. purchased forty acres of land from the United States government. Because of lack of water and the steep terrain, there was little that could be done with the land. In 1947 some of the land was cleared and four hundred apricot trees were planted. In the spring of 1983, flash flooding caused a great deal of damage in Bountiful, resulting in the decision to build a dam across the canyon to limit the flow of water during heavy rainstorms. The city requested the use of the soil from the future temple site, so construction crews removed over two hundred thousand cubic yards of soil, leaving the area an ideal spot on which the Mormon temple would later be built. [1]

After considering numerous sites for the temple, the final decision was made on April 3, 1988, by the First Presidency of the Mormon Church. Four years later in May of 1992, the groundbreaking took place, and on January 8, 1992, President Howard W. Hunter dedicated the Bountiful Utah Temple. Two hundred thousand members of the Mormon Church attended the dedicatory sessions, more than had ever previously attended a temple dedication.

The Bountiful Utah Temple has a total of 104,000 square feet, four ordinance rooms, and eight sealing rooms.

Notes

  1. "Bountiful Utah Temple Site History", by Barlow

External Links

Temples in Utah