 The temple construction site. The Draper Utah Temple is the 129th temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced or under construction. The temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Salt Lake City, Utah is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ...
Announcement
The announcement of the temple to be built in Draper came during the second session of the 175th semi-annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints by church president, Gordon B. Hinckley on October 2, 2004. President Hinckley said the new building was needed to relieve overcrowding in other temples in the valley. The temple will be the third temple in the Salt Lake Valley in addition to the Salt Lake Temple and the Jordan River Utah Temple. Gordon Bitner Hinckley (born June 23, 1910) has been President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormon) since March 1995. ...
October 2, 2004 U.S. presidential election: Fox News apologizes for an incident on Friday, October 1, in which it posted a story containing false quotes attributed to presidential candidate Senator John Kerry. ...
Salt Lake Temple is the centerpiece of the 10 acre (40,000 m²) Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. ...
The Jordan River Utah Temple is the 20th constructed temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. ...
Location and Structure The Draper Temple will sit on 12 acres at 2000 East and 14000 South in Draper, Utah. The 57,000-square-foot temple will be 166 feet high from the main level to the top of the structure's spire, which will include the symbolic Angel Moroni statue that sits atop many LDS temples. The lot, in Draper's Corner Canyon, includes an LDS meetinghouse that was completed last year. The temple will also tower over 1,000 acres of pristine open space in the canyon that the city approved in fall 2005. The plan also calls for many varieties of trees to surround the temple and line the 492 parking spots. Draper is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah. ...
Adherents of Latter-day Saint theology believe that Moroni (BoM Arabic موروني Mūrūnī) is a prophet who lived in North America in the late 4th century. ...
Groundbreaking The groundbreaking for the temple occured during an invitation only ceremony at the site which was broadcast on the Church's satellite system to nearby stake center buildings. The ceremony was conducted by Elder Russell M. Nelson of the church's Quorum of the Twelve, with all members of the First Presidency in attendance.[1] A stake is an administrative unit composed of multiple congregrations in sects of the Latter Day Saint movement. ...
Russell M. Nelson Dr. Russell Marion Nelson (born September 9, 1924) member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, one of the governing bodies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ...
In Mormonism, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Quorum of the Twelve, the Council of the Twelve, or the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies of the church hierarchy in many Latter Day Saint denominations, members of which are considered to be Apostles, and special...
In Mormonism, the First Presidency (or the Quorum of the Presidency of the Church) is one of the governing bodies in the church hierarchy of several Latter Day Saint denominations. ...
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