LDS Temple Cedar City, Utah

Cedar City Utah Temple Update
CURRENT STATUS: Planning and approval phase

Awaiting official site announcement; groundbreaking not announced

Location

Cedar City, Utah, United States.

Official Announcement

6 April 2013

Construction Status

The Cedar City Utah Temple is currently in the planning and approval phase. No groundbreaking date has been announced.

Temple Rendering

Renderings of the Cedar City Utah Temple and site plan have not yet been publicly released.

Temple Site (Below information credit lds.org)

As yet, (12/19/2013) there has not been an official site location1 announced for the Cedar City Utah Temple. However, during the weekend of the announcement, numerous members drove to visit the presumed location for the temple—Beacon Hill on the north side of Leigh Hill.1  The hill rises high on the west side of the city, commanding a beautiful view of the mountains to the east.

In September 2012, ground on the hill was subdivided into three parcels with a large parcel on the west side of South Cove Drive, a parcel on the east side of the street, and a parcel to the north. The Church finalized purchase of the 21-acre west-side parcel, located at approximately 300 South Cove Drive, the following November 2nd.

Temple Announcement

On April 6, 2013, during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Annual General Conference, President Thomas S. Monson of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced that a new temple would be constructed in Cedar City, Utah. The Cedar City Utah Temple will be the seventeenth in Utah, including the Payson Utah Temple and Provo City Center Temple, which are currently under construction, and the Ogden Utah Temple, which is currently undergoing renovation. There are nearly two million Church members in Utah.3

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cedar City currently participate in temple ordinances at the St. George Utah Temple, located approximately 50 miles to the south. The St. George temple serves members from 46 stakes in Southern Utah, Eastern Nevada, and Northern Arizona.

Temple Facts

The Cedar City Utah Temple will be the seventeenth temple built in Utah and the 169th temple worldwide. (See the Deseret News article HERE.

Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 8 August 2015

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Ground was broken for the Cedar City Utah Temple on Saturday, August 8, 2015. Elder L. Whitney Clayton of the Presidency of the Seventy presided. He was joined by Elder Kent F. Richards of the Seventy and executive director of the Temple Department and Elder Dane Leavitt of the Seventy. "As we break ground, symbolically today," said Elder Clayton, "we remember the founders of Cedar City 167 years ago and remember the broken picks and broken shovels. We stand on their shoulders. They endured much to prepare the area's foundation for a city they would never see." Services were broadcast live to the 17 stake centers in the temple district, allowing Latter-day Saints across the region to participate in the historic event.

Temple District

The Cedar City Utah Temple will serve members from 17 stakes located in southern Utah and eastern Nevada: Beaver Utah Stake, Cedar City Utah Canyon View Stake, Cedar City Utah Cross Hollow Stake, Cedar City Utah Married Student Stake, Cedar City Utah North Stake, Cedar City Utah Stake, Cedar City Utah West Stake, Cedar City YSA 1st Stake, Cedar City YSA 2nd Stake, Ely Nevada Stake, Enoch Utah Stake, Enoch Utah West Stake, Escalante Utah Stake, Minersville Utah Stake, Panaca Nevada Stake, Panguitch Utah Stake, and Parowan Utah Stake.

Temple Site

Plans for the Cedar City Utah Temple have been presented to the local government for construction on South Cove Drive. On the weekend of the temple announcement, numerous members visited the site—on the north side of Leigh Hill—as it was already understood by many that property had been acquired there for a temple.2

In September 2012, seven months before the announcement, ground on the hill was subdivided into three parcels: a large parcel on the west side of S Cove Dr, a parcel on the east side of the street, and a parcel to the north. The Church finalized purchase of the 21-acre west-side parcel the following November.3 Leigh Hill rises high on the west side of the city, commanding a beautiful view of the mountains to the east.

Temple Announcement

On April 6, 2013, during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Annual General Conference, President Thomas S. Monson announced that a new temple would be constructed in the city of Cedar City, Utah. The Cedar City Utah Temple will be the seventeenth in Utah, following the Provo City Center Temple, which is currently under construction. There are nearly two million Church members in Utah.4

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cedar City currently participate in temple ordinances at the St. George Utah Temple, located approximately 50 miles to the south. The St. George temple serves members from 47 stakes in Southern Utah, Eastern Nevada, and Northern Arizona.

Temple Facts

The Cedar City Utah Temple will be the seventeenth temple built in Utah.

One of the great temple hymns, High on a Mountain Top, was written by Joel Hill Johnson while living in Enoch, Utah, a suburb of Cedar City.

1. Rick Holman, "City Manager's Corner," Cedar City This Month, Feb. 2015, 24 Feb. 2015 <http://cedarcity.org/DocumentCenter/View/9102>.
2. Sam Penrod and Carole Mikita, "LDS General Conference draws to a close," KSL.com 7 Apr. 2013, 7 Apr. 2013 .
3. "Cedar City Planning Commission Minutes," Cedar City, Utah 4 Sept. 2012, 7 Apr. 2013 .
4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, "New Temples Announced for Cedar City, Utah and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil," 6 Apr. 2013.


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"A temple is a place in which those whom He has chosen are endowed with power from on high—a power which enables us to use our gifts and capabilities…to bring to pass our Heavenly Father's purposes in our own lives and the lives of those we love."

                - Elder David B. Haight

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LDS Church Announces New Temple in Cedar City, Utah

Cedar City Temple Currently Under Planning Stage

Local residents and SUU students express surprise, joy, and gratitude to hear the "fortunate announcement". Stay tuned for updates, including Cedar City Temple rendition.