The Ogden Utah Temple was the first Temple built in the STATE of Utah, almost 80 years after Salt Lake City was finished. Built to be as efficient as possible (6 instruction rooms) it out-performed all other Utah temples combined in the first month of operation! In 2010 a major renovation was announced to change the exterior of the temple, and it was rededicated in 2014. Please check out our instagram to see if you can spot the differences of the temple before and after!

Announcement:  24 August 1967

Site Dedication:  8 September 1969 by Joseph Fielding Smith and Alvin R. Dyer

Groundbreaking:  8 September 1969 by Hugh B. Brown

Dedication:  18–20 January 1972 by Joseph Fielding Smith

Rededication:  21 September 2014 by Thomas S. Monson

Site:  9.96 acres  |  4.0 hectares

Exterior Finish:  Granite, quarried and fabricated in China

Ordinance Rooms:  Six instruction rooms, nine sealing rooms, and one baptistry

Total Floor Area:Originally 130,000- now  112,232 square feet  |  10,427 square meters

Height:  188 feet 8 inches  |  57.5 meters

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