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In two weeks, the same Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated two temples — on two different continents.

Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated the Orem Utah Temple today, Sunday, January 21, just seven days after he dedicated the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple on January 14.

The dedication of the Orem Utah Temple “marks a milestone in the progress of the kingdom of God on the Earth, and particularly in this vital part of His vineyard,” said Elder Christofferson.

The three-story, 71,998-square-foot temple is Utah’s 19th dedicated house of the Lord; another nine temples await dedication or are under construction.

Elder Christofferson was accompanied by his wife, Katherine. Also participating were Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Jennifer; Elder Hugo Martinez, General Authority Seventy and First Counselor in the Utah Area Presidency, and his wife, Nuria; Elder Kevin R. Duncan, General Authority Seventy and executive director of the Temple Department, and his wife, Nancy; and Elder Jonathan S. Schmitt, General Authority Seventy and assistant executive director of the Temple Department, and his wife, Alexis.

Elder Christofferson said Latter-day Saints can find heavenly help and eternal perspective through their temple attendance.

“What had seemed overwhelming and impossible can, with the Lord’s help, find resolution, and we are more certain of His help,” he said. “…In short, with our time in the temple we have been refined, even if only in a small degree, and heaven is that much closer.”

Elder Christofferson noted that Latter-day Saints first entered the Orem area when Brigham Young sent several dozen families to establish Fort Utah along the Provo River in 1849.

The city wasn’t named until 1919, when “Orem” was chosen in honor of Walter C. Orem, who was president of the electric railroad than ran between Salt Lake and Provo.

Ten years later, Elder Stephen L. Richards of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles created Orem’s first stake, the Sharon Stake. “Explosive” population growth led to many more stakes and to the creation of the Utah Orem Mission.

“Today we dedicate this magnificent temple, a testament to the faith of many generations, with the promise of more faithful, covenant-keeping generations to come,” Elder Christofferson said.

Elder Robert T. Smith, an Area Seventy, said the announcement of a temple in Orem by Church President Russell M. Nelson in 2019 “was a joy and an unexpected, miraculous surprise” for Orem Saints, especially because other temples were nearby.

In Utah, the Orem temple is one of the 28 temples dedicated or under construction or being renovated. Elder Smith said that during a recent visit to the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple, he looked out from the building’s east side and saw several other temples.

“I feel like we’re living in the days when the revelations of the prophets are bringing to pass the prophecies of old and the inspired feelings of faithful Church members. This beautiful temple is part of fulfilling that prophetic destiny,” Elder Smith said.

The Church will dedicate the Red Cliffs Utah Temple on March 24, 2024, the Taylorsville temple on June 2 and the Layton temple on June 16, 2024.

During the past few years, the Church has been renovating its three pioneer-era temples. The St. George Utah Temple was rededicated on December 10, 2023, and work is continuing on the Salt Lake and Manti temples. The six other Utah temples under construction are Deseret Peak, Ephraim, Heber Valley, Lindon, Smithfield and Syracuse.

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The Orem Utah Temple will bless people from all walks of life.

But with nearly 45,000 students at Utah Valley University — located just a stone’s throw from the new temple — and almost 35,000 students at nearby Brigham Young University, a significant portion of those people will undoubtedly be young single adults.

And Elder Adilson de Paula Parrella, General Authority Seventy, wants his “YSA friends” to know that the temple can help them be happy now, whatever their circumstances are.

“When we think and talk of YSAs, usually people [think about] marriage, which is very important. It is a blessing,” Elder Parrella said. “But when I think about the YSA population in this area, I’m thinking about them participating in every ordinance of the temple and ... [finding] peace, comfort [and] happiness in their journey.”

Elder Parrella took special guests and local media representatives on a tour of the Orem Utah Temple on Monday, Oct. 23.

On the same day, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released more than a dozen interior and exterior images of the three-story, 71,998-square-foot sacred edifice built in a prominent, visible location just off Interstate 15 and near Utah Valley University.

Available on ChurchofJesusChrist.org, the photos were accompanied by a three-minute video offering additional looks inside and out of the temple.

The Orem temple will be the state’s 19th dedicated temple, with another nine temples awaiting dedication or under construction.

Public open house tours begin Friday, Oct. 27, and run through Saturday, Dec. 16, excluding Sundays and Thanksgiving Day, with special-guest tours set for Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 24-26.

Reservations for the public tours, which are recommended and available online, are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Orem Utah Temple will be dedicated on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, in two sessions, at 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to all meetinghouses in the temple district.

‘The temple is a place for me’

Just prior to Monday’s special guest and media tour, Sister Reyna I. Aburto, former second counselor in the Relief Society general presidency, said although several other temples are near Orem, the community will be blessed by having a temple directly in its midst.

The new temple “makes a difference because it’s more visible, and it just adds to the beauty of this place. ... The light of Jesus Christ comes from it,” she said.

Sister Aburto, an Orem resident, noted the temple’s particular significance to UVU students, who will have easier access to the temple’s peace, knowledge and power. She encouraged young single adults to not delay making covenants simply because they haven’t reached a certain age or milestone.

“[Covenant-making] doesn’t have to be because of a mission or marriage. We can be endowed as soon as we become adults and as soon as we’re ready to make those covenants,” Sister Aburto said.

She added that the Lord is always preparing people for service opportunities. “So for young adults to be able to come to the temple and serve there, [to] go out and serve Him, I think is a wonderful thing.”

Orem Utah Hillcrest Stake President Chad Wayne Lewis — a former BYU football player and NFL tight end — said that, in the language of football, the Orem temple is a “Super Bowl” for the city. But the temple isn’t for just one day a year. “It’s going to be here forever,” he said. “And it’s here to help usher in the second coming of the Savior Jesus Christ.”

President Lewis continued that the temple is an invitation to feel the peace, love and light offered by Jesus Christ. Everyone who visits the Orem temple, especially during its open house, will feel that love and peace, he promised.

UVU student Grace Miller, a young single adult and vice-president of the Utah Valley Institute of Religion Student Council, said she loves seeing the temple from campus. Its light is a beacon of hope, stability and comfort, she said, and now she has a constant visual reminder of those feelings as she studies.

“The temple is a place for me,” Miller said. “Please come and feel close to heaven during this Orem temple open house. There is so much joy, comfort and peace to be found there. It truly is a place for you.”

Young single adults share their feelings

Following Monday’s tour, several young single adults shared their feelings about the Orem temple.

Angel Tapé, a student from Ivory Coast living in Orem, helped distribute shoe coverings to tour members. Tapé said she volunteered for the job because she loves serving people and added that she loves having a temple close to home.

God wants His children to be closer to Him, she said. “That’s why ... everyone can make a covenant with Him so that they can have better lives and they can know how to be prepared to return to Him.”

UVU student body president Zac Whitlock also volunteered during Monday’s temple tour. He said the Orem temple is a “pillar” in the community and something that UVU students see all day.

The temple is beautiful on the outside, but that’s not as important as what happens inside it, Whitlock said.

“Go to the temple. Let the temple change you,” he advised his fellow students. “Especially with finals and tests and all the stress of college life, go to the temple. It puts everything into perspective, because in reality, the temple is real life. ... It’ll change us. It’s changed me.”

Miller added that greater temple access is especially important to local young adults because of the many decisions they’re navigating, from their studies and careers to their friendships and dating relationships.

But young single adults definitely aren’t the only ones who will be blessed by the Orem temple, she continued. People of all backgrounds will benefit from it.

“I feel like there [are] so many people that have accumulated in Orem that are [from] all different walks of life,” Miller said. “To have this constant reminder that you can see from the freeway and from down on University Parkway ... shows that God is here.

“He hasn’t forgotten our little Orem, Utah.”

More information about the Orem temple

A temple for Orem was one of eight locations announced on Oct. 5, 2019, by President Russell M. Nelson during the Saturday evening women’s session of general conference.

The three-story edifice with a single attached central spire is located on a 15.39-acre tract at 1471 S. Geneva Road in Orem, just west of Interstate 15 and Utah Valley University. The First Presidency announced the temple site on Dec. 11, 2019, and released the exterior rendering on June 24, 2020.

It was the first of the eight to begin construction when Elder Craig C. Christensen, a General Authority Seventy and then president of the Utah Area, presided at the Sept. 5, 2020, groundbreaking ceremony.

Announced by the First Presidency four months ago, the temple’s dedication date had drawn increased interest since President Nelson had announced plans to reconstruct the Provo Utah Temple, located less than five miles away. That closure is scheduled for Feb. 24, 2024.

The Orem temple is one of the Church’s 28 total temples — dedicated, under construction or renovation — in Utah.

The state’s currently operating temples are the Bountiful, Brigham City, Cedar City, Draper, Jordan River, Logan, Monticello, Mount Timpanogos, Ogden, Oquirrh Mountain, Payson, Provo, Provo City Center, Saratoga Springs and Vernal temples.

Besides the Orem temple’s pending dedication, the Red Cliffs Utah Temple’s dedication is scheduled for spring 2024.

Three pioneer-era temples have undergone renovations in the past several years, with the St. George Utah Temple to be rededicated in December. Work continues on the Salt Lake and Manti temples.

Eight other Utah temples are under construction: Deseret Peak, Ephraim, Heber Valley, Layton, Lindon, Smithfield, Syracuse and Taylorsville.

The Orem Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is opening for free public tours. The open house goes from Friday, October 27 through Saturday, December 16, 2023 (excluding Sundays and Thanksgiving). The temple will be dedicated by Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in two sessions at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m on Sunday, January 21, 2024.

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The Orem Utah Temple was first announced at the October 2019 general conference. Construction began on September 5, 2020. The 70,000-square-foot temple sits on a 15.39-acre site at 1471 S Geneva Rd, just west of Interstate 15 and near Utah Valley University.

Located between the Wasatch Mountains and the shores of Utah Lake, the Orem Utah Temple is an ideal location on a site settled by Norwegian immigrants who arrived in Utah in 1864. As converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, generations of the Williamsen family homesteaded the 15 acres that were eventually purchased by the Church in 2004. The area, known as Lake View, was home to many fruit orchards. For that reason, the cherry blossom is the main design element of the interior finishes in the art glass, wood panels and metal handrails.

Similar to the exterior, the interior is simple, with natural materials. The design and finishes complement the ordinances and the significant patron areas. The use of marble wainscots and wood columns is common throughout the temple. The detail of the columns, coffered ceilings, and marble wainscot is more articulated as one moves through the ordinance rooms, culminating in the celestial room. The woodwork is painted, and the wall coverings are subtle, allowing the attention to remain on what takes place in the various rooms. The secondary spaces are simpler yet lovely.

By design, the Orem Utah Temple is unique to its location; however, the images in the art glass and cherry blossom design element pay homage to the history of the site and the culture of the surrounding area.

Orem Temple Media Day

On the morning of Monday, October 23, journalists and other invited guests walked through this new house of the Lord.

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“We have 335 temples either operating temples and announced temples or temples under construction, and this is the 186th temple in the Church,” said Elder Adilson de Paula Parrella, assistant executive director of the Temple Department.

Elder Parrella said Utah County will have six temples and the new Orem temple will serve more than 57,000 Latter-day Saints in the area.

“I can't believe we have a temple in my hometown,” said Chad Lewis, president of the Orem Hillcrest Stake. “It's a miracle to have a temple right here in Family City, USA, where families can be sealed together forever.”

Latter-day Saints consider temples to be the most sacred spaces on earth and literal houses of the Lord where families can be joined together forever.

“I have peace knowing my family can live together again,” said Grace Miller, a student at Utah Valley University, located near the Orem temple.

Reyna I. Aburto, a member of the Orem Utah Temple open house committee and a former counselor in the Relief Society general presidency, conducted Monday’s news conference.

“I couldn't be more excited,” said Jacob Luke, 17, a local youth volunteer. “This one is my temple.”

Latter-day Saint youth from the area are excited about the new temple and are serving as volunteers during the open house.

“I'm really excited for this because it's always nice to have a temple right next to your house so you can come find the peace in this crazy world and have a little time with Heavenly Father,” said Claire Hirschi, 12, who was at the temple on Monday with two of her sisters.

“The temple is a good place for me to regroup and put things back into perspective when life gets crazy, and so I'm just so excited to have one so close to home just down the street,” said 17-year-old Mikelle Hirschi.

“I personally consider temples to be just a little pocket of heaven,” said 16-year-old youth volunteer Seth Johnson. “The temple is a place where we go to work on sacred covenants, to work on our relationship with Heavenly Father.”

The ceremonies within each temple teach the purpose of life and unite families, past and present. The temples in communities around the globe remind Latter-day Saints of the importance of faith in the common Father of all humanity, the need for constant improvement of the soul, the possibility of family relationships that reach beyond the grave, and the salvation that comes only through the grace of Jesus Christ.

Utah has a total of 28 houses of the Lord. Temples currently in operation in the state are found in American Fork (Mount Timpanogos), Bountiful, Brigham City, Cedar City, Draper, Logan, Monticello, Ogden, Payson, Provo (Provo City Center and Provo Utah), Saratoga Springs, South Jordan (Jordan River and Oquirrh Mountain) and Vernal. New temples under construction in Utah are in Ephraim, Heber Valley, Layton, Lindon, Smithfield, Syracuse, Taylorsville, and Tooele (Deseret Peak). The Manti Utah Temple and the Salt Lake Utah Temple are currently under renovation. The St. George Utah Temple will be rededicated on December 10, 2023, and the Red Cliffs Utah Temple in Washington County will be dedicated by President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency on Sunday, March 24, 2024.

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Reservations are now available online to tour the newly built Orem Utah Temple during the public open house, via reservations.churchofjesuschrist.org.

The public open house is from Friday, Oct. 27, through Saturday, Dec. 16, excluding Sundays and Thanksgiving Day. Reservations, which are recommended and available online, are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The free tour begins with a short video overview, followed by a walking tour through the temple. Comfortable shoes and modest dress are recommended, and the temple is wheelchair accessible. Guests are asked to park in one of the designated off-site locations and shuttles will be available to take visitors to the temple. The tours for the Orem Utah Temple are expected to take about 40 minutes.

After a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is built or has undergone an extensive renovation, it is opened for public tours prior to being dedicated or rededicated. After the dedication or rededication, Church members with temple recommends can enter to perform sacred ordinances.

The Orem temple will be dedicated on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, in two sessions, at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to all meetinghouses in the Orem Utah Temple district.

A temple for Orem was one of eight locations announced on Oct. 5, 2019, by President Nelson during the Saturday evening women’s session of general conference.

The three-story, 70,000-square-foot edifice with a single attached central spire is on a 15.39-acre tract at 1471 S. Geneva Road in Orem, just west of Interstate 15 and Utah Valley University. The First Presidency announced the temple site on Dec. 11, 2019, and released the exterior rendering on June 24, 2020.

The groundbreaking was Sept. 5, 2020, and Elder Craig C. Christensen, a General Authority Seventy and then president of the Utah Area, presided at the ceremony.

The Orem Utah Temple is one of 14 temples in Utah that are under construction, being renovated or awaiting dedication or rededication.

Three temples — the Brasília Brazil Temple, Bentonville Arkansas Temple and the Moses Lake Washington Temple — were dedicated on Sept. 17. It was the first time in the Church’s history that three temples were dedicated on the same day.

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