Cedar City Utah Temple Explained

The Cedar City Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cedar City, Utah, United States. The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on April 6, 2013, during the church's semi-annual general conference. The temple was announced concurrently with the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple; at the time, the announcement brought the total number of temples worldwide to 170. It is the 17th temple to be built in Utah.

On August 8, 2015, L. Whitney Clayton presided at a groundbreaking to signify the beginning of construction. A public open house was held from October 27 through November 18, 2017, excluding Sundays. The temple was dedicated on December 10, 2017 by Henry B. Eyring.^[1]

In 2020, along with all the church's other temples, the Cedar City Utah Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[2]

See also

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah
• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)

External links

• Cedar City Utah Temple Official site
• Cedar City Utah Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sterzer . Rachel . President Henry B. Eyring dedicates Cedar City Utah Temple, the 17th in Utah . https://web.archive.org/web/20171212084216/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865693897/President-Henry-B-Eyring-dedicates-Cedar-City-Utah-Temple-the-17th-in-Utah.html . dead . December 12, 2017 . December 10, 2017 . .
2. Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.