Monticello Utah Temple

Monticello Utah Temple
Number	53	edit data
Dedication	26 July 1998 (26 July 1998) by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	1.33 acres (0.5 hectares)
Floor area	11,225 sq ft (1,043 m2)
Height	66 ft (20 m)
Preceded by	Preston England Temple
Followed by	Anchorage Alaska Temple
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Additional Information Announcement 4 October 1997 Groundbreaking 17 November 1997 by Ben B. Banks Open House 16 July – 18 July 1998 Rededication 17 November 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley Designed by Church A&E Services Location 397 North 200 West Monticello, Utah United States Phone number 435-587-3500 Exterior finish Turkish off-white marble Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 2 with Movie, two-stage progressive sessions Sealing rooms 2 Clothing rental No Cafeteria No services Visitors'  center No

Coordinates: 37°52′40.85399″N 109°20′49.99560″W / 37.8780149972°N 109.347221°W / 37.8780149972; -109.347221 The Monticello Utah Temple is the 53rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In October of 1997, LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley announced the building of smaller Latter-day Saint Temples throughout the world. The first of these smaller temples was to be built in Monticello, Utah. Less than one year after the announcement, the Monticello Utah Temple was dedicated on July 26, 1998.

The Monticello Utah Temple serves nearly 13,000 Mormon members in Blanding, Moab, and Monticello, Utah areas and members from Durango, Colorado and Grand Junction, Colorado.

Located at the base of the Abajo Mountains, the temple's exterior is finished in a marble called Noah's Crème. Thirteen thousand tiles used on the temple were evaluated carefully to make sure they blended with each other for a uniform effect.^[1] The Monticello Utah Temple has a total floor area of 11,225 square feet (1,042.8 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.

See also

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

Notes

1. ^ "The First 100 Temples," by Chad Hawkins, 2001, p 146

External links

• Official Monticello Utah Temple page
• Monticello Utah Temple page