The new temple
will help meet the needs of a growing Church membership in
the area and will ease the heavy use of the Provo temple,
which is one of the busiest in the Church. The Payson temple
will bring to 15 the number of operating and announced
temples in Utah.
The property for the Payson temple is located on gently sloping ground at approximately 930 West and 1550 South on the southwest side of Payson, a mile from the 800 South I-15 interchange. The property offers scenic views of the area as well as easy access to the freeway.
The new temple
will serve approximately 22 stakes from Spanish Fork to
Nephi comprising approximately 78,000 Church members.
Temple-going members have been driving to Provo or Manti for
temple services.
Artists’
renderings, the size of the temple, groundbreaking dates and
other information will be released as they become available.
“Temples answer
those soul-searching questions of the purpose of life, of
why we are here and where we are going. They are
sanctuaries from the storms of life and bless the lives of
members of the Church who worship within their sacred
walls,” said President Monson.
Latter-day Saint
temples provide a place where Church members make promises
and commitments to God and where the highest sacraments of
the faith occur such as the marriage of couples for
eternity. Temples differ from the tens of thousands of local
meetinghouses where members typically meet for Sunday
worship services and midweek social activities.
The practice of
temple building is rooted in both the Old and New
Testaments, and from its historical beginnings to the
present day the Church has constructed temples.
The first temple
was built by the Church in Kirtland, Ohio. The first Utah
temple was completed in St. George in 1877, followed by
Logan in 1884, Manti in 1888, and Salt Lake City in 1893.
The Payson temple
will bring the total
number of temples worldwide already in operation or
in the planning and construction phases to 152. A letter was
sent to local Church leaders today regarding the new temple.
******************************************************Plainview Texas Branch; Lubbock Stake Announcements;
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