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Monticello Utah Temple

53rd dedicated temple in operation
Monticello Utah Temple

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Address

365 N 200 W
Monticello, Utah  84535
United States
Telephone:  (+1) 435-587-3500

Services

NO clothing rental available
NO cafeteria food served
NO patron housing available
NO distribution center nearby (Store Locator)

Announcement: 

4 October 1997

Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 

17 November 1997 by Ben B. Banks

Public Open House: 

16–18 July 1998

Dedication: 

26–27 July 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley

Public Open House: 

2–9 November 2002

Rededication: 

17 November 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley

Site: 

1.33 acres  |  0.5 hectares

Exterior Finish: 

Turkish off-white marble

Architectural Features: 

Single attached spire with an angel Moroni statue

Ordinance Rooms: 

Two instruction rooms (two-stage progressive), two sealing rooms, and one baptistry

Total Floor Area: 

11,225 square feet  |  1,043 square meters

Elevation: 

7,098 feet  |  2,164 meters

Temple Locale

Located about 60 miles south of Moab, Utah—a recreational hot spot for bikers, hikers, and river runners—the Monticello Utah Temple sits on a gently rising slope on the west side of the little town of Monticello. In the distance, the enchanting Abajo Mountains play backdrop to the temple and the adjacent meetinghouse, joined by a shared parking lot. Patrons come from the Four Corners region.


Temple History

The Monticello Utah Temple was the first of the new generation of smaller temples as conceived by President Gordon B. Hinckley.

The Monticello Utah Temple was the eleventh temple built in Utah.

The Monticello Utah Temple was constructed in just eight months and nine days, the fastest construction time of all the temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Monticello Utah Temple originally supported a white angel Moroni statue atop its spire. The six-foot statue, sculpted by LaVar Wallgren, was a design created for the Hinckley-inspired smaller temples that depicts the prophet in his youth blowing a trumpet with his right hand and holding a scroll in his left.

On May 25, 1999, the white angel Moroni originally installed atop the Monticello Utah Temple was replaced with a taller, gold-leafed Moroni, as directed by Church officials, when it became apparent that the statue seemed to disappear from sight on cloudy days. The original white angel was transported to the Church History Museum for storage.

At just 7,000 square feet, the Monticello Utah Temple was once the smallest temple of the Church, accommodating a single ordinance room and a single sealing room.