Ogden Utah Temple |
14th operating temple |
Phone Number: 801-621-6880.
Site: 18.3 acres.
Exterior Finish: White cast stone with a fluted appearance; gold anodized aluminum grillwork; gold directional glass windows.
Temple Design: Modern and functional, single-spire design.
Number of Rooms: Six ordinance rooms and eleven sealing rooms.
Total Floor Area: 115,000 square feet.
Site Dedication: 8 September 1969 by Joseph Fielding Smith and Alvin R. Dyer
Groundbreaking: 8 September 1969 by Hugh B. Brown
Public Open House: 16–30 December 1971
Dedication: 18–20 January 1972 by Joseph Fielding Smith
The Ogden Utah Temple occupies a city block of downtown Ogden beautified by water features, mature trees, and colorful landscaping. Sharing the site are a large parking structure and several historic buildings including the Ogden Tabernacle (housing the Utah Ogden Mission Office in the rear), the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum (built in 1902 as the Weber Stake Relief Society building), and the Miles Goodyear Cabin (the first permanent pioneer home in Utah—transported from its original location on the Weber River).
The Ogden Utah Temple was the fifth temple built in Utah and the second built along the Wasatch Front.
The Ogden Utah Temple was the first temple dedicated in the state of Utah; the four previous temples were dedicated in Utah Territory over 78 years earlier.
The Ogden Utah Temple was the first temple built with six ordinance rooms, allowing sessions to begin every 20 minutes. (Only three other temples have six ordinance rooms: the Provo Utah Temple, Jordan River Utah Temple, and Washington D.C. Temple.)
The Ogden Utah Temple was originally named the Ogden Temple.
The original design for the Ogden Utah Temple included a gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni atop a gold-colored spire. The statue was eventually eliminated from the design, though one was added over 30 years after its dedication.
The Ogden Utah Temple is a sister building to the Provo Utah Temple.
Ground was broken for the Ogden Utah Temple on the 96th birthday of President David O. McKay. He passed away just 4 months later. The temple was subsequently dedicated on the second anniversary of his passing.
As part of an exterior renovation in 2002, an angel Moroni statue was added to the Ogden Utah Temple, and the spire—originally gold colored—was painted white.
