Plans announced — 2 October 2004
Groundbreaking — 5 August 2006
Public open house — Thursday, 15 January 2009, through Saturday, 14 March 2009, excluding Sundays
Dedication — Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 20-22 March 2009
Location — 14065 Canyon Vista LaneDraper, Utah 84020
Property size — Approximately 12 acres, including adjacent meetinghouse
Building size — 58,300 square feet
Building height — 50 feet 10 inches; 168 feet 8 inches to the top of the angel Moroni statue
Angel Moroni statue — 10 feet 8 inches tall
Exterior features:
• Temple White Granite from China
• Window art-glass by Utah artist Tom Holdman
• Bronze doors
Interior features:
• Limestone floor tile and limestone base imported from Lyon, France
• Makore wood, imported from west coast of central Africa, used in doors, trim, wood paneling and cabinets
• Recurring design of sego lily — Utah state flower — in art-glass (by Holdman) and decorative painting
• Murals in ordinance rooms, depicting mountain scenes, by Utah artist Linda Curley Christensen and Colorado artist Keith Bond
Architects — FFKR Architects
Contractor — Okland Construction
When dedicated, this will be the Church’s 129th operating temple worldwide and the 12th in Utah. The other temples in Utah are located in Logan, Ogden, Bountiful, Salt Lake City, South Jordan, American Fork, Provo, St. George, Manti, Monticello and Vernal.
The Draper Utah Temple will serve more than 60,000 Latter-day Saints living in the Draper area — members of 25 stakes (a stake is similar to a diocese).