Latter-day Saint Taylorsville Utah Temple to open for public tours

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (ABC4) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on Tuesday that public tours of the Taylorsville Utah Temple would begin on Saturday, April 13.

The free public tours are scheduled to run from April 13 through May 18, except on Sundays. The church recommended that visitors reserve a timeslot in advance online.

The temple was first announced in October of 2019 and ground was first broken at the site in October of 2020. The temple is scheduled to be dedicated later this year, on June 2, according to Church Newsroom.

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“A temple is considered a house of the Lord, where the teachings of Jesus Christ are reaffirmed through marriage, baptism and other sacred agreements that unite families for eternity,” the church said in a press release.

The church said the architectural style of the temple was “inspired by local pioneer tabernacles.” Inside the temple, the colors used were intended to reflect the colors of the valley and the surrounding area of the temple.

The church said the new Taylorsville temple is one of 30 temples throughout the state of Utah that was officially dedicated, or otherwise under construction or renovation.

Public tours at the Taylorsville Temple are scheduled to begin exactly one week after the church’s annual general conference that was broadcast around the world. On the second day of the conference, the church’s president announced 15 new temples the church plans to build.

Of the 15 new temples most recently announced by the church, two more are expected to come to Utah — with a Latter-day Saint temple planned to be built in Lehi and another expected in West Jordan.

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