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A small group of invited guests help turn the dirt beginning the building phase of the new Lindon Temple on Saturday, April 23, 2022.
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living in Utah County have seen a handful of temples appear over the past decade. On Saturday, another was added with the official groundbreaking of the Lindon Temple.
The new temple will be 15 minutes from the Mt. Timpanogos Temple in American Fork, to the north, and 15 minutes to the soon-to-be-completed Orem Temple to the south.
“May the construction of Thy holy house here in Lindon continue to bless this community with peace, love and unity,” said Elder Kevin W. Pearson, Utah Area President, during his dedicatory prayer at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Lindon Temple.
While groundbreakings are traditionally held on the construction site, the chilly and wet spring weather forced the guests to move indoors to a nearby chapel — except for the symbolic turning of the ground with shovels.
Pearson conducted the ceremony while local leaders, and a young woman from nearby congregations of this north-central Utah community, spoke at the event.
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A rendering of the Lindon Temple was on display during the groundbreaking on Saturday, April 23, 2022.
“In the early 1990s, President Joseph F. Smith first prophesied a time when temples would be ‘dotting the earth,’” said Elder Pearson. “At that time, this area wasn’t much more than a Post Office located in the Cullimore Mercantile store along State Street near a large Linden tree.”
The three-story temple will be approximately 81,000 square feet, and is being built near 800 East and Center Streets in Lindon. It will be the eighth temple in Utah County.
“Who but a prophet of God could have foreseen the explosive international growth of the Church,” said Elder Pearson. “Who, but God, would have known that this sacred plot of ground here in Lindon, Utah, would be the site of the 219th temple announced?”
The Lindon Utah Temple was announced in October 2020 by Church President Russell M. Nelson.
In a dedicatory prayer, Elder Pearson offered thanks to the Lord for temples around the world that glorify Christ and allow individuals and families to grow closer to God.
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Invited guests meeting in nearby chapel for the groundbreaking services of the Lindon Temple. Weather did not allow for the full service to be held out side Saturday, April 23, 2022.
“Bless those who labor here, that they may feel the eternal significance of what they are building and be blessed and protected as they labor in its construction,” he said.
Pearson also prayed that “the promises [God has] made available through [His] Beloved Son, Jesus Christ” will be remembered and reflected upon by the youth as they come to the temple. “We ask thee to bless them with added protection from temptation and evil as they come and participate in this holy temple … Bless their parents with the desire and determination to raise them in righteousness and truth in unprecedented times.”
Attendance at the groundbreaking ceremony was by invitation only. Those who live in the temple district were able to watch a broadcast.
Utah, the Church’s world headquarters, is home to 2.2 million members. The Beehive state has announced 28 temples, under construction, under renovation or in operation. The other temples include the Bountiful, Brigham City, Cedar City, Deseret Peak, Draper, Ephraim, Heber Valley, Jordan River, Layton, Lindon, Logan, Manti, Monticello, Mount Timpanogos, Ogden, Oquirrh Mountain, Orem, Payson, Provo City Center, Provo, Red Cliffs, Salt Lake, Saratoga Springs, Smithfield, St. George, Syracuse, Taylorsville and Vernal Utah Temples.
Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints differ from meeting-houses or chapels where members meet for Sunday worship services. Each temple is considered a “house of the Lord” where Jesus Christ’s teachings are reaffirmed through baptism and other ordinances that unite families for eternity.
A small group of invited guests help turn the dirt beginning the building phase of the new Lindon Temple on Saturday, April 23, 2022.
A rendering of the Lindon Temple was on display during the groundbreaking on Saturday, April 23, 2022.
Invited guests meeting in nearby chapel for the groundbreaking services of the Lindon Temple. Weather did not allow for the full service to be held out side Saturday, April 23, 2022.
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