Vernal Utah Temple | ||||
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Number | 51 | |||
Dedication | November 2, 1997, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Site | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) | |||
Floor area | 38,771 sq ft (3,601.9 m2) | |||
Official website • News & images | ||||
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Announced | February 13, 1994, by Ezra Taft Benson | |||
Groundbreaking | May 13, 1995, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Open house | October 11-25, 1997 | |||
Designed by | FFKR Architects | |||
Location | Vernal, Utah, United States | |||
Geographic coordinates | 40°27′11.53799″N 109°32′14.68680″W / 40.4532049972°N 109.5374130000°W | |||
Exterior finish | Face brick | |||
Temple design | Adaptation of Uintah Stake Tabernacle | |||
Baptistries | 1 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 2 (Movie, two-stage progressive) | |||
Sealing rooms | 3 | |||
Clothing rental | Yes | |||
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The Vernal Utah Temple is the fifty-first temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The temple is located in Vernal and was the church's tenth temple built in Utah.
When it was dedicated on November 2, 1997, the Vernal Temple was unique for being the church's only temple built from a previously existing structure. Since 1997, the Copenhagen Denmark, Manhattan New York, and Provo City Center temples have been similarly adapted from existing structures.