Heber Valley Utah Temple

Groundbreaking of the Heber Valley Utah Temple

On Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, Church President Russell M. Nelson presided over the groundbreaking ceremony and offered the dedicatory prayer for the Heber Valley Utah Temple.

Before offering the dedicatory prayer, President Nelson spoke about the settling of Heber City and growth of the Church in the valley.

In 1858, President Brigham Young instructed Saints to build a road from Provo to Heber. In the 1840s, Elder Heber C. Kimball of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles helped to convert many of the first English settlers to the Church through his missionary service. These converts settled the valley and participated in the first ward created in Heber.

On Oct. 3, 2021, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Heber Valley Utah Temple during October 2021 general conference. The official exterior rendering for the Heber Valley Utah Temple was released to the public on Sept. 19, 2022. President Russell M. Nelson presided over the groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 8, 2022.

Architecture and Design of the Heber Valley Utah Temple

The site for the Heber Valley Utah Temple is 17.9 acres, and the house of the Lord will be approximately 88,000 square feet upon completion. It will house four instruction rooms, four sealing rooms, two baptistries and a celestial room.

An exterior rendering depicts a rectangular-shaped building with arched windows and green domed cupolas above the front and the rear steeple.

Groundbreaking Photos of the Heber Valley Utah Temple