See photos from the Taylorsville Utah Temple dedication

Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and other Church leaders presided at the dedication on Sunday, June 2

2 June 2024, 6:39 PM MDT

People make their way into the Taylorsville Utah Temple for the dedication on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

By Christine Rappleye, David Schneider

Christine and David both have ties to the Taylorsville Utah Temple district.

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — On a sunny day with blue skies and puffy clouds, Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated the Taylorsville Utah Temple on Sunday, June 2.

Elder Gong was accompanied at the dedication by his wife, Sister Susan Gong, who is a Taylorsville native; Elder Hugo E. Martinez, a General Authority Seventy and first counselor in the Utah Area presidency, and his wife, Sister Nuria Martinez; and Elder Erich W. Kopischke, a General Authority Seventy and assistant executive director of the Temple Department, and his wife, Sister Christiane Kopischke.

Elder Gong invited members to enjoy the blessings of making sacred covenants as they “come to the Lord in the house of the Lord.”

The Taylorsville Utah Temple is the 192nd dedicated house of the Lord of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and one of what will be 30 temples in Utah.

Following are photographs of the Taylorsville temple and the Church leaders and members who participated in the day’s two dedicatory sessions.