Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple
| Provo Utah Temple | ||||
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| Closed for renovation | ||||
| Number | 15 | |||
| Dedication | February 9, 1972, by Joseph Fielding Smith | |||
| Site | 17 acres (6.9 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 128,325 sq ft (11,921.8 m2) | |||
| Height | 175 ft (53 m) | |||
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| Announced | August 14, 1967, by David O. McKay | |||
| Groundbreaking | September 15, 1969, by Hugh B. Brown | |||
| Open house | January 10-29, 1972 | |||
| Designed by | Emil B. Fetzer | |||
| Location | Provo, Utah, United States | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 40°15′49.19760″N 111°38′23.20440″W / 40.2636660000°N 111.6397790000°W | |||
| Exterior finish | White cast stone with gold anodized aluminum grills, bronze glass panels and a painted spire | |||
| Temple design | Functional modern with single center spire design | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 6 (Movie, stationary) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 12 | |||
| Clothing rental | Yes | |||
| Notes | Harold B. Lee read the dedicatory prayer prepared by Joseph Fielding Smith | |||
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The Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple (formerly the Provo Utah Temple) is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Provo, Utah, just north of Brigham Young University (BYU). The intent to build the temple was announced on August 14, 1967, by Hugh B. Brown and N. Eldon Tanner. The temple was designed by architect Emil B. Fetzer and was dedicated in 1972 as the church's seventeenth constructed and fifteenth operating temple. It was the sixth temple built in Utah, and the first in both Utah County and Provo.
A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, was held on September 15, 1969, conducted by Brown. The site was also dedicated on the same day by Joseph Fielding Smith. It was built with a modern single-spire design, similar to the original design of the Ogden Utah Temple. The original spire sat on top of a rounded base constructed on a rectangular foundation.
In 2021, the church announced plans to reconstruct the temple after dedication of the Orem Utah Temple. The temple closed for reconstruction in February 2024. In the same month, the church announced that following reconstruction the temple will be known as the Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple.