Exterior rendering of the Lindon Utah Temple.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The site for the Lindon Utah Temple, as announced on Monday, Dec. 21, 2021.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The site of the future Lindon Utah Temple is photographed on Friday, April 22, 2022. The groundbreaking event took place Saturday, April 23, 2022.Laura Seitz, Deseret News
Groundbreaking of the Lindon Utah Temple
The groundbreaking of the Lindon Utah Temple was presided over by Elder Kevin W. Pearson, Utah Area president, on April 23, 2022. The chilly weather brought the event inside a nearby chapel, but the symbolic turning of the dirt was still held outdoors.
In his dedicatory prayer on the site, Elder Pearson said, “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. ... May the construction of Thy holy house here in Lindon continue to bless this community with peace, love and unity.”
The Lindon Utah Temple groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 23, 2022, with Elder Kevin W. Pearson, president of the Utah Area, presiding. In-person attendance was limited to invitation only, but the ceremony was broadcast to those living in the temple district.
The Lindon temple was announced Oct. 4, 2020, by Church President Russell M. Nelson. The groundbreaking and site dedication for this house of the Lord were held on April 23, 2022, and presided over by Elder Kevin W. Pearson, Utah Area president.
Architecture and Design of the Lindon Utah Temple
The Lindon Utah Temple will be a three-story building of approximately 81,000 square feet. Exterior renderings show the edifice will have a white exterior with several tall, arched windows around the building. Two towers on square bases will sit atop the temple, one on each short side of the rectangular structure.
Groundbreaking Photos of the Lindon Utah Temple
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Invited guests turn shovels of dirt at the groundbreaking for the Lindon Utah Temple in Lindon, Utah, on April 23, 2022. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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A rendering of the Lindon Utah Temple at the Lindon Utah Temple groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday, April 23, 2022. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints moved the official groundbreaking ceremony for the Lindon Utah Temple to a nearby meetinghouse due to weather on Saturday morning, April 23, 2022. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Kelly Washburn, a young woman from the Lindon Utah Stake, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Lindon Utah Temple in Lindon, Utah, on April 23, 2022. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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A choir sings during the groundbreaking for the Lindon Utah Temple in Lindon, Utah, on April 23, 2022. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Elder Kevin W. Pearson, Utah Area president, presides and speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Lindon Utah Temple in Lindon, Utah, on April 23, 2022. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Attendees — including local Church, community and interfaith leaders — walk to the area for the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Lindon Utah Temple on Saturday morning, April 23, 2022. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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The site where the Lindon Utah Temple is to be built, prior to the groundbreaking ceremony on April 23, 2022. The three-story structure will be about 81,000 square feet in size and stand near the intersection of 800 East and Center Street in Lindon, Utah. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Ceremonial shovels lined up for the Lindon Utah Temple groundbreaking in Lindon, Utah, on April 23, 2022. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Attendees gather around the site where the Lindon Utah Temple is to be built, prior to the groundbreaking ceremony on April 23, 2022. The three-story structure will be about 81,000 square feet in size and stand near the intersection of 800 East and Center Street in Lindon, Utah. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Invited guests turn shovels of dirt at the groundbreaking for the Lindon Utah Temple in Lindon, Utah, on April 23, 2022. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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A small group of invited guests turns shovels of dirt at the groundbreaking for the Lindon Utah Temple on April 23, 2022. Elder Kevin W. Pearson, a General Authority Seventy and Utah Area president, and his wife, Sister June Pearson, are at the center. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Additional Facts
Fact #1
This will be the seventh Latter-day Saint temple in Utah County and the first in the city of Lindon.
Fact #2
The Lindon temple will have approximately the same floor area as the Smithfield Utah Temple (81,000 square feet), with the temples announced only six months apart.
Fact #3
The city name “Lindon” was named after the linden tree, although spelled differently. After Utah County was settled by early pioneers, a Latter-day Saint from England planted a linden seed, and that tree became a landmark for the town.
This will be the seventh Latter-day Saint temple in Utah County and the first in the city of Lindon.
Fact #2
The Lindon temple will have approximately the same floor area as the Smithfield Utah Temple (81,000 square feet), with the temples announced only six months apart.
Fact #3
The city name “Lindon” was named after the linden tree, although spelled differently. After Utah County was settled by early pioneers, a Latter-day Saint from England planted a linden seed, and that tree became a landmark for the town.
