Nichole Whiteley, Daily Herald

Despite a small fire and electrical problems during construction, the Orem Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be dedicated Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024 in two sessions.

On Tuesday, the First Presidency of the church released the dedication and open house dates for the temple along with the closure date for the Provo Utah Temple.

A public open house will begin Oct. 27 for the Orem Utah Temple and continue through Dec. 16, excluding Sundays and Thanksgiving Day. A media day will be held on Oct. 23, after which invited guests will tour the temple from Oct. 24-26.

The dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to all units in the Orem Utah Temple district. Additional details regarding the temple dedication will be announced at a future date.

As announced in October 2021, the Provo Utah Temple will be closed to accommodate reconstruction of the temple at the end of the day on Feb. 24, 2024. During the closure, members from the temple district are encouraged to attend other temples as their circumstances permit. Those desiring to receive their own ordinances should contact a temple in the surrounding area to make the necessary arrangements.

Grant Hindsley, Daily Herald file photo

Including the Orem Utah Temple and the Provo Utah Temple, there are 28 LDS temples in Utah. Other operating temples in Utah County include American Fork (Mount Timpanogos), Payson, Provo (Provo City Center). Other operating temples are in Bountiful, Brigham City, Cedar City, Draper, Logan, Monticello, Ogden, South Jordan (Jordan River and Oquirrh Mountain) and Vernal.

Temples are under construction in Ephraim, Heber Valley, Layton, Lindon, Smithfield, Syracuse, Taylorsville, Tooele (Deseret Peak) and Washington County (Red Cliffs). Both the Manti Utah Temple and the Salt Lake Utah Temple are currently under renovation.

The Saratoga Springs Utah Temple will be dedicated on Aug. 13 and the St. George Utah Temple will be rededicated on Dec. 10. Utah is the global headquarters for the church and the state boasts a church membership of 2.2 million people.