Vernal Utah Temple
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| Number | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedication | 2 November 1997 by Gordon B. Hinckley |
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| Site | 1.6 acres (0.6 hectares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 38,771 sq ft (3,602 m2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | St. Louis Missouri Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | Preston England Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 40°27′11.53799″N 109°32′14.68680″W / 40.4532049972°N 109.5374130000°W The Vernal Utah Temple is the fifty-first temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Located in Vernal it is the tenth LDS temple built in the state of Utah.
Upon its dedication November 2, 1997, the Vernal Temple was unique as the only LDS temple built from a previously existing structure. Since 1997, the Copenhagen Denmark, Manhattan New York, and Provo City Center temples have been similarly adapted from existing structures.
Originally, the building served as the Uintah Stake Tabernacle for Latter-day Saints in eastern Utah. The Tabernacle's foundation was constructed of nearby sandstone with walls built of four layers of fired brick from local clay. The building was built with considerable donated labor from the fall of 1899 until it was dedicated on August 24, 1907 by LDS Church president Joseph F. Smith. Smith reportedly said he would not be surprised if a temple was built there some day.
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