She was born in Riverside, California, to Wilhelm Friedrich and Helene Kaufmann Lauener. A retired chief financial officer of a unified school district, he was born in Richfield, Utah, to Don Dee and Verona Gaye Seaman. Visit MormonTemples.org for additional information. President Keyess wife, Jacquelyn Kendell Keyes, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Pamela B. Vellinga. A retired business owner/manager, he was born in Vernal, Utah, to Garth Preece and Marita Pauline Batty. A retired academic vice president, he was born in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand, to William and Norma Roberts. The Aokis and the Robertses will begin their service when the renovated Tokyo Japan and Hamilton New Zealand temples are rededicated. A retired dentist, he was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Donald George and Agnes Grieve Smart Smarinsky. Sister Zundel is a Primary activities leader and former visitors center director companion, stake and ward Young Women president, and ward Relief Society president. 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A retired chief marketing officer for a capital group, he was born in Fort Meade, Maryland, to Aaron George and Ilean Woodbury Amacher. The Lopezes will begin serving when the Yigo Guam Temple is dedicated. Credit: Copyright Intellectual Reserve, Inc. An artist rendering of the Yigo Guam Temple. Everything available sold in 3 hours. Temple Quote "It is plain that a Temple is more than chapel or church; it is a structure erected as the House of the Lord, sacred to the closest communion between the Lord Himself and the Holy Priesthood, and devoted to the highest and most sacred ordinances characteristic of the age or dispensation to which the particular Temple belongs." President Littles wife, Kay Marie Evans Little, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Jearldene Ellsworth. Sister Brough is a Sunday School teacher and temple ordinance worker and former mission president companion, ward Relief Society president, and ward Young Women presidency counselor. Video Presentation created by Branden Bingham. The street that once separated the temple from the block to the east has been removed, and crews have surveyed, staked, and rolled the site. 170 South 400 West, VERNAL, UTAH 84078-2536. A retired president of an insurance services company, he was born in Ogden, Utah, to Jack W. and Ivy Lorraine Keyes. A number of Utah temples (and temp Plans are underway to create additional parking and landscaping at the Vernal Utah Temple. Russell Frederick Willmott,69, Brampton Ward, Brampton Ontario Stake, called as president of the Toronto Ontario Temple, succeeding President David P. Olsen. A retired physician, he was born in Hong Kong, China, to Yu-Shing Lam and Beatrice Yuen-Han Ip Lam. Vernal Utah Temple The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS # 51st Operating Temple Location Utah Address 170 South 400 West, VERNAL, UTAH 84078-2536 Map map LDS Web weblink Gallery gallery District Northeast Utah Northwest Colorado Southwest Wyoming History Announced 13 February 1994 Open House 11-25 October 1997 Dedication Date President Willmotts wife, Anna Poppe Willmott, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Anne E. Olsen. Pres. But through the acquisition of the street and several residences to the east, there will now be ample parking and beautiful landscaping to greet temple patrons. Sister Martin is a former ward Young Women presidency counselor, assistant deaf coordinator, and seminary teacher. He was born in Vernal, Utah, to Henry and Jennie Oaks Workman.Sister Workman has been serving as an assistant to the matron at the Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple. President Winegars wife, Karen Finch Winegar, will serve as temple matron. Colorful flowers and beautiful mature trees on the temple grounds enhance the captivating architecture of the building. The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sister Seaman is a ward Relief Society presidency counselor and temple ordinance worker and former stake Relief Society president, senior missionary couple, and Sunday School teacher. He is an area family history adviser and temple ordinance worker and a former stake president and branch president. She was born in Moataa, Upolu, Samoa, to Liua Pati Punimata and Siuatoilevao Fulu. 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. She was born in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, to Frank John Bennallack and Leonie Schenck. A curriculum specialist for Seminaries and Institutes of Religion, he was born in Manila, Philippines, to Guillermo Mendoza Lopez and Sofia Ferrer Oliveros Lopez. Upon its dedication November 2, 1997, the Vernal Temple was unique as the only LDS temple built from a previously existing structure. Sister Lam is a Sunday School teacher and former mission president companion, ward Young Women and Primary president, and branch Relief Society president. Style Guide Note:When reporting about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, please use the complete name of the Church in the first reference. Sister Lam is a Sunday School teacher and former mission president companion, ward Young Women and Primary president and branch Relief Society president. She was born in St. George, Utah, to Jack Andrew and Mildred Seitz. He is a patriarch, temple sealer and former stake presidency counselor and bishop. A retired director of an unmanned systems integration center, he was born in Palo Alto, California, to Richard Floyd Bird Goates and Marilyn Knowlden Busnardo. Due to the narrowness of the building, a two-stage endowment room was innovated for the Vernal Utah Templea concept which has been used in many temples ever since. A retired Church Educational System institute instructor, he was born in Payson, Utah, to Amyot Bert and Julia Aileen Ashby Cherrington. They are the parents of nine children. She was born in Carson City, Nevada, to Ross Cameron and Sadie Beth Sydenham. Among other things, the Tabernacle lacked indoor bathrooms and access for the disabled. An agronomist, he was born in Pocatello, Idaho, to Wendell Bybee and Beth Kirby Ransom. She was born in Homerville, Georgia, to Philip Arthur Wood and Wilean Marlowe. The Vernal Planning Commission voted on the revised plan last week, recommending approval of a conditional use permit to the City Council. Joel Kim Ransom,65, Fargo Second Ward, Fargo North Dakota Stake, called as president of the Bismarck North Dakota Temple, succeeding President Leo S. Schrubb. A retired manager and senior representative of an aviation organization, he was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Pausides Alejandro Casablanca and Modesta Garcia. He is a Sunday School teacher and temple sealer and a former stake president, bishop, and branch president. In 1948 a stake center was built near the tabernacle and the tabernacle was only used irregularly. Address 170 South 400 West Vernal, Utah 84078-2536 United States Telephone: (+1) 435-789-3220 Street Map - Nearby Hotels Services Clothing rental available NO cafeteria food served NO patron housing available Distribution center nearby (Store Locator) She was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to John Frederick Jr. and Patsy Ann Stone Evans. He is an institute teacher and former Area Seventy, Adriatic South Mission president, stake president, and bishop. In 1907, when LDS President Joseph F. Smith made the trip to Vernal to dedicate the Uintah Stake Tabernacle, he said he wouldn't be surprised if someday there would be a temple built in the area. This website is NOT an official website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Vernal Utah Temple, 51st operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is a historic landmark of the Ashley Valley landscape. Constructed inside the red-brick shell of the pioneer-built Uintah Stake Tabernacle, it is located just two blocks south of Main Street, where the domes of the temple and the steeple of the adjacent Vernal Utah Glines Stake Center are visible to travelers along Highway 191. Brigham Young sent a scouting party to the area Uintah Basin in 1861 and received word back the area was good for nothing but nomad purposes, hunting grounds for Indians, and "to hold the world together." That same year, President Abraham Lincoln set the area aside as the Uintah Indian Reservation, with Captain Pardon . The Vernal Utah Temple has a total of 38,771 square feet, two ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms. President Lams wife, Elizabeth Wai-Yin Wong Lam, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Kristie E. Larsen. The Vernal Utah Temple is unique because it was the first temple to be built from an existing structure. President Lopezs wife, Memnet Panes Lopez, will serve as temple matron. President Fatas wife, Ponaivao Liua Fata, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Judy Ann Ho Ching. President Lams wife, Elizabeth Wai-Yin Wong Lam, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Kristie E. Larsen. Sister Batty is a Church public affairs specialist and temple ordinance worker and former stake Primary presidency counselor, ward Young Women president, and ward Relief Society presidency counselor. Sister Little is a ward Relief Society president and temple ordinance worker and former stake and ward Young Women president and gospel doctrine teacher. Sister Hernndez is a ward temple and family history consultant and former mission presidents companion and ward Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary president. Donald Jack Keyes,69, Uintah Second Ward, Ogden Utah Pleasant Valley Stake, called as president of the Ogden Utah Temple, succeeding President Michael L. Vellinga. A retired president of an electric company, he was born in Wailuku, Hawaii, to George Alfred and Toshiko Mizushima Reinhardt. The temple block was filled with throngs of people, nearly 12,000 in all. Sister Davis is a Relief Society teacher and temple ordinance worker and former stake Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary presidency counselor and ward Young Women president and presidency counselor. She was born in Bogot, Colombia, to Miguel Angel Cristancho Puerto and Rosalba Ramrez Morato. The idea of converting the Uintah Stake Tabernacle into the Vernal Utah Temple was first proposed by leaders of the Vernal Utah Glines Stake to area authorities in 1984, but the proposal was eventually rejected by the First Presidency. George Leslie Spencer, 70, Parkland Ward, Calgary Alberta Fish Creek Stake, called as president of the new Winnipeg Manitoba Temple. He is a temple ordinance worker and a former stake president, high councilor, stake and ward temple and family history consultant and senior couple missionary. A retired partner of a merchandising company, he was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Joseph Frederick and Gladys Rosina Willmott. Gardeners work to prepare the ground for General Conference. The short walls will be made of brick to coordinate with the historic building that had originally been constructed as a tabernacle. A solar systems business owner, he was born in Passos, Brazil, to Benedito Florencio and Lucinda Dias de Oliveira. The voices of the self-named "Vernal Tabernacle Choir" accompanied the services of the Vernal Utah Temple groundbreaking (or construction commencement) ceremony. He is a ward Sunday School president and former mission presidency counselor and stake presidency counselor. He is a mission presidency counselor and a former stake president, bishop, and high councilor. Vernal, unlike most Utah towns, was not settled by Mormon Settlers. Located in Vernal it is the tenth LDS temple in the state of Utah. Curbing is now being poured around the lot to define the parking areas, an entrance plaza, and a center island that will be beautifully landscaped with grass and trees. A rendering depicting renovations planned for the Ogden Utah Temple. Many other possibilities were pursued, and the building had even been put up for sale for a time. Kenneth Mark Frost,60, Spring Hollow Second Ward, American Fork Utah West Stake, called as president of the Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple, succeeding President Ronald B. Funk. Only used irregularly thereafter, the LDS Church announced the Tabernacle's closing in 1984 for public safety reasons. The Vernal Utah Temple is a historic landmark of the Ashley Valley landscape. Paul David Martin,66, Plymouth Ward, Plymouth England Stake, called as president of the Preston England Temple, succeeding President Michael A. Rigby. He has also served as a stake president, stake mission president, bishop and bishop's counselor. She was born in Salt Lake City to Dick Davis and Elizabeth Ann Wetzel. President Frosts wife, Mary Ruth McEuen Frost, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Wanda L. Funk. If you would like to stay on the page you are viewing please click Cancel. At the groundbreaking ceremony for the Vernal Utah Temple, President Hinckley said that constructing a temple from an existing building was something "we've never done before and we are not likely to do again.". The LDS Church opted to turn the building into one of its new smaller temples, and plans were announced in 1994. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Antonio Lpez and Consuelo Blanco. Located in Vernal it is the tenth LDS temple built in the state of Utah . A golden statue of angel Moroni was placed on top of the spire facing east, a common element of almost all LDS Temples. President Gordon B. Hinckley, who dedicated the temple, reminded the assembled congregations of the sacrifices made by the early settlers to build the Uintah Stake Tabernacle and of the prophetic statement by President Joseph F. Smith that he believed a temple would stand in Vernal. President Smarinskys wife, Jan Katharine Krukiel Smarinsky, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Mercy Fisher. A retired chief marketing officer for a capital group, he was born in Fort Meade, Maryland, to Aaron George and Ilean Woodbury Amacher. President Casablancas wife, Lucy Rius Casablanca, will serve as temple matron. This time, it met with First Presidency approval. The temple serves Latter-day Saints in parts of eastern central Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. They will begin their service in October. He is a Church Public Affairs specialist and temple sealer and former stake president, bishop and high councilor. Most will begin serving in October of 2020. Plans to construct the temple were announced February 13, 1994, Church leaders broke ground May 13, 1995, and Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1995 to 2008, dedicated the Vernal Utah Temple November 2, 1997. In addition to preserving the exterior, bringing the building up to code, and altering the floor plan, the eastern spire of the temple was elongated to make it taller than the spire of the neighboring stake center. Learn more about guidelines and necessary forms. Temple presidents and matrons are called to oversee all activities performed at the temple. A curriculum specialist for Seminaries and Institutes of Religion, he was born in Manila, Philippines, to Guillermo Mendoza Lopez and Sofia Ferrer Oliveros Lopez. The new east lot will eliminate the need for patrons to cross a street or park on the street and will allow landscaping to be added in front of the temple for the first time. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, to Wilfred Thomas and Gloria May Dil. She was born in Logan, Utah, to Vernon Jay and Kathleen Toolson Finch. Beautiful mature trees on the revised plan last week, recommending approval of a conditional use permit to the Council! 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