Red Cliffs Utah Temple

The Red Cliffs Utah Temple is a temple under construction of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in St. George, Utah. The intent to build the temple was announced by church president Russell M. Nelson during the October 2018 general conference of the church under the name Washington County Utah Temple.[1][2]

Red Cliffs Utah Temple
Under construction
Number 195
Announcement 7 October 2018
Groundbreaking 7 November 2020 by
Jeffrey R. Holland
Site 14.7 acres (5.9 hectares)
Floor area 96,277 sq ft (8,944 m2)
Official website • News & images
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Location St. George, Utah, United States

The location for the temple was announced in November 2019. Plans called for a three story temple of 90,000 square feet. A small groundbreaking for the temple took place a year later due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] A church apostle, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, presided at the groundbreaking.[5][6][7] The temple is to become the 2nd temple of the church to be built in St. George and the 20th in Utah.

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References
  1. Kessler, Mori (14 August 2020). "Groundbreaking for Red Cliffs Utah Temple in St. George set for November". St. George News. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. Bancroft, Kaitlyn (19 March 2022). "Washington County Utah Temple re-named Red Cliffs Utah Temple". The Spectrum. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. "'A happy and holy day': Ground broken for Red Cliffs Utah temple". The Spectrum. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. Kessler, Mori. "'A blessing on this property': Latter-day Saints break ground for Red Cliffs Utah Temple". stgeorgeutah.com. St George News. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. Kessler, Mori (7 October 2021). "Red Cliffs Utah Temple takes shape as construction continues". KSL. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. Forgie, Adam (13 August 2020). "Two Utah LDS temples to break ground this fall, renderings released". KUTV. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. Tabine, Sarah (7 November 2021). "Ground broken for a second Latter-day Saint temple in St. George". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2 February 2022.


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