The LDS Church dedicates Utah's Taylorsville Temple.
The Taylorsville Utah Temple boasts a prominent place on the west side.Soaring heavenward like a stone sentinel next to a major Salt Lake Valley freeway, the Taylorsville Temple on Sunday joined the expanding tally of Utah temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“The Taylorsville Utah Temple is close to many faithful members. Many faithful members will be blessed by the opportunity to serve as temple patrons and as temple ordinance workers,” Gong said in a. “Serving as a temple ordinance worker is a special service and blessing. It blesses, refines, sanctifies. It allows others to give and others to receive something they choose and need but cannot do for themselves.
Apostle Gerrit W. Gong and his wife, Susan Gong, a Taylorsville native, walk around the Taylorsville Utah Temple on Saturday, June 1, 2024. “These are faithful, honored stakes and communities which have grown up, including in Bennion, Kearns, Magna, Midvale, Murray, Granger, Hunter and Taylorsville,” Gong said. “This heart of the valley represents being ‘one in the household of faith and fellowship of the Saints.’”
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