The public open house for the Layton Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints begins this week in Layton, Utah, on Friday, April 19, and extends through Saturday, June 1, 2024, excluding Sundays.
Media attended a news conference and toured the new house of the Lord on Monday, April 15, 2024. Those participating in the event included Elder Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier, assistant, Utah Area Presidency; Elder Kevin R. Duncan, executive director, Temple Department; and Sister Amy R. Wright, First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency.
The open house for the Layton Utah Temple will be one of two temple open houses underway in northern Utah. The open house for the Taylorsville Utah Temple runs through Saturday, May 18.
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There is no cost to attend the Layton Utah Temple public open house. Reservations to walk through the house of the Lord can be made online.
“We want to bring temples closer to the expanding membership of the Church,” said President Russell M. Nelson as he announced the Layton Temple in the October 2018 general conference. The Church of Jesus Christ now has 350 houses of the Lord in operation, under construction or renovation, or announced worldwide.
The Layton Utah Temple will be dedicated by Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in two sessions (10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. MDT) on Sunday, June 16, 2024. The dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to all congregations in the Layton Utah Temple district.
You can read more about the temple open house and see more interior photos on Church Newsroom.
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