St. George, Utah area, finally got a second Temple for The Church of Jesus Christ of  Latter-day Saints. Some might say it is about time.

Located

It is located at 1555 S Red Cliffs Temple LN, St. George, Utah 84790

History

In October 2018, President Nelson announced the Washington County, Utah, Temple. In November of 2019, the location above was announced. Jeffery R Holland a native of St. George, Utah and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was there to preside over the ground breaking.

The name of Red Cliffs came forward in June of 2020, as Elder Holland and his wife were driving by the area, and his wife said, “Well, there are sure a lot of red cliffs around here.” I guess it had a ring to it. So, it was changed from the Washington County Temple to the Red Cliffs Temple.

I like Red Cliffs better.

The angel Moroni was lifted on the temple in May of 2022. The angel is featured on a lot of Temples

Facts

Here are some facts

• The temple sits on a 15.31 acres.
• Exterior Finish
  • Precast concrete
• Architectural Features
  • Singel attached a central sire with an angle Moroni statue
• Ordinance rooms
  • Four instructions rooms
  • Six sealing rooms
  • One baptistry
• Floor Area
  • 96,277 square feet
• Height
  • 230 feet
• Elevation
  • 2,618

This temple is the 20th built in Utah, the Second in Washington County, and the 189th to be built.

Fun Fact:

The groundbreaking for the new temple was 2 days before the 149th anniversary of the St. George Temple’s groundbreaking.

For some more facts, you can check out this website

https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/red-cliffs-utah-temple

Timeline

• Announcement
  • Oct. 7, 2018
• Groundbreaking and Site Dedication
  • November 7, 2020
  • Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
• Public Open House
  • Feb. 1 – March 2, 2024
• Dedication
  • March 24, 2024, by President Henry B. Eyring.

Services

• The visitors’ Center open to the public
  • Nope
• Arrival Center available
  • Nope
• Patron Housing
  • Nope
  • Hotels are close by
• Distribution center on site
  • Nope
  • The closest one is here

Deseret Book St. George

245 Red Cliffs Dr. Ste 18

St George, UT 84790-8606

(435) 628-4495

Tour of Temple

My video is down below.

Photos 

Here are some photos I took while down there.

Thoughts

The area around the temple is filled with beautiful views. The site looks like it will have some homes in front of it. So that is a different look to it.

It is a nice-looking temple that serves its purpose to the growing number of saints that live there.

Video

Yep, I did one, and this was filmed back in Oct. 2024. It will be coming soon!