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Layton Utah Temple open house and dedication dates announced

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December 11, 2023

Layton Utah Temple open house and dedication dates announced

The construction of the Layton Utah Temple is nearly complete. The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the open house and dedication dates for the temple.

On June 16, 2024, Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside at the dedication. There will be two sessions — one held at 10 a.m. and the other at 1:30 p.m. MDT.

All congregations in the Layton Utah Temple district will be able to watch the dedicatory sessions via broadcast.

The temple’s open house will take place prior to the dedication from April 19 to June 1, 2024, throughout the week, excluding Sundays. The public is invited to attend.

For members of the Church of Jesus Christ, temples are sacred buildings where they can go to participate in ordinances and feel a close connection to God. In Utah, there are a total of 28 temples either in use, announced or under construction that serve the nearly 2.3 million Latter-day Saints who live in the state.

The Church of Jesus Christ will hold a media day on April 15, 2024.

President Russell M. Nelson, prophet and leader of the worldwide Church of Jesus Christ, announced the construction of Layton Utah Temple during his April 2018 general conference talk “Let Us All Press On.”

“Eventual exaltation requires our complete fidelity now to covenants we make and ordinances we receive in the house of the Lord” President Nelson said. He added as the membership of the Church of Jesus Christ increases, the church wants to build temples closer to members.

“My dear brothers and sisters, construction of these temples may not change your life, but your time in the temple surely will,” President Nelson said.

Construction for the Layton Utah Temple began with a groundbreaking ceremony on May 23, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number in attendance at the groundbreaking was small.

“The Layton Temple will be a large and beautiful temple,” then-Utah Area President Elder Craig C. Christensen said during the groundbreaking. “Like every temple, it is the product of the faith of Latter-day Saints who live in this area and around the world. It reflects our faith in Heavenly Father’s great plan of happiness, and in his Son Jesus Christ, including his Atonement and Resurrection.”

Puebla Mexico Temple open house and dedication

The Church of Jesus Christ also announced that Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside over the dedication for the Puebla Mexico Temple on May 19, 2024. Construction for this temple began on Nov. 30, 2019.

The open house will take place from March 29 to April 20, 2024, excluding Sundays. The media day will be held on March 25, 2024.

President Nelson announced the Puebla Mexico Temple in October 2018 general conference during his talk “Becoming Exemplary Latter-day Saints.”

“To those who have been long absent from the temple, I encourage you to prepare and return as soon as possible,” President Nelson said. “Then I invite you to worship in the temple and pray to feel deeply the Savior’s infinite love for you, that each of you may gain your own testimony that he directs this sacred and ageless work.”

The Urdaneta Philippines Temple open house and dedication

President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, will preside at the Urdaneta Philippines Temple dedication on April 28, 2024. The open house will start on March 15 and go through March 30, 2024, excluding Sundays.

The media day will be on March 12, 2024.

Then-church President Thomas S. Monson announced the construction of the Urdaneta Philippines Temple during his talk “As We Meet Together,” given on Oct. 2, 2010.

“The ordinances performed in our temples are vital to our salvation and to the salvation of our deceased loved ones,” President Monson said. “May we continue faithful in attending the temples, which are being built closer and closer to our members.”

The groundbreaking ceremony of the Urdaneta Philippines Temple took place on Jan. 17, 2019. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, of the Quorum on the Twelve Apostles, presided at the event and said, “This property, this city, this province, and the entire nation of the Philippines will never be the same as a result of the construction of this building.”

Knoxville Tennessee Temple groundbreaking

The Church of Jesus Christ announced that the groundbreaking for the Knoxville Tennessee Temple will take place on Jan. 27, 2024. Elder Shayne M. Bowen, first counselor in the North America Southeast Area Presidency, will preside at the groundbreaking.

President Nelson announced the construction of the temple in his April 2022 general conference address “Now is the Time.”

“As the church grows, we strive to keep pace by building more temples. Forty-four new temples are presently under construction. More are being renewed. I pray for the skilled people who work on those projects across the world,” President Nelson said.

The Antananarivo Madagascar Temple location announced

The location of the Antananarivo Madagascar Temple has been announced. It will be built on a 9.8-acre site located at Fokontany Andranoro, Ambohibao, Antehiroka, Andranomena, Madagascar.

President Nelson announced this temple in October 2021 during his talk “Make Time for the Lord.” It will be the first temple in Madagascar.

“As I emphasized this morning, please make time for the Lord in His holy house,” President Nelson said during his talk. “Nothing will strengthen your spiritual foundation like temple service and temple worship.”

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Utah is now completely out of drought status

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July 5, 2024

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Utah is now completely out of drought status

SALT LAKE CITY — For the first time in five years, the entire state of Utah is out of a drought status.

The latest map from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows no part of the state being in drought status, though about 25% is still considered abnormally dry.

“Portions of the state, mainly along that eastern and southern border, are abnormally dry,” KSL Meteorologist Matt Johnson said. “But basically, we are completely out of a drought.”

Johnson says this is because Utah’s most recent wet winters have been crucial in restoring the state’s water supply.

“We’ve had two really good winters, one of them record-setting, as far as snow-water equivalent. So this has been huge for getting us on the right path.”

However, Johnson said whether we stay out of drought conditions will be contingent on how hot it gets this summer, and how much rain Utah gets when monsoon season hits.

“If we’re not in a drought, now we are planning for the next,” Johnson said, quoting a saying from The Utah Department of Natural Resources. “That just kind of comes with the territory…we are one of the top three driest on average so it’s not foreign territory for us to have dry weather.”

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“Planting parties” at Utah Lake working to rid the lake of invasive phragmites

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July 5, 2024

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“Planting parties” at Utah Lake working to rid the lake of invasive phragmites

UTAH COUNTY, Utah — The Utah Lake Authority is hosting “planting parties” to put native vegetation in places where invasive plant species had previously been spreading.

Phragmites are a type of reed that have been taking over at Utah Lake and places across the country. Utah Lake Authority’s Deputy Director Sam Braegger said they have been partnering with other agencies to keep the phragmites at bay.

Now Braegger said they’re working toward revegetation with lots of groups who want to help them plant more native species.

“It’s been great to have groups come and help in that way, and I think they find it very fulfilling to spend an hour or two on the shoreline,” he said. “Our staff are all out there with them. They get to learn and ask questions about the lake. And then, help give back in putting plants into the ground.”

Utah Lake Authority has spent more than 15 years dealing with phragmites, according to Braegger.

“Beating back the phragmites has been necessary for some time because phragmites is very aggressive,” he said. “It grows in very thickly, so it’s terrible habitat. There’s not very much of wildlife, birds and fish, that can get in there.”

This is the Utah Lake Authority’s first time doing a “concentrated revegetation” effort.

“We’ve put out some seed before, in recent years, but just seed is all we’ve done,” Braegger said. “This year, for the first time, we’re going out and actually planting 10,00 plugs.”

Braegger said the goal is to plant over 40,000 seed plugs next year.

Heather Peterson is a reporter and producer for KSL NewsRadio. She also produces Utah’s Noon News.

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Videos show fireworks veer into crowd at Stadium of Fire concert in Utah, injuries reported

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July 5, 2024

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Videos show fireworks veer into crowd at Stadium of Fire concert in Utah, injuries reported

Multiple videos have surfaced Thursday evening showing a fireworks display at the Stadium of Fire concert in Provo, Utah, with rogue shots straying into the audience. Early reports state that one person was taken to a hospital with serious injuries while others were reportedly injured.

Several firefighters immediately responded to reports of injuries in the crowd, according to Fox 13 in Salt Lake City.

Fireworks at large gatherings in Utah are nothing new, like the ones that lit up the sky above the stadium for the grand finale of the Opening Ceremony of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium. (Donald Miralle/Getty Images)

The incident happened at LaVell Edwards Stadium, the football facility for Brigham Young University. Just as the national anthem is heard ending, and as four fighter jets fly over the stadium, a fireworks display begins behind the stage.

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Fireworks shot into the sunlit sky vertically, but stray sparks are seen firing horizontally into the crowd near the stage. Crowdgoers were reportedly seen waving their hands in the air for officials to render help.

Freedom Festival, which facilitates Stadium of Fire and other yearly events across the country, tweeted that all fireworks were “thoroughly checked” before Thursday’s show and then checked again after the incident.

“Safety is of the utmost importance to us. All pyrotechnics at Stadium of Fire are thoroughly checked before the show, and were rechecked after tonight’s incident. Our thoughts are with those who were impacted, and we are following up with them to make sure they are okay.”

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After a pause in activities, the concert resumed with Jonas Brothers taking the stage around 9 p.m. and closing out the show with no other reported mishaps.

Provo Police Department spokesperson Janna-Lee Holland told KUTV the incident happened just after the flyover.

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The number of injuries and each of their severities is unknown at the time.

Videos like the one seen in this tweet show pyrotechnics not only firing into the stands, but also onto the field where people were either standing or in a seated area.

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