Utah
The Red Cliffs Utah Temple open house is underway
The open house for the Red Cliffs Utah Temple has officially started.
The news conference and media tour was held Monday ahead of the public open house which begins on Thursday. It’ll run from Feb. 1 to March 2, excluding Sundays. Reservations to attend the open house can be scheduled online.
For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, temples are sacred spaces to worship God and make special promises to God. Open houses gives the public an opportunity to see the beauty of the temple before it’s reserved for members’ use only.
The Red Cliffs Utah Temple marks the second temple in St. George, Utah. The first temple, the pioneer-era St. George Utah Temple, was rededicated in December after renovation. There are currently 335 temples in use, under construction or dedicated.
Elder Hugo E. Martinez, General Authority Seventy, Elder Jonathan S. Schmitt, General Authority Seventy and Sister Tamara W. Runia, first counselor in the Young Women General Presidency attended the news conference and tour Monday, a press release stated.
President Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ, announced the Red Cliffs Utah Temple on Oct. 7, 2018.
“I plead with you to take a prayerful look at how you spend your time,” President Nelson said in his address announcing the temple. “Invest time in your future and in that of your family. If you have reasonable access to a temple, I urge you to find a way to make an appointment with exactness and joy. I promise you that the Lord will bring the miracles He knows you need as you make sacrifices to serve and worship in His temples.”
Ground was broken on the temple in Nov. 7, 2020 and it’s scheduled for dedication on March 24. President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, will dedicate the temple in two sessions. Reservations are not required to attend, but they are recommended. Modest dress and comfortable shoes are encouraged.
The Red Cliffs Utah Temple has design features inspired by the St. George area and sits on more than 15 acres of land. The square footage totals 96,000,
“The motifs designed in the precast concrete exterior were inspired by Southern Utah’s grand cottonwood trees and its numerous mountains and canyons,” the release said. “The main motif inside the house of the Lord is the dwarf bearclaw poppy. The other motifs in the temple include succulents, Indian paintbrush, cottonwood leaves and pomegranates. The succulent motif is also used throughout all window designs in the temple.”
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FILE: An entrance to Zion National Park is pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. The West Rim and Angel’s Landing Trails are temporarily closed in Zion National Park for an ongoing search and rescue operation. (Ravel Call, Deseret News)
(Ravel Call, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY — The West Rim and Angel’s Landing Trails are temporarily closed in Zion National Park for an ongoing search and rescue operation.
According to park officials, an incident occurred on the Angels Landing trail at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, April 17.
At the time of publication, emergency services and search and rescue officials were on the scene.
Views along the Angel’s Landing Trail, Zion National Park. (KSL)
No further information was available.
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Utah
Freezing cold temps linger, but much warmer this weekend
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Happy Friday, Utah! Things will be a bit calmer in the north today, although lake effect snow could bring a few light morning showers to parts of the Salt Lake Valley and over the Oquirrh Mountains.
We may see snow showers hold on to the Northern Mountains as well, but the vast majority of the snow is behind us. Clouds will clear as we approach the afternoon with partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies on deck for most of the day.
While the snow is tapering off, the cold airmass is still around. Daytime highs will run 10-15 degrees below seasonal norms, only topping out in the mid to upper 40s for most of the state, and upper 50s to mid 60s for the warmer spots.
Breezy conditions are expected in southern and eastern Utah, but they’ll calm down throughout the day. Lower Washington County may wake up to gusty northerly winds, especially near the mouths of north-south oriented canyons where gusts are climbing to 50 mph. As a result, a Wind Advisory is in effect for this area until 9 am.
It’ll be another cold overnight with temperatures dropping below freezing, so don’t turn on your sprinklers or bring you plants back outside just yet. Freeze Warnings are in effect for most Utah valleys from the Wasatch Front to Cedar City and through much of Eastern Utah.
Temperatures will fall to the teens and 20s, posing a threat to sensitive vegetation and outdoor plumbing. The Freeze Warning is in effect from 8 pm Thursday until 12 pm Friday for most of the West Desert, the Wasatch Front, Castle Country, the Western Uinta Basin, Sanpete and Sevier Valleys, and Canyonlands.
The Freeze Warning goes back into effect at the same time Friday night into Saturday morning.
Saturday will kick off with freezing temperatures, but the warming trend begins. By Saturday afternoon temperatures will be closer to normal, reaching the upper 50s to low 60s for most valleys, and mid 60s to low 70s for the typical hot spots.
By Sunday temperatures will climb another 10-15 degrees, topping out in the low 70s for most, and 80s for St. George. The warm dry weather sticks around to kick off the workweek and temperatures continue climbing through Tuesday when the Wasatch Front could be flirting with 80s. We could see a change come midweek.
We’ll keep you posted on the latest developments in our 4Warn Weather forecast both on-air and online, we are Good4Utah!
- Lake effect possible for some
- Clearing out
- Still cold
- Freeze alerts in effect
- Hard late season freezes in valleys
- Warms up and clear for the weekend
- 10-15 degrees above average by Sunday/Monday
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