From Deseret News archives:
Ground broken for LDS temple
South Jordan edifice to be Oquirrh Mountain Temple
Patrons "won't know how to spell it," he said to laughter from the crowd, "but they don't come to the temple to spell. They come to participate in the work of the Lord."
Previous reports have referred to the planned structure at Daybreak as the "South Jordan" temple in order to distinguish it from the Jordan River Temple, a building double the size of the new 60,000-square-foot edifice.
The Jordan River Temple also sits in the city of South Jordan, making it the first city in the world to have two LDS temples within its boundaries.
The new building, which is scheduled to be completed in two years, will be the fourth temple in the Salt Lake Valley.
Although the name may seem strange to some, "people don't know how to spell Timpanogos, and some can't even spell Salt Lake City," he quipped.
He said the temple is "the greatest Christmas present" that Latter-day Saints in the South Jordan area can receive. "We couldn't have a better present than a house of the Lord."
The 12-acre temple site sits on a bluff that commands a view of most of the Salt Lake Valley.
"If the valley keeps growing, we may have to build another one," he said, a reference to a fifth temple he announced for the Salt Lake Valley in October 2005 but didn't specify a location for. "But it won't be soon," he said.
President Hinckley also spoke of temple-building in other parts of the world, announcing plans to construct a new temple in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
"The temple in Guatemala City (dedicated in 1984) can't accommodate all those who wish to come. We'll probably be building further temples in Brazil and in other parts of the world. These will bless the people in a way no other structure on Earth can bless them."
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