President Monson said he anticipates that once the building is finished airline pilots flying near the Kennecott Copper Mine will not only point out the mine to their passengers but will also refer to "the gleaming white temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with an angel atop its spire."

President Faust shared a prophecy that has been attributed to former LDS Church President Brigham Young, who predicted that at some future date there would be "large places of manufacturing" and much construction "west of the Jordan River."

Young also predicted that the Jordan River would practically "run through the center of Salt Lake City," President Faust said, adding, "We're seeing the realization of that in our time."

He lauded President Hinckley for having "the inspiration and vision to be the greatest temple builder in the history of the world."

Once President Hinckley gave the dedicatory prayer on the site, he and his counselors and other general authorities took shovels to the loose dirt in front of the dais. He invited those in the audience who wanted to participate to come forward and take a shovel.

When Peter McMahon, president of Kennecott Land, approached to do so, President Hinckley publicly thanked him for the land donated by his company for the temple's construction.

McMahon said the church approached Kennecott in 2005 to ask if the company would be interested in having a temple built in the Daybreak development. The company had already been negotiating with the LDS Church regarding sites for several LDS meetinghouses to be built there, he said.

"We've done all the development up to and around the site, and delivered a level site" for the temple, McMahon said. "The church has already taken possession of it."

He said Kennecott encourages "representatives from churches of other faiths" to also discuss the possibility of locating within the massive, mixed-use development.

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