Deseret News | Reader comments: Oquirrh Mountain Temple ready for June 1 start of open house

Reader comments
Oquirrh Mountain Temple ready for June 1 start of open house

Beautiful | 12:24 a.m. May 18, 2009

I drive by on the way to the District for a movie every 3 - 4 weeks. (We review them) Each time I pass it I think of how beautiful it is and the perfect location on the hill. This truly is one of the most magnificent temples in the sense of design, location, color, etc.. I feel privileged to see it.

JW | 3:26 a.m. May 18, 2009

I'm thankful for the new temple...South Jordan has finally repaired 40th West....

Happy | 7:12 a.m. May 18, 2009

Interesting that South Jordan is the first "city" with 2 temples. Almost every temple bears the name of the city where it is located, and yet neither of the temples in South Jordan bears the city name. I was raised there and was a teenager when the Jordan River Temple was dedicated and always wondered why it was not named the South Jordan Temple. Now I wonder twice as much.

Comments continue below

distracted driver | 10:03 a.m. May 18, 2009

It sure is a beautiful temple I have been watching its progress since it was started. I one night I was looking at the temple and I ran a red light, no one was hurt. I sure is a beautiful beacon on the hill.

looking forward to the open house.

To Happy: | 10:07 a.m. May 18, 2009

Did you ever think that maybe someone knew that someday there would be two temples in South Jordan and that if the church named the Jordan River temple the South Jordan temple it might be confusing when there were two temples in South Jordan? It is like naming a city park the South Jordan Park when you know that there will be other parks in South Jordan. Someone is a lot wiser than any of us! Makes you wonder about the Mt. Timpanogos temple doesn't it? Will we have another temple in American Fork some day?

Kelsi | 1:13 p.m. May 18, 2009

SO EXCITED FOR IT TO OPEN!!! I am a youth in this marvelous valley, and am so excited for the temple to be less crowded now that 2 other temples will be open...it will be even less crowded once the Herriman area temple is opened!

I have been watching it go up since it started, and am so excited to tour it on my birthday!

lynnette | 2:59 p.m. May 29, 2009

I have a non member friend coming from Denver to visit with me in July - I told her about the Temple openhouse and she is excited to see it. I'm hopeful that they aren't checking tickets too closely so we can get in when she comes.

Add your comment

Comments are monitored. Any comments found to be abusive, offensive, off-topic, misrepresentative, more than 200 words or containing URLs will not be posted.

Words Remaining

E-mail address: For internal use only. We may want to contact you to publish your comment (not your e-mail address) in the newspaper or for a separate story idea.