Essential Tee - Saratoga Springs Temple

Temple Name and Location:

• Saratoga Springs Utah Temple — Saratoga Springs, Utah, United States
  

Temple Number:

• 179th temple announced & dedicated
  

Date Announced:

• April 2, 2017 by President Thomas S. Monson
  

Date Groundbreaking:

• October 19, 2019 (Presided over by Elder Craig C. Christensen)
  

Date Dedicated:

• August 13, 2023 (by President Henry B. Eyring)
  

First Temple President:

• Lon William Sorensen (2023 – ) with Marie Ellen Hardy Sorensen
  

Construction Challenges:

• High water table near Utah Lake required careful engineering
  
  
• High wind zone necessitated reinforced spire design
  
  
• Infrastructure coordination with rapidly growing subdivision

Symbolism:

• Exterior band & panels: stylized mountains, wetlands, and snowy egrets (the city’s logo), tying the temple to Utah Lake and its landscape.
  
  
• Nature-driven art glass: interior palette of purples, blues, greens, and golds reflects Utah Lake and the Wasatch, with recurring wildflower motifs (iris, daisy, chrysanthemum).
  
  
• Baptistry glass details:egrets in wetlands, wave/water patterns, gold bird silhouettes, and mountain forms—all echoing the immediate surroundings.
  

Changes Over Time:

• None yet; newly constructed in 2023
  

Piece of Trivia:

• During open house (April 15–July 8, 2023), over 587,749 visitors toured the temple—the highest open house attendance for a Utah County temple opening