Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Temple Locale

The Syracuse Utah Temple stands on a 12-acre property surrounded by farmland, situated between the Great Salt Lake and Interstate 15. The temple features representations of the flora around the lake and nearby wetlands, including snowball sand-verbena, desert paintbrush, common cattail, and reeds. The colors in the art glass represent the reflections of the lake, as the community of Syracuse is known as the "Gateway to Antelope Island."

Temple Facts

The Syracuse Utah Temple was the twenty-fourth temple built in Utah and the third built in Davis County, following the Bountiful Utah Temple (1995) and Layton Utah Temple (2024).

Temple History

Announcement

Plans to construct the Syracuse Utah Temple were announced at General Conference on April 5, 2020, by President Russell M. Nelson. It would be the 24th temple constructed in Utah and ease demands on the Ogden Utah Temple, which was serving the members of 63 stakes. It was Davis County's third temple, joining the Bountiful Utah Temple and Layton Utah Temple. There were 2.1 million Church members in Utah, comprising approximately two-thirds of the state's population.¹

Site

On August 28, 2020, the location of the Syracuse Utah Temple was announced as a 12-acre field located at the intersection of 2500 West and 1025 South in Syracuse, Utah.²

Rendering

On February 16, 2021, the official exterior rendering of the Syracuse Utah Temple was released. Plans called for a three-story building of approximately 89,000 square feet with two baptistries.

Groundbreaking

"We recognize the great legacy of faith and sacrifice that has been passed down from the pioneers who settled in this area where a new temple will soon stand," said Elder Kevin R. Duncan of the Quorum of the Seventy in his site dedicatory prayer at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Syracuse Utah Temple. Elder Duncan presided at the event held on Saturday morning, June 12, 2021, where several testimonies were shared from members of all ages.³

Open House and Dedication

The open house for the Syracuse Utah Temple began with a media day held on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, followed by two days of tours for invited guests. The public was invited to tour the temple Saturday, May 10, through Saturday, May 31, 2025, excluding Sundays.

The temple was dedicated by President Russell M. Nelson on Sunday, June 8, 2025. He was accompanied by Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The dedication ceremony took place at 4 p.m. MDT and was broadcast to local meetinghouses within the temple district. The dedication was rebroadcast three hours later to the same locations at 7 p.m. MDT.⁴

Temple Design

Exterior

TEMPLE STRUCTURE:  Steel frame structure with White Moncini granite exterior.

BUILDING:  The temple’s design motifs include representations of the local flora around the Great Salt Lake and nearby wetlands, such as the snowball sand-verbena, desert paintbrush, common cattail and reeds. Different shades of blues, greens, golds, yellows and reds reflect the indigenous plants in the Syracuse area. The transitioning greens, blues and yellows in the art glass are representative of the reflections of the lake, as this community is considered the “Gateway to Antelope Island.”

FENCE:  Metal fence with precast columns along the street. Painted precast fence along the sides and back.

WALKWAYS:  Concrete with surface retarder, etched finish and manufactured stone pavers.

Interior

FLOORING: 

• Carpet: Bentley Mills nylon type 6,6 fiber with a classic loop and cut pile construction. The celestial room carpet is 100% New Zealand wool fiber with classic loop and cut pile construction by Rugs International.
• Rugs: Entry and waiting room rugs are 100% nylon with classic loop and cut pile construction. The bride’s room rug is 100% New Zealand wool with classic loop and cut pile construction.
• Stone: General stone is Crema Ella Verde and Emperador Light. White Cliffs is used in the sealing and celestial rooms. Accent stones include Island Green, Red Rose, Azul Macaubas, Chocolate Bronze and Emerald Green.

LIGHTING:  Glass, faux alabaster, bronze US5 color and crystal.

MILLWORK:  Plain sawn sapele, paint-grade maple and poplar.

FONT RAILINGS:  Steel with gold-painted finish, painted aluminum caps and glass.

DOORS AND HARDWARE: 

• Sapele for stain-grade doors and poplar for paint-grade doors.
• Antique bronze hardware for the majority of the building; brass in the sealing and celestial rooms.
• Art glass lights in select doors.

ART GLASS DESIGN: 

• Art glass was designed by Architectural Nexus, with assistance from Holdman Studios, and fabricated by Progetto Arte Poli.
• It features faceted crystal and colors including blue, yellow, green, red, orange and white.

WALLS:  Various shades of Sherwin-Williams paint.

CEILINGS:  Gypsum board, acoustical ceiling tiles, glass-fiber-reinforced gypsum interior medallions and glass-fiber-reinforced concrete exterior canopies.

WALLCOVERING:  Various patterns by Momentum, Winfield Thybony Design, Kravet, Maharam, The Wallpaper Company and Tower Wallcovering.

PAINT:  Stauffer Enterprises (Layton, Utah).

DECORATIVE PAINT:  CT Decorative Finishes (Mesa, Arizona).

DECORATIVE LIGHTING:  Fabricated by HB Lighting (Bronx, New York); installed by CR Lighting & Electric (Layton, Utah).

CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS AND SCONCES:  Fabricated by Schonbek (Plattsburg, New York); installed by CR Lighting & Electric (Layton, Utah).

MILLWORK:  Fabricated by Masterpiece Millwork & Door (Lindon, Utah, and Tijuana, Mexico); installed by Precision Millwork (Springville, Utah) and Hurst Custom Homes (Grantsville, Utah).

ART GLASS:  Fabricated by Progetto Arte Poli (Verona, Italy); installed by Steel Encounters (Salt Lake City, Utah).

EXTERIOR STONE:  Fabricated by Campolonghi (Montignoso, Italy); installed by IMS Masonry (Lindon, Utah).

INTERIOR STONE AND TILE:  Global Stone & Tile (Vineyard, Utah).

TERRA COTTA:  Fabricated by Syzygy Tile (Silver City, New Mexico); installed by Peritia Stone (Evansdale, Iowa).

AREA RUGS:  Fabricated by Rugs International (Cartersville, Georgia); installed by Commercial Flooring Systems (Salt Lake City, Utah).

CARPET:  Fabricated by Bentley Mills (City of Industry, California) and Rugs International (Cartersville, Georgia); installed by Commercial Flooring Systems (Salt Lake City, Utah) and Bailey’s Moving and Storage (Salt Lake City, Utah).

HARDWARE:  Beacon Metals (Salt Lake City, Utah); decorative hardware fabricated by Luna Bronze (Provo, Utah).

FONT RAILINGS:  Ducworks (Logan, Utah).

MIRRORS:  Fabricated by Havenlight (American Fork, Utah); installed by Dan Talbot.

FURNITURE:  Manufactured by Kindel Furniture Company (Grand Rapids, Michigan), H Contract Furniture (Martinsville, Virginia), MTC Studio Designs (Woods Cross, Utah), Jeffrey Cobabe and Associates (Salt Lake City, Utah), Hickory Chair (Hickory, North Carolina), Sherrill Furniture (Hickory, North Carolina), Visual Comfort (Houston, Texas), The Tree Broker (Salt Lake City, Utah), Woodbridge Furniture (Thomasville, North Carolina), Gianni (Cicero, Illinois), St. Timothy (Conover, North Carolina), Currey & Company (Atlanta, Georgia), Uttermost (Rocky Mount, Virginia), Hancock & Moore (Hickory, North Carolina), Century Furniture (Hickory, North Carolina), Designmaster Furniture (Hickory, North Carolina), Jessica Charles (High Point, North Carolina), Craftsman Upholstery (Orem, Utah), Wildwood (Rocky Mount, North Carolina), A. Rudin (Los Angeles, California), Artistic Frame (New York, New York), Dale Peel (Mount Pleasant, Utah), Spec Furniture (Toronto, Canada), Keilhauer (Scarborough, Canada), Steelcase (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Shelby Williams (Newport, Tennessee), Falcon (Newport, Tennessee), Kawai (Hamamatsu, Japan), Paradigm Furniture Design (Brownsburg, Indiana), Pottery Barn (San Francisco, California).

CEILINGS:  Standard Drywall Inc. (Salt Lake City, Utah); Unlimited Designs (Salt Lake City, Utah)

EXTERIOR DOORS:  Fabricated by Dawson ( Jamestown, New York); installed by Steel Encounters (Salt Lake City, Utah).

INTERIOR DOORS:  Fabricated by Masonite (Tampa, Florida); installed by Beacon Metals (Salt Lake City, Utah).