Pictures, photography, and art from the Vernal Utah LDS Temple. After four months, however, it was decided that the statue should be given the traditional finish of gold leaf. Following is a list of the current and former presidents and matrons of the Vernal Utah Temple. The Vernal Utah Temple is labeled 1907 and 1997, indicating the two years when the building was dedicatedfirst as a tabernacle and then as a temple. The temple was adapted from the Uintah Stake tabernacle building. The 33,400-square-foot temples exterior is face brick. The street that once separated the temple from the block to the east has been removed, and crews have surveyed, staked, and rolled the site. The Vernal Utah Temple is the 51st operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Louis Weidmann,66, Solothurn Ward, Bern Switzerland Stake, called as president of the Bern Switzerland Temple, succeeding President Pierre M. Brenders. A retired chief marketing officer for a capital group, he was born in Fort Meade, Maryland, to Aaron George and Ilean Woodbury Amacher. The first two of these were the Vernal Utah Temple and the Copenhagen Denmark Temple. He is an elders quorum president and temple sealer and former Raleigh North Carolina Temple presidency counselor, stake presidency counselor and mission presidency counselor. Operating Schedule ; Temple District; Presidents and Matrons; Dedicatory Prayer; Latest News; Photograph Gallery; Video Presentation; 3D Models; Region Map; Aerial View; Street Map; Submit a Photograph ; However, in 1993, the idea of a temple was proposed again. During Hinckley's service as president, the number of temples more than doubled from 47 to 124. Sister Brough is a Sunday School teacher and temple ordinance worker and former mission president companion, ward Relief Society president, and ward Young Women presidency counselor. The old dome of the Uintah Stake Tabernacle was removed and renovated into a gazebo, located at the Ashley Valley Commnunity Park. She was born in Brigham City, Utah, to Reese Karren Allen and Janice Eskelsen Allen-Christensen. Donald Jack Keyes, 69, Uintah 2nd Ward, Ogden Utah Pleasant Valley Stake, called as president of the Ogden Utah Temple, succeeding President Michael L. Vellinga. She was born in Pasadena, California, to Otto Karl Jr. and Cleo Marie Kowallis. This website is NOT an official website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A retired business owner, he was born in Salt Lake City to Harold Israel II and Afton Lorene Kunz Bowman. The building was constructed mostly by volunteers. She was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, to Raymond and Mary Milburn Rushmere Cave. History. Lamont Willis Moon, 70, Bridgeland Ward, Duschesne Utah Stake, called as president of the Vernal Utah Temple, succeeding President Mac W. Holmes. An open house was held to allow the public to take tours of the interior of the temple from October 11th through the 25th in 1997. Sister Lopez is a member of the Relief Society general board and research committee member for Seminaries and Institutes of Religion and former mission president companion, stake Young Women presidency counselor and branch Primary president. On February 13, 1994, the First Presidency of the Church announced that a temple would be built in Vernal, Utah. She was born in Moataa, Upolu, Samoa, to Liua Pati Punimata and Siuatoilevao Fulu. The Reader Home, a turn-of-the-century residence in Vernal, became the source of thousands of needed replacement bricks for the Vernal Utah Temple. Rulon Larry Brough,70, Enoch First Ward, Enoch Utah Stake, called as president of the Cedar City Utah Temple, succeeding President Daniel M. Jones. He is a ward mission leader and temple sealer and former Guatemala Guatemala City North Mission president, counselor in the Veracruz Mexico and Guatemala City Guatemala temple presidencies, stake president, and bishop. He is a temple sealer and former stake presidency counselor, bishop, and mission presidency counselor. She was born in Ogden, Utah, to Albert Burns and Marilyn Hope Kendell. In an experiment, the statue had originally been painted gold. Sister Harris is an assistant ward mission leader and temple ordinance worker and a former mission president companion and assistant to the matrons of the Veracruz Mexico and Guatemala City Guatemala temples. Sister Mendenhall is a Relief Society meeting coordinator and temple ordinance worker and former ward Primary president, ward Relief Society and Young Women presidency counselor, and stake seminary supervisor. Nonetheless, he wrote, "the building is the most prominent structure in Vernal and considered the finest building in all of eastern Utah.". Joel Kim Ransom,65, Fargo Second Ward, Fargo North Dakota Stake, called as president of the Bismarck North Dakota Temple, succeeding President Leo S. Schrubb. Kevin Robert Goates, 62, Yaqui Ward, Sierra Vista Arizona Stake, called as president of the Tucson Arizona Temple, succeeding President J. Michael Moeller. She was born in St. George, Utah, to Jack Andrew and Mildred Seitz. Paul Ray Mortenson,71, Louisville Third Ward, Louisville Kentucky Stake, called as president of the Louisville Kentucky Temple, succeeding President Edward P. Daetwyler. ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org shares construction news, photographs, maps, and interesting facts about the temples of the restored Church of Jesus Christ. President Mortensons wife, Patricia Ann Elledge Mortenson, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Sally A. Daetwyler. She was born in Valencia, Venezuela, to Olegario Ramon Silva Guerra and Heroina Felicidad Flores Rios de Silva. He is a ward Sunday School presidency counselor and temple sealer and former Kentucky Louisville Mission president and stake president. A retired dentist, he was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Donald George and Agnes Grieve Smart Smarinsky. Sister Little is a ward Relief Society president and temple ordinance worker and former stake and ward Young Women president and gospel doctrine teacher. As City staff examined the request, however, they recommended that the street directly east of the temple and stake center also be vacated, which was approved by the City Council following a public hearing. Many other possibilities were pursued, and the building had even been put up for sale for a time. Most will begin serving in October of 2020. They will begin their service when the temple is dedicated. President Lopezs wife, Memnet Panes Lopez, will serve as temple matron. Sister Baum is a ward music chairman and temple ordinance worker and former stake Primary presidency counselor and ward Young Women and Primary president. A retired partner of a merchandising company, he was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Joseph Frederick and Gladys Rosina Willmott. Since 1997, the Copenhagen Denmark, Manhattan New York, and Provo City Center temples have been similarly adapted from existing structures. President Frosts wife, Mary Ruth McEuen Frost, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Wanda L. Funk. Latter-day Saint Temple Construction Photographs. Plans are underway to create additional parking and landscaping at the Vernal Utah Temple. He is a stake president and temple ordinance worker and former stake presidency counselor, bishop, and high councilor. She was born in Brigham City, Utah, to Reese Karren Allen and Janice Eskelsen Allen-Christensen. She was born in Hong Kong, China, to Eric Hok-Hoi Wong and Betty Suet-Yu Lee Wong. The Heber Valley Temple was announced during the October 2021 general conference by Church President Russell M. Nelson. Michael Alexander Roberts,69, Paraparaumu Ward, Porirua New Zealand Stake, called as president of the Hamilton New Zealand Temple. She was born in Portland, Oregon, to Richard Keith and Helen Miner. Since 1997, the Copenhagen Denmark and Manhattan New York temples have been . Marlo Oliveros Lopez, 62, Seventeenth Ward, Salt Lake Utah Stake, called as president of the new Yigo Guam Temple. The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has called the following new temple presidents and matrons. (From 1999 to 2004, the Copenhagen Denmark Temple was made from an existing chapel.) The Raleigh North Carolina Temple was rededicated on Sunday, Oct. 13, by President M. Russell Ballard. At the dedication of the Uintah Stake Tabernacle on August 24, 1907, President Joseph F. Smith's words would prove prophetic when he said he "would not be surprised if the day would come when a temple would be built in your own midst here." The Vernal Utah Temple is labeled 1907 and . She was born in Mindanao, Philippines, to Sal Chavez Panes and Purificacion Patriarca Panes. Located in Vernal it is the tenth LDS temple built in the state of Utah. Brigham Young sent a scouting party to the area Uintah Basin in 1861 and received word back the area was good for nothing but nomad purposes, hunting grounds for Indians, and "to hold the world together." That same year, President Abraham Lincoln set the area aside as the Uintah Indian Reservation, with Captain Pardon . The idea of converting the Uintah Stake Tabernacle into the Vernal Utah Temple was first proposed by leaders of the Vernal Utah Glines Stake to area authorities in 1984, but the proposal was eventually rejected by the First Presidency. He said he "would not be surprised if a temple were built here some day."* Address 170 South 400 West Vernal, Utah 84078-2536 United States Telephone: (+1) 435-789-3220 Street Map - Nearby Hotels Services Clothing rental available NO cafeteria food served NO patron housing available Distribution center nearby (Store Locator) She was born in Dallas, Texas, to Anthony Vincent and Elizabeth Johnson Krukiel. The temple just entered Phase 2 of reopening. He is a Sunday School teacher and temple sealer and former China Hong Kong Mission president, stake president and mission medical specialist. She was born in Ogden, Utah, to Albert Burns and Marilyn Hope Kendell. Sister Keyes is a ward Relief Society presidency counselor and former mission president companion, stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Young Women president, and Church-service missionary coordinator. A retired civil engineer, he was born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, to Philip Guy Crosley and Cynthia Turner. To download media files, please first review and agree to the Terms of Use. Vernal Utah Temple Courtesy Intellectual Reserve, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vernal_Utah_Temple&oldid=70083. An attorney, he was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, to Lorin J. and Mildred Aleta Wilde Mendenhall. Sister Batty is a Church public affairs specialist and temple ordinance worker and former stake Primary presidency counselor, ward Young Women president, and ward Relief Society presidency counselor. A retired bank executive, he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Thomas Waddoups Jacobsen and Marguerite Davis. Sister Hernndez is a ward temple and family history consultant and former mission presidents companion and ward Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary president. If you would like to stay on the page you are viewing please click Cancel. Sister McBride is an assistant to the matron of the Memphis Tennessee Temple and a former ward Relief Society and Young Women president and ward Primary presidency counselor. Upon its dedication November 2, 1997, the Vernal Temple was unique as the only LDS temple built from a previously existing structure. President Foulgers wife, Marla Ruby Price Foulger, will serve as temple matron. Robert Howard Sainsbury,69, Silverleaf Ward, Meridian Idaho Linder Stake, called as president of the Meridian Idaho Temple, succeeding President James R. McCauley. Due to the narrowness of the building, a two-stage endowment room was innovated for the Vernal Utah Templea concept which has been used in many temples ever since. President Fatas wife, Ponaivao Liua Fata, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Judy Ann Ho Ching. A retired chief financial officer of a unified school district, he was born in Richfield, Utah, to Don Dee and Verona Gaye Seaman. President Amachers wife, Patricia Allen Amacher, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Ann J. Lee. The Vernal Utah Temple was the first temple built from an existing buildingthe Uintah Stake Tabernacle. The voices of the self-named "Vernal Tabernacle Choir" accompanied the services of the Vernal Utah Temple groundbreaking (or construction commencement) ceremony. President Holmes, currently serving as a patriarch and a sealer in the Vernal Utah Temple, previously served as a counselor in the Vernal Utah Temple presidency. Maurice Man-Ho Lam,70, Palos Verdes Ward, Palos Verdes California Stake, called as president of the Los Angeles California Temple, succeeding President Larry J. Larsen. The Vernal Utah Temple, 51st operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is a historic landmark of the Ashley Valley landscape. [1], Relative to other LDS Tabernacles, Roger Jackson characterized the Uintah Stake Tabernacle as relatively modest, without the decorative details found on Tabernacles in central and northern Utah. The Vernal Temple is the 10th temple in Utah. The temple block was filled with throngs of people, nearly 12,000 in all. Kevin Robert Goates,62, Yaqui Ward, Sierra Vista Arizona Stake, called as president of the Tucson Arizona Temple, succeeding President J. Michael Moeller. The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is a patriarch and temple sealer and a former Seattle Washington Temple presidency counselor, stake presidency counselor, and bishop. Meliula Meafou Fata,70, Mountain View Ward, Auckland New Zealand Manukau Stake, called as president of the Apia Samoa Temple, succeeding President Beaver T. Ho Ching. The Vernal Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was dedicated Nov. 2, 1997. James Parker Little,68, El Nopal Ward, Santee California Stake, called as president of the San Diego California Temple, succeeding President Kenneth A. Ellsworth. 19982023 ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org. Sister Sainsbury is a Primary teacher and temple ordinance worker and a former assistant to the matron of the Seattle Washington Temple, stake and ward Young Women president, and ward Primary president. President McBrides wife, Nancy Wells Moore McBride, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Linda S. Danielson. President Moon's wife, Gay Gillette Moon, will serve as temple matron. The First Presidency has called new new temple presidents and matrons. He was born in Vernal, Utah, to Henry and Jennie Oaks Workman.Sister Workman has been serving as an assistant to the matron at the Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple. He is a counselor in the Toronto Ontario Temple presidency and a former stake president, bishop, and branch president. She was born in Lahaina, Hawaii, to Lawrence Taketo and Hazel Matsue Minami. Among other things, the Tabernacle lacked indoor bathrooms and access for the disabled. The Vernal Utah Temple is the 51st operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is a retired seminary teacher, institute director, and CES administrator. A retired business owner, he was born in Burbank, California, to Robert Bastian and Jeanine Evelyn Davis Sainsbury. Sister Roberts is a ward Primary presidency counselor and former matron of the Hamilton New Zealand Temple, mission presidents companion, stake Young Women president, and ward Primary president. He is a YSA area coordinator and temple ordinance worker and former Argentina MTC president, Colombia Medellin Mission president, stake president, and bishop. Hard landscaping continues for the expanded parking lot of the Vernal Utah Temple including a large circular element and four smaller rectangular elements in the center island. President Roberts wife, Christine Anne Dil Roberts, will serve as temple matron. A retired president of an insurance services company, he was born in Ogden, Utah, to Jack W. and Ivy Lorraine Keyes. He is a Sunday School teacher and temple sealer and a former stake president, bishop, and branch president. 19982023 ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org. President Hernndezs wife, Alma Cristina Cristancho Ramrez de Hernndez, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Silvia Casal de Caldern. She was born in Riverside, California, to Wilhelm Friedrich and Helene Kaufmann Lauener. A retired manager and senior representative of an aviation organization, he was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Pausides Alejandro Casablanca and Modesta Garcia. Colorful flowers and beautiful mature trees on the temple grounds enhance the captivating architecture of the building. More curbing and sidewalks have been poured for the Vernal Utah Temple parking lot expansion project. President Battys wife, Jacqueline Seitz Batty, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Mary W. Nielson. In 1948 a stake center was built near the tabernacle and the tabernacle was only used irregularly. He is a Sunday School teacher and temple ordinance worker and former stake president, bishop, seminary teacher, and senior missionary couple. For more information on the use of the name of the Church, go to our online. Kenneth David Lovell,65, Lake Creek Third Ward, Heber City Utah East Stake, called as president of the Madrid Spain Temple, succeeding President Wayne L. Gardner. You are now leaving a website maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at Utah State University and a doctorate in education from Washington State University. The linked site has its own terms of use, privacy policies, and security practices that differ from those on our website. The building was built with considerable donated labor from the fall of 1899 until it was dedicated on August 24, 1907, by LDS Church president Joseph F. Smith. A revised concept plan was created incorporating beautiful landscaping in front of the temple. For two months, 16,000 bricks were painstakingly removed from the home and brought to the temple. The new east lot will eliminate the need for patrons to cross a street or park on the street and will allow landscaping to be added in front of the temple for the first time. Before the project began, asphalt abutted the temple entrance. The Vernal Utah Temple has a total of 38,771 square feet, two ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms. He has served as a member of the Sunday School General Board and the General Melchizedek Priesthood Committee, patriarch, mission president, bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, elders quorum president and Young Men president. He is a Sunday School teacher and temple sealer and former visitors center director, stake president, and bishop. President Littles wife, Kay Marie Evans Little, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Jearldene Ellsworth. He is a volunteer assistant temple recorder and former stake presidency counselor and bishop. The Vernal Temple is the 10th temple in Utah. The tabernacle was superseded by an adjacent, more modern LDS stake center in 1948. Workman has been serving as first counselor in the Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple since August 1996. Vernal Utah Temple Norman S. Nielson, 64, Ashley 2nd Ward, Vernal Utah Maeser Stake, called as president of the Vernal Utah Temple, succeeding President David R. Labrum. He is a temple preparation instructor and a former Area Seventy, stake president, and bishop. Vernal, Utah. She was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to John Frederick Jr. and Patsy Ann Stone Evans. President Littles wife, Kay Marie Evans Little, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Jearldene Ellsworth. A number of Utah temples (and temp A retired pensions and payroll manager, he was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, to David Charles and Eileen Beatrice Dimano Martin. He is a Church Public Affairs specialist and temple sealer and former stake president, bishop and high councilor. President Broughs wife, Estella Joy Grimshaw Brough, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister JoAnn D. Jones. For two months, 16,000 bricks were painstakingly removed from the home and brought to the temple. These include what have been referred to as small temples. He is a counselor in the Memphis Tennessee Temple presidency and a former stake president and bishop. Dan Jay Workman, 69, of the Park 1st Ward, Orem Utah Park Stake, has been called by the First Presidency to serve as president of the Vernal Utah Temple. He is an elders quorum president and temple sealer and former Tokyo Japan Temple president, stake president, and bishop. A retired president of an electric company, he was born in Wailuku, Hawaii, to George Alfred and Toshiko Mizushima Reinhardt. The owner, a friend of another faith who planned to raze the home, agreed to donate it to the church instead. Sister Martin is a former ward Young Women presidency counselor, assistant deaf coordinator, and seminary teacher. Subscribe for free and get daily or weekly updates straight to your inbox, The three things you need to know everyday, Highlights from the last week to keep you informed. President Winegars wife, Karen Finch Winegar, will serve as temple matron. A retired board member of Showa Shell Sekiyu Companies, he was born in Matsue, Shimane, Japan, to Sakae Aoki and Masae Ooguni. Maurice Man-Ho Lam, 70, Palos Verdes Ward, Palos Verdes California Stake, called as president of the Los Angeles California Temple, succeeding President Larry J. Larsen. Sister Mortenson is a ward Primary presidency counselor and a former assistant to the matrons of the Louisville Kentucky and Quetzaltenango Guatemala temples, mission president companion, and ward Young Women and Primary president. Many other possibilities were pursued, and the building had even been put up for sale for a time. President Battys wife, Jacqueline Seitz Batty, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Mary W. Nielson. He has also served as a stake president, stake mission president, bishop and bishop's counselor. President Weidmanns wife, Esther Margaret Lauener Weidmann, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Brigitte Brenders. President Crosleys wife, Susan Jan Bennallack Crosley, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Lorelei A. Hill. President Lopezs wife, Memnet Panes Lopez, will serve as temple matron. President Spencers wife, Linda Millicent Aitken Spencer, will serve as temple matron. By referring or linking you to this website, we do not endorse or guarantee this content, products, or services offered. He is a Sunday School teacher and temple sealer and former China Hong Kong Mission president, stake president, and mission medical specialist. The Vernal Utah Temple was the first temple built from an existing buildingthe Uintah Stake Tabernacle. This time, it met with First Presidency approval. A retired manager of an oil and gas distributorship, he was born in Provo, Utah, to Floyd Charles Baum and Hazel Marie Memmott Baum Brewer. Sister Goates is a Relief Society teacher and temple ordinance worker and former mission president companion, ward Relief Society and Young Women president, and institute teacher. A retired business owner and manager, he was born in Vernal, Utah, to Garth Preece and Marita Pauline Batty. Bruce H. Winegar,73, Highland First Ward, Pocatello Idaho Highland Stake, called as president of the new Pocatello Idaho Temple. A groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication were held on May 13, 1995. Sister Willmott is an assistant to the matron of the Toronto Ontario Temple and a former stake and ward Young Women president and ward Primary president. Sister Ransom is a multistake temple and family history consultant and temple ordinance worker and a former stake, district, and branch Relief Society president and seminary teacher. In an experiment, the statue had originally been painted gold. The foundation was made of sandstone and the walls were made of brick fired from local clay. A retired physician, he was born in Hong Kong, China, to Yu-Shing Lam and Beatrice Yuen-Han Ip Lam. The sign is surrounded by brick and coping stones that coordinate with the temple and its hard landscaping elements. Plans to construct the temple were announced February 13, 1994, Church leaders broke ground May 13, 1995, and Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1995 to 2008, dedicated the Vernal Utah Temple November 2, 1997. Credit: Deseret News Archives, Deseret News Archives. Roberto Oscar Pitarch,69, Coln Ward, Buenos Aires Argentina Monte Grande Stake, called as president of the Bogot Colombia Temple, succeeding President Jos L. Gonzlez Gutirrez. He is a temple ordinance worker and a former Area Seventy, Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Mission president, stake president, and bishop. Over 120,000 visited the temple during its two-week open house in October 1997. She was born in Flagstaff, Arizona, to Willis A. and Ruth Allen Brown McEuen. She was born in Salt Lake City to Dick Davis and Elizabeth Ann Wetzel. She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Charles Frederick and Florence Hazel Johnson Aitken. She was born in Morenci, Arizona, to Homer Byron Jr. and Dorothy Belle Lewis Elledge. De Armon Batty, 70, Ashley 2nd Ward, Vernal Utah Maeser Stake, called as president of the Vernal Utah Temple, succeeding President Norman S. Nielson. Donald Jack Keyes,69, Uintah Second Ward, Ogden Utah Pleasant Valley Stake, called as president of the Ogden Utah Temple, succeeding President Michael L. Vellinga. Eighty-eight years later, ground-break-ing ceremonies for the Vernal Utah Temple have taken place. Temple Quote "It is plain that a Temple is more than chapel or church; it is a structure erected as the House of the Lord, sacred to the closest communion between the Lord Himself and the Holy Priesthood, and devoted to the highest and most sacred ordinances characteristic of the age or dispensation to which the particular Temple belongs." The Vernal Utah Temple is the fifty-first temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Roberto Florencio Oliveira,63, Cedar Breaks Ward, Bennion Utah East Stake, called as president of the new Praia Cape Verde Temple. She was born in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Floyd Allen and Margaret Jane Goettsche Elgaaen. Thomas Merrill Cherrington,68, Fox Ridge Ward, River Heights Utah Stake, called as president of the Logan Utah Temple, succeeding President Jerry L. Nelson. President Bowmans wife, Laurie Wetzel Bowman, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Cathryn L. Campbell. The Vernal Temple was converted into the tenth temple in Utah from the Uintah Stake Tabernacle, which was constructed in 1907. Sister Weidmann is a seminary teacher and Primary pianist and former mission president companion, ward Primary president, branch Young Women president, and temple ordinance worker. However, in 1993, the idea of a temple was proposed again. Victor Oscar Davis Jr.,66, Caprock Ward, Lubbock Texas Stake, called as president of the Lubbock Texas Temple, succeeding President Blaine J. Bushman. She was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, to Lloyd George and Hazel Mildred Swalm Cahoon. Michael Don Seaman,67, Linden Ward, Show Low Arizona Stake, called as president of the Snowflake Arizona Temple, succeeding President Thomas L. Palmer. Clayton Flint Foulger,72, Potomac Ward, Washington D.C. Stake, called as president of the Washington D.C. Temple. David Guy Crosley,66, Firle Ward, Adelaide Australia Firle Stake, called as president of the Adelaide Australia Temple, succeeding President Robin F. Hill. She was born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, to Melvyn Leslie and Ruth Helen Poppe. There are 2.2 million members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah, the Church's world headquarters, approximately two-thirds of the state's population of 3.5 million people. 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