The single-spired, three-story, 72,000-square-foot Deseret Peak Temple stands as one of 185 temples announced by Nelson during his nearly seven-year presidency. That accounts for more than half of the faith’s 367 planned or existing temples around the world.

President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated the Deseret Peak Utah Temple, Sunday afternoon, Nov. 11.

It is not the temple’s scenic location or impressive architecture that President Russell M. Nelson emphasized before dedicating the Deseret Peak Utah Temple in Tooele, Utah. It was its sacred purpose.