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LDS apostle Gerrit Gong breaks ground for new Taylorsville Temple
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Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Susan, participate in the groundbreaking of the Taylorsville Temple on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. | Updated: Dec. 24, 2020, 5:02 p.m.
A Halloween Day groundbreaking officially launched construction of the Taylorsville Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“Gathered in these times, in person and via technology, we acknowledge and rejoice with faithful generations, including in historic ‘over Jordan’ communities, who have, here at heart, made this valley home,” the 66-year-old Gong prayed in dedicating the 7.5-acre site at 2603 W. 4700 South, according to a Saturday news release. “We celebrate the continuing legacy and promise of their righteous lives and examples.”