▁hundred ▁thousand ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁attended ▁the ▁dedic atory ▁sessions , ▁more ▁than ▁had ▁ever ▁previously ▁attended ▁a ▁temple ▁dedic ation . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁light ning ▁struck ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁B ount iful ▁Ut ah ▁temple . ▁The ▁strike ▁dam aged ▁the ▁ang el ▁Mor oni ▁statue ▁at op ▁the ▁temple , ▁causing ▁it ▁to ▁lose ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁head ▁and ▁back . ▁The ▁statue , ▁made ▁of ▁fi berg lass ▁and ▁covered ▁in ▁gold ▁leaf , ▁was ▁replaced ▁two ▁weeks ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁hit . ▁ ▁The ▁B ount iful ▁Ut ah ▁Temple ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁, ▁four ▁ordin ance ▁rooms , ▁and ▁eight ▁se aling ▁rooms . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁B ount iful ▁Ut ah ▁Temple ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic . ▁ ▁Pres idents ▁Notable ▁pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁B ount iful ▁Ut ah ▁Temple ▁include ▁James ▁O . ▁Mason ▁( 2 0 0 0 – 0 3 ) ▁and ▁Robert ▁H . ▁Gar ff ▁( 2 0 1 2 – 1 5 ). ▁The ▁current ▁president ▁is ▁Don ▁H . ▁St ah eli ▁( 2 0 1 8 – ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁James ▁O . ▁Mason , ▁former ▁temple ▁president ▁ ▁Com parison ▁of ▁tem ples ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁tem ples ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus