By Liesl Nielsen, KSL.com | Updated - May 7, 2019 at 10:03 a.m. | Posted - May 7, 2019 at 9:45 a.m.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the location of a new temple that will be constructed in Saratoga Springs.

The temple will be located in the new Beacon Pointe subdivision, west of Redwood Road and north of Meadow Side Drive, according to a Tuesday news release. The temple will be three stories and approximately 87,000 square feet. A 21,000 square-foot meetinghouse will be constructed nearby.

The church filed preliminary plans with the city that deal with open space plans, "including landscaping, parking, utilities, transportation and other site-related issues," the news release reads.

The plans also detail general design principles and uses. Specific plans are still under development, and renderings of the new temple are not yet available. A groundbreaking date has not yet been set.

Utah is currently home to 17 temples, and three more were recently announced in Layton, Tooele Valley and Washington County — in addition to the one in Saratoga Springs.

The temple was first announced two years ago in April 2017 by then-Latter-day Saint President Thomas S. Monson. Latter-day Saints believe temples are sacred buildings where they can draw closer to God.

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