(KUTV) The open house for the new Provo City Center temple will begin in January 2016, the LDS church announced Tuesday.

In a statement on Mormon Newsroom, the church said the public open house will run from January 15 to March 5.

A cultural celebration will be held March 19, and the temple will be dedicated March 20.

The temple is the product of years of restoration of the old Provo Tabernacle. The tabernacle caught fire in December 2010, nearly destroying the building. Church President Thomas S. Monson announced in October 2011 that the shell of the tabernacle would be used to build a new temple.

This will be the second temple in Provo.

Nearby businesses have been waiting for this announcement.

"This is something that we've been looking forward to for, I guess, four years now," said CJ Gandolph, manager of Rocco's Deli just across the street from the new temple.

"Do you see how beautiful it is? It's gorgeous," added Kate Benson, a Lehi resident who visits downtown Provo. "I think people will just want to stroll down the streets and walk around and just enjoy Provo."

For more information about the upcoming open house and dedication, see: http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/open-house-announced-for-provo-city-center-temple

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