I'm not very likely to make use of the Ogden temple, but if nothing else, these church-sponsored construction projects are a HUGE boon for the local economy. Construction has been hard hit, especially in the West, and I am happy to see pretty much anything being built/fixed/giving plumbers & welders & day laborers food on the table. Whenever anyone whines about a mega-project like City Creek, and how "the Mormons" are "taking control" of the city/state, I want to retort "if they have access to a pot of money, I think urban revitalization and high-end retail are a GREAT use of that. It brings jobs, tourism, raises property values . . ." There are so many other legitimate concerns (doctrinal, the wacko state legislature, the ascendancy of Trunk or Treat
), that I can't believe people are kvetching about this. (To be clear, Utah hipsters, not the Board question asker.)