Latter-day Saint funeral services in Utah
Viewing, family prayer, a service at the meetinghouse, and dedication of the grave — arranged with your bishop, on a day the ward can host.
The day follows your tradition
Most funerals we help with along the Wasatch Front are Latter-day Saint. The service itself belongs to the ward. The bishop or branch president conducts it, usually in the meetinghouse, and a family member dedicates the grave. Our part is everything that has to be ready before that hour: the person in our care, the viewing, the timing, and the drive to the chapel and the cemetery.
Families still look this up as an LDS funeral, and some search for a Mormon funeral home. Use whichever name your family uses. We will follow the direction of your bishop and the wishes you have already talked through at home.
How a Latter-day Saint funeral usually unfolds
The bishop leads the worship. We keep the day moving so the ward can do what it does.
Viewing and family prayer
Many families hold a viewing the evening before and again the morning of the funeral, at the meetinghouse or in one of our chapels when the building is not free. A family prayer often closes the viewing before friends come through.
The meetinghouse, not the temple
The funeral is at the ward or stake meetinghouse. It is not held in the temple. We coordinate the time with the bishop so the chapel, the parking, and the Relief Society luncheon that often follows can all fit the same day. Sunday funerals are uncommon, and we help find a weekday that works.
Temple clothing
When a person has been endowed, the family usually dresses them in temple clothing. If you ask a member of our staff to assist, they do only what you ask, and they do it privately. We do not assume every family wants the same thing.
Dedication of the grave
At the cemetery a Melchizedek Priesthood holder in the family, not the funeral director, dedicates the grave. We have the committal ready and then step back. Burial is still the most common choice. Cremation is also something Latter-day Saint families choose, and we arrange either one without pressing you toward it.
What we take off the family's list
- A first call any hour, including from a hospital, a care center, or a home anywhere in northern Utah.
- A viewing room at our Salt Lake City, Sandy, or Riverton chapels when the meetinghouse schedule is tight.
- Timing that leaves room for the family prayer, the funeral, and the luncheon at the church.
- Transportation to the meetinghouse and the cemetery, and a written General Price List before you decide anything.
Where the service can be held
The funeral is almost always at your meetinghouse. The viewing can be there or with us. Graveside is at the cemetery your family has chosen, including Larkin Sunset Lawn and Larkin Sunset Gardens when that is the right place.
- Downtown Salt Lake City — 260 E South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. (801) 363-5781.
- Larkin Sunset Lawn — 2350 E 1300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, with our crematory. (801) 582-1582.
- Larkin Sunset Gardens, Sandy — 1950 E Dimple Dell Rd, Sandy, UT 84092. (801) 571-2771.
- Riverton — 3688 W 12600 S, Riverton, UT 84065. (801) 254-4850.
Questions families ask
Does Larkin Mortuary help with Latter-day Saint funerals?
Yes. We regularly coordinate LDS funerals across the Salt Lake Valley and northern Utah. The bishop conducts the service. We take care of the person who has died, the viewing, transportation, and the cemetery.
Can the viewing be at the funeral home and the funeral at the church?
Yes. That split is common when the meetinghouse is booked. We host the viewing, then bring your loved one to the ward building for the funeral.
Do you help with temple clothing?
The family dresses an endowed member in temple clothing. Staff will assist only if you ask, and only in the way you direct.
Can a Latter-day Saint family choose cremation?
Yes. We arrange burial or cremation. The choice is yours. We will not treat either one as the default.
Other traditions we serve
Tell us what your faith requires.
Call, including in the middle of the night. We will ask what your clergy and your family need, and we will arrange the day around that.