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Orem Temple Puzzle Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/30/2021
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This geocache is not at the posted coordinates.

The posted coordinates are the site where the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is building the Orem, Utah temple. Answer the questions below and follow the instructions to find the final coordinates for this puzzle cache.

The final coordinates are N 40 AB.CDE W 111 FG.HIJ 

AB
The Orem, Utah temple will be number XX built in the State of Utah. XX-6 = AB. 

CDE
The decimal minutes from the posted coordinates plus cde = CDE. Find the values for cde below:
c = The Orem temple is the Xth temple in Utah County.
d = The next closest temple is X miles away (as the crow flies).
e = The answer to d was dedicated in XXXX; the last digit of the year it was dedicated is e.

FG
There was another temple groundbreaking ceremony on the same day as the Orem temple groundbreaking. Find the GPS coordinates of that other temple, and divide the West degree by 2 to get FG.

HIJ
The first temple dedicated in Utah County was dedicated in XXXX. The first three digits of the year are hij. Add hij to the decimal minutes of the posted coordinates to get HIJ.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ubj ybj pna lbh tb

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)