Source: The Deseret News

On October 24, 2002 The Deseret News reported on "Wat Buddhikiram, the Cambodian Buddhist Temple of Utah. [It] looks like a garage, and the living room where three Buddhist monks are eating their second and final meal of the day is dimly lit and full of Cambodian Americans. The temple was on 2100 South until northern Utah's Cambodian Buddhist community, made up of about 100 families, scraped enough money together for a move to West Valley City in 1996. The newer temple, sans the dragon art and ornate stenciling, could just as easily house automobiles as it does followers of Buddha. 'We don't want anything fancy,' says Yarng Son, a former monk and now a member of the congregation. A bigger place would be nice, but money is an obstacle."