I was married in the Manti Temple. I received my endowments in the Manti Temple. As a girl, I went to the Manti Temple to be baptized for the dead. My grandmother went with us to the Manti Temple. I was there when Garth recived his endowments and then when he was married. For a few short years, we were in the Provo Temple district while the Manti Temple was being refurbished but, other than that, I have always lived in the Manti Temple district. Both Price and Nephi have been in the Manti Temple district forever. (Well, since 1888.) My pioneer ancestors attended the Manti Temple. Is it alright if I go to the Payson Temple District dragging my feet and screaming all the way?
Announcement: 25 June 1875
Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 25 April 1877 by Brigham Young
Private Dedication: 17 May 1888 by Wilford Woodruff
Dedication: 21–23 May 1888 by Lorenzo Snow
Public Open House: 6–8 June 1985
Rededication: 14–16 June 1985 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site: 27 acres.
Exterior Finish: Fine-textured, cream-colored oolite limestone obtained from quarries in the hill upon which it stands.
Number of Rooms: Four progressive-style ordinance rooms and eight sealing rooms.
Total Floor Area: 100,373 square feet.
Temple Locale
Perched atop a rising knoll, known as "Temple Hill," the magnificent Manti Utah Temple dominates the Sanpete Valley of central Utah. Located just off Highway 89, approaching travelers can glimpse the distinctive towers from miles and miles away. Thousands flock to the spacious temple grounds each summer to watch the popular Mormon Miracle Pageant.
Temple Facts
The Manti Utah Temple was the third temple built in Utah.
The Manti Utah Temple was the only temple dedicated by President Lorenzo Snow.
The Manti Utah Temple was originally named the Manti Temple.
The Manti Utah Temple was built on a rattlesnake-infested site, known as the Manti Stone Quarry. Once Brigham Young designated the site for a temple, it became known as Temple Hill. The quarry's stone, Manti oolite, is the same cream-colored stone used for the temple exterior.
On the morning of the site dedication, Brigham Young confided to Warren S. Snow that Temple Hill was the spot where Book of Mormon Prophet Moroni dedicated the land for a temple site.
Open-center spiral staircases wind up each of the 179-foot towers of the Manti Utah Temple. The dramatic stairways are an engineering marvel of the Mormon pioneers.
A large arching tunnel under the east tower of the Manti Utah Temple, which has since been closed, allowed cars to pass from one side of the temple to the other.
The Manti Utah Temple features beautiful hand-painted murals on the walls of its progressive-style ordinance rooms: Creation Room, Garden Room, World Room, Terrestrial Room (no murals), and Celestial Room (no murals).
The Manti Utah Temple is one of only seven temples where patrons progress through four ordinance rooms before passing into the Celestial Room. (The other six temples are the Salt Lake Temple, the Laie Hawaii Temple, the Cardston Alberta Temple, the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple, the Los Angeles California Temple, and the Nauvoo Illinois Temple.)
The Manti Utah Temple is one of two temples that still employs live acting for presentation of the endowment. (The other is the Salt Lake Temple.)
AnnMarie: You'll have a couple years to adjust to the idea before it is a reality. Amy and Eric will have the best commute of anyone I know.
Kirsten: Besides, if you just CAN't adjust, there's always that in-law apartment at Jim and Julie's, right guys?! :) How exciting! Our little Payson is growing up! It almost makes me want to move closer! You guys are all so lucky! Temples in every direction!
Kirsten
Manti Temple needs better attendance. I wonder how they keep it a full-service temple as it is. The folks from Delta and Price are great temple-attenders but they live two to three hours away. They should be moved into a closer temple district, I think. Then what? There are not enough people in Sanpete County to keep a temple going. Well, not right now. The way they are growing, there might be soon. We are busy in the evenings and on Friday and Saturdays. The other days are pretty slow with about eight or ten on a session with but a few exceptions. Sometimes a ward or stake will show up and that is really helpful.
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