Manti Utah Temple
Manti Utah Temple | ||||
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Number | 3 | |||
Dedication | May 21, 1888, by Lorenzo Snow | |||
Site | 27 acres (11 ha) | |||
Floor area | 74,792 sq ft (6,948.4 m2) | |||
Height | 179 ft (55 m) | |||
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Announced | June 25, 1875, by Brigham Young | |||
Groundbreaking | April 25, 1877, by Brigham Young | |||
Open house | June 6–8, 1985 (after renovations) 14 March-5 April 2024 | |||
Rededicated | June 14, 1985, by Gordon B. Hinckley 21 April 2024, by Russell M. Nelson[1] | |||
Designed by | William H. Folsom | |||
Location | Manti, Utah, U.S. | |||
Geographic coordinates | 39°16′22.46159″N 111°38′1.535999″W / 39.2729059972°N 111.63375999972°W | |||
Exterior finish | Cream-colored oolite limestone | |||
Temple design | Castellated Gothic | |||
Baptistries | 1 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 4 (live acting, four-stage progressive) | |||
Sealing rooms | 8 | |||
Clothing rental | Available | |||
Notes | Wilford Woodruff performed a private dedication on May 17, 1888.[3] On May 1, 2021, Russell M. Nelson announced that the temple would close for renovation on October 1, 2021.[4] | |||
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Manti Temple | |
Renaissance Revival, Second French Empire, Colonial architectural | |
NRHP reference No. | 71000854[5] |
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Added to NRHP | August 12, 1971 |
The Manti Utah Temple (formerly the Manti Temple) is the fifth constructed
History
The Salt Lake Temple had been announced in 1847, but construction was still underway and not finished until 1893. The Manti Temple was built, along with the St. George and Logan temples, to satisfy the church's immediate need for these structures. The site for the temple was the Manti Stone Quarry, a large hill immediately northeast of town. Early pioneer settlers in the area prophesied that this would be the site of a temple. When Young announced the building of the temple, he also announced that the 27-acre (110,000 m2) plot would then be known as "Temple Hill."[9]
The temple was completed in 1888, and a private dedication was held on May 17, 1888, with a prayer written by Wilford Woodruff. Three public dedications were held on May 21–23, 1888, and were directed by Lorenzo Snow.[10]
The Manti Temple was the location of the
A 1966 study found that 52 percent of temple work was being done in either the Salt Lake, Logan, or Manti temples, even though there were 13 operating temples by that time. This led to the building of the Ogden and Provo temples to relieve the strain on the older pioneer-era temples.[11]
Art
The temple includes
The temple is also filled with other paintings. The mix of paintings has changed over time, but among the paintings originally intended for the building include two by Christensen. One of those depicts the hill where the temple would later sit with a Native American encampment in the foreground, with the other being the temple itself and its landscaped grounds.[16]
Minerva Teichert's work on the World Room
Minerva Teichert was commissioned to create the World Room mural by church president George Albert Smith.[17][18] She was the first woman in the church to be commissioned to paint. She was given $4,000 for the project. At the time of creating the murals, Teichert was suffering from the effects of lead poisoning, which can cause difficulties including nausea, abdominal pain, and optic neuritis.[18] She created a deadline of a month to finish the project, and would occasionally give a whole day just to a specific section.[19] She was known to ask for prayers for her health and would pray extra during times of difficulty working on the painting.[18]
Frank Stevens provided assistance with moving scaffolding and creating sketches under Teichert’s supervision.[20][21][22] Much of the work of painting took place high up on scaffolding stretching up to 28 feet, and both Stevens and Teichert faced fears about working so high. While working on the Tower of Babel scene, she fell off a scaffold and hurt her arm.[22] After consulting a doctor, she resumed work a few hours later, out on the same ledge as before. The mural features 120 figures, Techert referred to it as a “great pageant.”[23] At the end of the process, she related that she worked ‘very fast’ and that “No mural decorator in America ever beat that – nearly 4,000 square feet (370 m2) in 23 days.”[24][25] More work remained on the temple, and she returned at different times to continue touching up the mural, which ended up being about 28 days in total, with the last of the touch ups ending in March 1948.[23]
Renovations
The Manti Temple has undergone various remodeling and renovations. Construction of a great stone stairway leading up the hill to the west temple doors began in 1907.[26] In 1935, the temple was fully lit at night for the first time.[27] In 1940, the stone stairs were removed and work began to beautify the grounds.[26] Between 1944 and 1945 the annex, chapel, kitchen, Garden Room, and men's and women's areas were remodeled. There was once a tunnel beneath the east tower of the temple through which wagons and cars could pass, but it was closed off in the 1960s.[28] Because of that, it was once said that "the Manti Temple is the only temple you can go through without a recommend."[29]
In 1981, church officials decided that the interior of the temple needed extensive remodeling. The renovation took four years, during which murals and original furniture were restored, offices were enlarged and remodeled, a separate door was made to the baptistry, water and weather damage were repaired, an elevator installed, and locker rooms were improved among many other projects. In June 1985, Gordon B. Hinckley, then a counselor in the First Presidency, directed the rededication ceremonies.[30][31] Exterior preservation efforts have also occurred since that time.[32]
Removal of murals
In March 2021, the First Presidency announced significant renovations for the Manti and Salt Lake temples, including ending the live endowment. The decision to end live endowments was rooted in the need for the temples to offer more sessions throughout the day and in different languages; live endowment sessions were only available in English in either temple. To accommodate these changes, it was announced the interiors of the temples would be reconfigured for single-room, multimedia-based endowment sessions as done in other temples, which would also involve the removal of historic artwork in the temples, including Minerva Teichert's murals in the Manti temple.[citation needed][7] A week following the initial announcement, the church issued an updated statement on the plans for the Manti Temple, stating it would consult with art preservationists about the best way to remove part or all of the Teichert murals, which are canvas affixed to plaster, and preserve them for public display.[citation needed][33]
On May 1, church president Russell M. Nelson announced that upon reconsideration, although the temple would be updated to use film, care would be taken to preserve the temple's interior, including its art. To increase temple capacity for the area, he announced that an additional temple would be built in Ephraim, Utah.[34][35][36]
Style
The Manti Temple combines the
Temple presidents
Notable
See also
Montpelier Wasatch Front Temples West Jordan
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- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Mormon Miracle Pageant
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
Notes
- ^ Details verified here.
- ^ reference
- ^ Satterfield, Rick, "Manti Utah Temple", Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDSChurchTemples.com, retrieved October 11, 2012
- ^ Weaver, Sarah Jane, "President Nelson announces plans to preserve pioneer craftsmanship of Manti Utah Temple, construct a new temple in nearby Ephraim", Church News, Deseret News, retrieved May 1, 2021
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Satterfield, Rick, "Manti Utah Temple", Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDSChurchTemples.com, retrieved October 11, 2012
- ^ a b Openshaw, Geoff (March 12, 2021), "Salt Lake and Manti Temples to End Live Sessions, Have Historic Murals Removed Permanently", This Week in Mormons, thisweekinmormons.com, retrieved March 25, 2021
- ^ Boyd K. Packer. The Holy Temple, p. 35
- ^ a b "The Manti Temple", Ensign, March 1978
- ^ "May this delightful location be known as a holy hill of Zion, among Thy people", Church News, January 1, 1950
- ^ Green, Doyle L. (January 1972), "Two Temples to Be Dedicated", Ensign
- ^ a b c d "Minerva Teichert's Manti Temple Murals" by Doris R. Dant. BYU Studies. PDF of original print publication.. Accessed April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Things I Did Not Know: Dinosaurs in the Manti Temple (Edit: New Images, ht Mina)" by Edje Jeter, Juvenile Instructor. August 4, 2013. Accessed April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Manti- Nephite Temple" by Rian Nilsen. BOFM.BLOG. December 10, 2019. Accessed April 13, 2021.
- ^ "The Manti Temple." Ensign. March 1978. Accessed April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Carl Christian Anton Christensen," Saga of the Sanpitch, Snow College. Accessed April 13, 2021.
- ^ She said she was so happy that she said she almost had a heart attack, and was overwhelmed by the amount of work that she had to do, and said: “I have the hardest Temple room I have ever seen to do, 21 ft. high, 60 ft. long, and abt. 24 wide. The north side wall looks gigantic.”
- ^ a b c Dant, Doris R. (1999). Minerva Teichert's Manti Temple Murals (PDF). BYU Studies. p. 9.
- ^ Dant, Doris R. (1999). "Minerva Teicherts manti temple murals" (PDF). BYU Studies: 11.
- ^ Dant, Doris R. (1999). "Minerva Teichert's Manti Temple Murals" (PDF). BYU Studies: 12.
- ^ Of Teichert, Stevens said: “I’ve never met a person in my life that even compared with her in her enthusiasm for the gospel and the building of the kingdom and how art could play its part.”
- ^ a b Dant, Doris R. (1999). "Minerva Teichert's Manti Temple Murals" (PDF). BYU Studies: 13.
- ^ a b Dant, Doris R. (1999). "Minerva Teichert's Manti Temple Murals" (PDF). BYU Studies: 16.
- ^ It was said of Teichert that her goal was to please the general authorities of the church, and after finishing the mural, she wrote in a letter about meeting apostle John A. Widtsoe, who was ‘incredulous’ about her completing the mural in 23 days, and that he was wondering how many years it would take her.
- ^ Dant, Doris R. (1999). "Minerva Teichert's Manti Temple Murals" (PDF). BYU Studies: 15.
- ^ a b Hart, John L. (May 7, 1988), "Manti Temple 100 years old, in mint condition for centennial", Church News
- ^ "Fifth LDS temple highlights Manti Temple Hill". heraldextra.com. June 13, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ Yusaf, Shundana (July 17, 2018). "Manti Utah Temple". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ "'Spirit level' helped workers build unique Manti Temple". Deseret News. April 9, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ "News of the Church / Manti Temple Rededicated", Ensign, August 1985
- ^ "Cause Thy Holy Spirit to enter and pervade all of its rooms and facilities", Church News, June 23, 1985
- ^ "Two temples scheduled for exterior preservation", Church News, June 24, 1995
- ^ Openshaw, Geoff (March 24, 2021), "Church Will Now Try to Preserve Manti Temple Murals", This Week in Mormons, thisweekinmormons.com, retrieved March 25, 2021
- ^ "President Nelson Announces a New Temple Will Be Built in Ephraim, Utah." Church Newsroom. May 1, 2021. Accessed May 1. 2021.
- ^ "Breaking: Treasured Manti Temple murals won't be destroyed; Ephraim Temple will be built " by Peggy Fletcher Stack. Salt Lake Tribune via MSN News. May 1, 2021. Accessed May 1, 2021.
- ^ "[announces LDS church announces temple to be built in Ephraim; Manti Temple renovation plans altered ]" by Genelle Pugmire. Daily Herald. May 1, 2021. Accessed May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Presidents and Matrons of the Manti Utah Temple | ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org". Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "These temple presidents and matrons were recently called — learn about them here". Church News. February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
Further reading
- Bendixen, Nani (2009), "The Construction of the Manti Temple", BYU Religious Education 2009 Student Symposium, Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, pp. 135–147
- Dant, Doris R. (1999), "Minerva Teichert's Manti Temple Murals", BYU Studies, 38 (3): 6–44
- Hargis, Barabra (1968). A folk history of the Manti Temple (M.A. thesis). Department of English, Brigham Young University.
- Rasmussen, Victor J. (1988), The Manti Temple, Manti, Utah: Manti Temple Centennial Committee, OCLC 18171497
- Stubbs, Glen R. (1988) [1976], Temple on a Hill: a History of the Manti Temple (4th (Centennial) ed.), Rexburg, Idaho: OCLC 24263168
- Stubbs, Glen R. (1960). A History of the Manti Temple (M.S. thesis). Department of History, Brigham Young University.
External links
- Manti Utah Temple Official site
- Manti Utah Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. UT-71, "Manti Temple, Main Street (U.S. Route 89), Manti, Sanpete County, UT", 8 photos, 7 data pages