Manti Utah Temple Public Open House

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• Learn More about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Celebrating 180 Years of the Church in French Polynesia
• News for Latter-day Saint Temples in Canada and the US
• Pioneer-era temple restorations progress as Manti Utah Temple open house, dedication dates revealed
• President Oaks Dedicates Urdaneta Philippines Temple

Workers adhered the canvas murals to the plaster walls in the temple’s world room. The murals depict God’s hand in the sweep of human history from the tower of babel to what Latter-day Saints believe is the establishment of Zion in the American West. Latter-day Saint temples are a sacred place for Church members to visit and make sacred promises with God, like keep His commandments or marriage promises. Information about tour reservations will be available later on reservations.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. The free tour includes a walking tour through the temple. The full tour of the historic Manti Utah Temple includes many stairs; a limited main-floor tour is also available.

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The Manti Utah Temple will be rededicated on Sunday, April 21, and the service will be broadcast to local units in the temple district. Additional information regarding the rededication — including times of sessions and who will be presiding — will be announced later. Reservations are now available online to tour the renovated historic Manti Utah Temple during the public open house, via reservations.churchofjesuschrist.org. This house of the Lord is one of 28 temples in Utah, which is home to nearly 2.2 million Latter-day Saints. Some expressed dismay when church officials announced in early 2021 that walls inside the temple bearing priceless Minerva Teichert murals would be removed because of damage. The Manti Temple is one of four pioneer-era temples that the church’s leader, President Russell M. Nelson, said would be restored.

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Church President Russell M. Nelson announced the renovation and renewal of the Manti Temple in April 2019. The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the open house and rededication dates for the Manti Utah Temple. The rededication in April will be broadcast to all congregations in the Manti Utah Temple district.

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He first mentioned the massive undertaking of the four large temples in October 2018. The Manti Utah Temple is one of a dozen temples in Utah that will be dedicated or rededicated in the next several years. Utah is home of the Church’s world headquarters and nearly 2.2 million Latter-day Saints. Following President Nelson’s April 2019 announcement, the St. George Utah Temple was the first to close and begin renovations, in November 2019. The St. George temple was rededicated on Dec. 10, 2023.

Manti Utah Temple Public Open House

The tours for the Manti temple are expected to take about one hour. Parking is accessed via 400 North, and a shuttle will be available from the lower parking lot at 400 North and 100 East. The public open house will run from Thursday, March 14, through Friday, April 5, excluding Sundays. Reservations, which are recommended, are from 11 a.m. On weekdays from Thursday, March 14, to Tuesday, March 26; 10 a.m.

Church announces dates for Manti temple open house, St. George temple dedication - KSL.com

Church announces dates for Manti temple open house, St. George temple dedication.

Posted: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMT [source]

Pioneer-era temple restorations progress as Manti Utah Temple open house, dedication dates revealed

Church leaders announced plans to construct the Manti temple June 25, 1875. Church President Brigham Young broke ground April 25, 1877, and President Wilford Woodruff, then president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and later the Church’s fourth President, dedicated the temple on May 21, 1888. Almost a century later, in June 1985, President Gordon B. Hinckley, then a counselor in the First Presidency, rededicated the temple following renovation. Original plans to construct the house of the Lord in Manti were announced on June 25, 1875, by then President Brigham Young. Ground was broken on April 25, 1877, and Wilford Woodruff, then president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, dedicated the temple on May 21, 1888. After a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is built or has undergone an extensive renovation, it is generally opened for public tours prior to being dedicated or rededicated.

In June 1985, President Gordon B. Hinckley of the First Presidency rededicated the Manti Temple after renovation. The temple rededication will be held Sunday, April 21, 2024, and will be broadcast to all units in the Manti Utah Temple district. Additional details regarding the rededication will be announced at a future date. The renovation of the Manti Utah Temple is nearly complete and the public will be able to see the changes during an open house that will run from Thursday, March 14, through Friday, April 5, 2024, excluding Sundays. Like the St. George temple was, the Salt Lake and Manti temples have been under renovation, with reconstruction of the Provo Utah Temple to begin in late February 2024.

On weekdays from Wednesday, March 27, to Wednesday, April 3; and 9 a.m. On Saturdays and on Thursday, April 4, and Friday, April 5.

After the dedication or rededication, Church members with temple recommends can enter to perform sacred ordinances. On May 1, 2021, President Nelson announced plans to preserve “the pioneer craftsmanship, artwork and character” of the Manti temple — as well as plans to construct a second temple in Utah’s Sanpete Valley in the city of Ephraim. A closure date of Oct. 1, 2021, was set to start the multiyear renovations. After the open house, the temple will be rededicated on Sunday, April 21, the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Monday.