I have to admit, in the midst of all the public cheering going on about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ updated statement to preserve some or all of Minerva Teichert’s murals in the historic Manti Temple I still don’t feel much better
Please do not change the Beautiful Manti Temple it is the history of our ancestors who build it! Instead maybe you can build another Temple somewhere else in Sanpete county! I was born in Manti and think you have done enough changes to this Beautiful Temple already!!!!
I agree that church architects do not always make the best of decisions. In the 1980's my father over saw the construction of the Manila, Philippines temple. This design was also built about the same time in Boise, Idaho, Sydney, Australia, Dallas, Texas. Every one of these temples had to be remodeled because the rooms were too small and there was too much roof.....poor design. There was also a new chapel built in Orem that we attended and it had to be remodeled right after it was built as the class rooms were too small, the Relief Society Room was too small. Can't understand why a chapel would be built along the Wasatch front with such small rooms??? So, I agree, leave the Manti temple alone. My grandmothers served in the temple for 26 years. So much history and memories. Our pioneers struggled and gave so much to build this beautiful temple. Please leave it alone.!!!
I hope decision makers are open to reading this article and then consider the simple options you present here so these irreplaceable, sweeping murals and pioneer handiwork can remain intact. If the temple workers can wait for a farmer, those in charge of making decisions on this issue can wait, so you say.
Please do not change the Beautiful Manti Temple it is the history of our ancestors who build it! Instead maybe you can build another Temple somewhere else in Sanpete county! I was born in Manti and think you have done enough changes to this Beautiful Temple already!!!!
I agree that church architects do not always make the best of decisions. In the 1980's my father over saw the construction of the Manila, Philippines temple. This design was also built about the same time in Boise, Idaho, Sydney, Australia, Dallas, Texas. Every one of these temples had to be remodeled because the rooms were too small and there was too much roof.....poor design. There was also a new chapel built in Orem that we attended and it had to be remodeled right after it was built as the class rooms were too small, the Relief Society Room was too small. Can't understand why a chapel would be built along the Wasatch front with such small rooms??? So, I agree, leave the Manti temple alone. My grandmothers served in the temple for 26 years. So much history and memories. Our pioneers struggled and gave so much to build this beautiful temple. Please leave it alone.!!!
Really hope the people put in charge of this can have the patience and insight to make the right decision! Thank you for writing this out.
I hope decision makers are open to reading this article and then consider the simple options you present here so these irreplaceable, sweeping murals and pioneer handiwork can remain intact. If the temple workers can wait for a farmer, those in charge of making decisions on this issue can wait, so you say.