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English
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Preserving the Manti Temple
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Journal of Mormon History
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2020
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46
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2
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Illinois
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University of Illinois Press
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113-122
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"The temple’s history goes back nearly one hundred and thirty
years. In 1875, two years before Brigham Young’s death, he announced
plans to build twin temples in the regional centers of Logan and
Manti, Utah. With church architect Truman O. Angell absorbed in
the construction of the Salt Lake and St. George Temples, two other
people were obviously required to take on the task of designing and
supervising the construction of the new temples. The church architect’s son, Truman O. Angell Jr., was assigned to work on the Logan
Temple, while his cousin, Brigham Young’s oldest son, Joseph Angell
Young, was assigned to work at Manti. However, on a trip to Manti to
begin his work, Joseph Young was suddenly taken ill and died. His
successor on the project was assistant church architect William H.
Folsom, who proved to be a fortuitous choice."