MANTI Thousands of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are upset by the recent announcement that the murals inside the Manti Temple will be removed during the upcoming renovation project.
The temple holds the only murals dating back to the pioneer period from several artists that include C.C.A. Christensen, Minerva Teichert, John Hafen, J.B. Fairbanks and Dan Weggeland, according to the church.
In March, the church announced the construction project in Manti would begin this summer and clarified its plans for the murals inside, saying they would be photographed and removed. Weeks later, in an updated statement, the church said they would attempt to separate the canvas from the plaster to preserve the murals and display them in public.