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Deseret News Share this story Spenser Heaps, Deseret News . Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox weekly. When the leader they honor as a prophet of God describes a revelation, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints listen intently. That leader, President Russell M. Nelson, delivered a video message on Saturday in which he spoke of prayerful thought, study, pleadings, respondings and feeling impressed both to modify the church’s initial plans for the Manti Utah Temple renovation and to build an Ephraim Utah Temple 7 miles away. Watch what he said here. Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles then stood, grasped the tiny wooden pulpit in the Manti Tabernacle in both hands and told the church members in central Utah who were watching the livestreamed broadcast that President Nelson’s announcement was an example of the Biblical saying that God will do nothing without revealing it first to his prophets. ....
“The First Presidency expresses gratitude for the faith and prayers of Church members in this area and continues to encourage all people to treat one another with kindness and Christlike love,” the statement read. What prompted the temple to be relocated? Here’s what we know. The temple was first announced by President Russell M. Nelson in addition to seven other new temples during April 2019 general conference. In September of that year, the original site was announced at the intersection of Erda Way and Highway 36 in Erda, Utah. In April 2020, the Church released renderings of the temple. Bill Williams, director of temple design for the Church, noted that the design of the temple featured a cast stone exterior with copper shingles done in a pioneer style. Native flowers to Tooele Valley like cliffrose and silvery lupine will also be featured throughout the temple. ....