# Talk:St. George Utah Temple

The information in the article under the picture state temple was announced  31 january 1871.  A book abouut mormon temples called Mormon Temples In America says November 9 1871.  The book is not an official book from the LDS but neither is the website where you got this iinformation. Msruzicka (talk) 19:26, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

The information on the official LDS website corresponds perfectly with whats in the book Mormon Temples In America that the temple was announced November 9 1871.Msruzicka (talk) 19:36, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

For other users, some of the comments that this user mentioned came from this discussion for deletion: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mormon Temples In America.
As for what was mentioned, the St. George Temple page was corrected to include the date, thank you for suggesting that edit. If in the future you see something that needs an edit that you can cite, feel free to be bold and change it yourself, edits like that are usually welcome and will generally stick. As for where the citation came from, no part on the page at that point cited the self published source of churchofjesuschristtemples.org. There was a link at the end that suggested it as further reading, and I removed it due to the comment- I wasn't aware it was on the page. Thanks for the suggestions!
Feel free to add the citation to the book too! Every bit helps. Itsetsyoufree32 (talk) 16:02, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

The websites and articles that are used for the "lightning strike" on the steeple is not based by sufficient - or correct - evidence. Clearly, when the article was being made, the evidence was pulled without sufficiently reading through the sources to understand fully that the sources said it was LDS "Myth" or "Legend". As of the date this is being written, the article is on the Wikipedia front page. The evidence for this case should be removed unless sufficient evidence to base this claim can be found, from a trusted source in relation to this topic. I am mentioning this in the talk page instead of changing it myself because it is related to Wikipedia's Main Page and therefore I do not have the authority to change or manipulate it in any way, and the evidence related to it I believe should be changed by first being acknowledged by an Admin first. Thank You!  MrGumballs (talk) 04:13, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi MrGumballs,
The page has undergone multiple layers of review, including the GA process and DYK, where the hook and source regarding the lightning strike were reviewed and approved by several editors.
That said, I fully acknowledge that no article is ever perfect, and it's possible something could have been misinterpreted or overlooked.
Regarding the steeple fire, the source titled "Temple Burns, but not Angel" does state the steeple burned down. However, the narrative that Brigham Young caused or influenced the burning appears in the article as a local legend—an interpretation the source itself flags as such. St. George News also supports this perspective.
The hook and the article content were written to reflect this framing.
If you believe there is false or misleading information, could you point to specific sources that contradict what’s currently cited? I’d be happy to review them with you. Itsetsyoufree32 (talk) 14:44, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
if this is the case, then why in the main page, it isn't clear about it being legend or truth? I wholeheartedly agree this is an important part of  the article, but the main page states "... that a lightning strike on the St. George Utah Temple was interpreted by Latter-day Saint officials as a beyond-the-grave request from a former church leader to change the design?" and this article here have implications that it is a legend. The statements do not align and the sources (such as the Salt Lake Tribune) contradict the main page. MrGumballs (talk) 14:53, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
Source for the lighting strike and change of mind? It's a shame this is featuring the main page of Wikipedia. LucasW (talk) 20:14, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

There aren't any I could currently find. MrGumballs (talk) 23:44, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

The article states:
Following the stabilization of the foundation, construction began. The walls were built with locally sourced red sandstone, finished with a white epoxy paint.[37][15]
This seems unlikely, since epoxy paint wasn't invented until World War II (https://elastomer.com/PDFs/History-of-Epoxy.pdf).
Later repairs and renovations did use epoxy paint, however.

FIXED, not included in any of the articles attached/linked -MrGumballs