The Manti temple site was dedicated as President Brigham Young traveled back to Salt Lake after dedicating the newly finished St George Temple. In the same month he also traveled to Cache Valley to dedicate the site for the Logan Utah Temple.

The Manti Utah Temple was built on a rattlesnake-infested site, known as the Manti Stone Quarry. Once Brigham Young designated the site for a temple, it became known as Temple Hill. The quarry's stone, Manti oolite, is the same cream-colored stone used for the temple exterior.

Announcement:  25 June 1875
Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:  25 April 1877 by Brigham Young
Public Dedication:  21–23 May 1888 by Lorenzo Snow
Rededication:  14–16 June 1985 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Rededication:  21 April 2024 by Russell M. Nelson
Ordinance Rooms:  Four instruction rooms, nine sealing rooms, and one baptistry
Total Floor Area:  74,792 square feet  |  6,948 square meters
Height:  179 feet  |  54.6 meters