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Ephraim mayor, church president joined in picking temple site | Sanpete Messenger

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EPHRAIM—Well before the first shovel of dirt was turned and before the Ephraim Utah Temple began rising above 200 North, former mayor John Scott found himself walking potential temple sites with President Russell M. Nelson, discussing where the new House of the Lord should be built.

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