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A 4th District judge halted the Heber Valley Utah Temple construction pending a Utah Supreme Court decision.

The Latter-day Saint temple, announced in October 2021, faces opposition from four Heber City residents.

The church is appealing the stay to the state's high court.

HEBER CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is appealing to the Utah Supreme Court a recent decision by a 4th District judge granting a motion to put construction of its Heber Valley Utah Temple on hold again.

"The church and Wasatch County prevailed on summary judgment. This court entered its judgment on Sept. 3. Petitioners have appealed from that judgment, and that case is now pending before the Utah Supreme Court," attorneys for the church wrote in

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