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Ellen B. Matheny — Temple Service and Spiritual Experience

Published October 29, 2026 at 11:27 PM

1890s · 1893
Manti, Utah
Ellen B. Matheny

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Ellen B. Matheny served as a temple worker in the Manti Temple during the 1890s. While she noted that she did not experience 'very great manifestations' during her service, her account provides a historical record of the daily life and spiritual dedication of early temple workers who traveled from Ephraim to Manti to perform ordinances, including baptisms for the sick.

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“I have had no very great manifestations while laboring there [Manti Temple]. My home being at Ephraim, seven miles from the temple, I have usually gone home every night and back in the morning, and on account of my— Ellen B. Ray Matheny, 'Temple Workers,' YWJ 4(7):303-304, Apr., 1893”

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Ellen B. Ray Matheny, 'Temple Workers,' YWJ 4(7):303-304, Apr., 1893 (research confidence: high)

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When did this account take place?
The account is set in 1893, in the 1890s.
Where did this account take place?
It took place in Manti, Utah.
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It is filed as a Testimonies (Why I Believe) account reported in USA.
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Ellen B. The full source citation appears in the Sources section below, with links to the original where available.

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