Manti, Utah's first settlement south of Provo. History Tour. The hub for colonization

While attending the Red Cliff Temple dedication today, my mind was pulled to the faith of the Manti saints because of my family roots. I return home, sit on a stool from the old Tuttle family home and happen to turn on YouTube while eating lunch and it's like the dead telling me they're aware. Tuttle, Bench, Davenport, Hougaard, Mackey, Tatton, Wilkinson, Issac Morley all names apart of my history. Thanks for posting.

My dad grew up in Manti aroud the south west street of the temple. So many camping trips and just playing with cousins growing up. So sad to see all the development and houses . It will change that wonderful town.

Since I am a fairly new resident of Sanpete county I have to say that Manti is the crown jewel of central Utah. Great video Mark.

Great video about the history of Manti and the surrounding area. Awesome to see all the old style buildings still around today. the Temple and the cemetery are awesome. The Temple is beautiful setting up on the hill. I hear the Pageant that they used to have there every year was amazing to see. Awesome video. Have a great day.

I recall the beautiful Bk of Mormon pageant on the Manti Temple grounds as I stayed across the street for only 14.00 that night back in ‘73. I’ve never forgotten the marvelous scenes of that pageant especially Captain Moroni which that beautiful Bk o Mrmn themed / motif temple reminds me so much of that MOST correct book! I know this work is true !

very very nice video full watching, thanks for sharing i,m new friends👍😍👍

Great video i grew up there . I loved it i lived two blocks west of the temple many great memories . Thank you

My Great great great Grandfather Daniel Bunkley Funk was one of the founding families of Manti, He built Funks Lake south of Manti now called Palasade Lake

Love Manti. Our home base when riding the Arapeen. Beautiful community.

Really great video--love all the history and home photos.

Very pretty homes.

The Robert and Elizabeth Johnson Home at 10:05 belong to my 4x's Great Grandparents. Neat to see it acknowledged in your video!

Awesome video Mark.

I noticed at the start you said "San Pitch" area, is there a reason for this instead of San Pete?

So, my immediate reaction to this video (being an active church member) is.... according to information presented here, the location was settled due the Indian chief Walker inviting church members to come to the place and teach his people how to engage in agriculture, and then the next thing we know, they're at war with the very same Indians who had invited them to come.... one would get the impression that upon arrival, rather than helping the people of chief Walker to learn agriculture, as they had been invited to do, that they just settled in and took over, and took the land to farm for themselves! This would explain the war with chief Walker's people that shortly ensued. Now, at this point, I must recognize that I am not in the least familiar with the history of Manti and how things in fact developed, so I'm not sure if I've got it right. But, it seems a rather glaring discrepancy that in the video no effort was made to address what would seem to be a very obvious deviation by the early settlers from the nature of the invitation they had received from Walker's people. Why did they apparently NOT fulfill the task of training the Indians in agricultural techniques as they had been invited to do? Or did they? But if they did that, then what brought about the war that was mentioned? As members of the church who should have understood the promises of the Lord to the Indian peoples as descendants of Father Lehi, surely they should have fulfilled their duty to teach them agriculture, and beyond that, should have zealously taught them also of the Book of Mormon and it's relation to their people! Would anyone care to enlighten me on how it was that they ended up at war instead, and why in this presentation they would not have thought to clarify such a glaringly obvious discrepancy (at least, if one is not familiar with this history, it would very blatantly seem to be a discrepancy!) So, enlighten me, please! 😐

I am related to Frederick Walter Cox, through his second wife. 9:00 is their home.