Heber Valley Temple

The Utah Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in December over the construction of the Heber Valley temple.

A judge has blocked construction of a Latter-day Saint temple in the Heber Valley while the Utah Supreme Court weighs in. The church is asking the state’s highest court to let construction go forward.

The case is headed to the Utah Supreme Court for a final decision.

The Utah Supreme Court says it will hear the lawsuit over the future of an LDS temple in the Heber Valley.

Days after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints commenced building the Heber Valley temple, a small group of neighbors is asking the court to halt construction until their lawsuit goes through the appeals process.

Nearly four years after plans for the Heber Valley temple were announced, construction is underway.

Days after a judge ruled in favor of the Heber Valley temple plans, the residents who sued Wasatch County and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say they will appeal to the state’s highest court.

Construction of the Heber Valley temple can go forward after a judge said Wednesday that Wasatch County’s approval of the project was legal.

A year after a group of Cody, Wyo., residents filed a lawsuit challenging the city’s approval of plans for a temple reaching 100 feet at its tallest point, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled temple construction can go forward.

About 40 members of the public, plus plenty of attorneys, filled the courtroom in Wasatch County Monday, June 2, for oral arguments, the latest in a legal battle over the future of the planned Heber Valley temple.