Apparently, to qualify for a building permit, the land must be free of any ancient Roman ruins. To check the land, the city officials actually dig trenches across the property in review–every 10 to 15 feet. This they would need to do for the 14.8 acres of land that had been previously purchased as a possible temple site in the 1990s. In the event that Roman ruins exist beneath or on the property site, plans for construction are nullified, and no permits are issued (President Acerson’s blog).

On the day that the city inspectors were to visit the property, members of The Church of Jesus Christ (Mormons) in Rome, held a special fast. This is a day in which members abstain from food and water, and petition for the Lord’s will to occur and His power to be manifest in the ways He chooses for the advancement of His kingdom and the leading of souls to Him.

City officials found no trace of any Roman ruins on the entire acreage of selected property. Only 100 yards from the border of that same property, however, they found the remnants of an old Roman village.

The Lord is involved in the details of each House of His, each holy temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the earth.