Lightning changed a temple towerSourced
A leader thought the tower too short. After his death, lightning struck it.
Brigham Young had disliked the short tower of Utah's St. George Temple. In 1889, two years after his death, a lightning-caused fire destroyed the tower. It was rebuilt at twice the height, matching his preference. Local legends linked the lightning to his wish, though that is an interpretation, not a cause.
The rebuilding fulfilled a preference by way of a storm.
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