Temple Square

Temple Square

A Heavenly Place

Downtown Salt Lake City is just like most big cities.
Companies are leaving and moving out, into the malls.
Salt Lake City has one advantage; people come from all over the world to see the LDS (Mormon) Temple, and Temple Grounds.
The LDS Temple was started in 1853 and done all by hand.  It was not finished until 1892.
With in their area it is called Temple Square. The beautiful flowers and grounds are tended all of the time.
At Christmas, each tree and shrub is covered with tiny lights that twinkle in the snowy dark of night. Over one million of them twinkling. Taking several months of preparation for this one event. They come on at Thanksgiving and off after New Years.
The Temple Square takes a lot of time to explore, any time of the year.
With free guides, or self-guided tours each day. Listen to live performances by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the old Tabernacle. This wonderful old building, with its giant organ. (Not the same one as on TV)
Tour the new 21,000 seat Conference Center and its giant organ that you do see on TV.
Search for your ancestors at the family search center or their library, one of the largest history libraries in the USA.
Have lunch or dinner at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.
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