Temple Square (Salt Lake City, UT)
Spring is helped along in Salt Lake City UT Over the year Temple Square and Plaza in Salt Lake City UT has many faces. Come at different times for different experiences.   April Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is barely a month away. Visitors to this Conference are treated to the blooms of Spring. There may be snow on the mountains, but Temple Square will be ablaze with color. The changes in outdoor decor appear so effortless and ongoing that you might think that they happen by themselves. Not so. A little army of dedicated workers provide the changes when planned. Definitely a major exercise in horticulture precise to the day. By April 5, everything will be camera ready for the thousands of visitors to Temple Square, ready to provide memories of a lifetime...
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It's time to take in Temple Square in Salt Lake City UT You've heard of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, lauded as America's Choir. Their home is the background of my picture above. The Tabernacle in Temple Square, a building with natural acoustics so good "you can hear a pin drop" ~ and you do when you visit the building. At night for the next month, Temple Square is an ocean of light and sound and people: locals and visitors. It is a part of the year when the world comes to Salt Lake City UT: just count the number of languages used by family groups among the visitors that surround you (and they do, super friendly, very involved). Don't miss the reflecting pool with its floating lights and white figures. The overall message is simple and inviting. Daytime lets you take in the depth and det...
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Paper bags are designed to hold things At the Plaza in Salt Lake UT, hundreds of paper bags, each with its own bulb to make it a lantern at night, hold a message ~ a message related to Christmas. Each bag is open and upright. The messages are crafted in gold, They line the flower beds (now covered for the winter) and garden edges of the Plaza, inviting visitors to inspect each in turn. Ancient designs and modern language greeting offerings, old, new and universal. The paper bag lanterns are sentinels for nativity scenes depicted by countries foreign to me. Temple Square and Plaza is a beautiful place to visit anytime: at Christmas time, its visitor appeal is magnified to the spectacular. Share part of your Christmas season with us in Salt Lake City UT. You may even be inspired to make o...
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Tripping over history in a downtown Salt Lake City UT museum Across the street from Temple Square, Salt Lake City UT is the Museum of Church History and Art. It's half a block north of the Temple Square TRAX (light rail) Station. You can take the Green Line from the Salt Lake International Airport. Blue Line trains also stop there. In the Museum you get a feel for the early days of the Pioneers with many hands-on exhibits ~ a log cabin, covered wagon, hand carts, ship's berths. Clothing and utensils. Dioramas show the meticulous layout of early Salt Lake City. Artisans' tools involve you in the building of great structures. The Museum houses a major exhibit of "100 (now 103) Years of Scouting". Walls are adorned with art works. Children are offered their own experience. It's for all age...
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Explore Salt Lake City UT - Conference Center roof When in Salt Lake City UT you will probably get to marvel at the Conference Center with its 21,000 capacity without a pillar to block anyone's view. But take time to explore the building's roof. Fountains and streams, pyramid skylights, towers, black stone murals,...and open fields of grasses and flowers... and trees ~ representing the mountain regions as well as the desert areas of the State of Utah. Great views of the city and mountains. So much on one roof. The guides will explain it all. When you visit, allow time to take in the wonders of Salt Lake City. You may even decide to make the Salt Lake Valley Utah your home. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The world comes to Salt Lake City Utah Twice a year (first weekend April and October) about 100,000 people come to Salt Lake City UT for the General Conferences of the LDS Church. This weekend greeted them with cool mornings, warm Autumn sunshine with the grandeur of snow on the mountains. Yesterday I took in the atmosphere of the 183rd Semi Annual General Conference. Sunday Best (even on a Saturday) was the order of the day. Well packed trains, TRAX blue, green and red lines, on 10 minute schedules throughout the day. I greeted Ukrainians, Russians, Germans, French, Italians, Brazilians, Africans, Peruvians... and even Australians (I am fluent in Strine). Visitors from many part of USA and Canada as well. The Conference Center holds 22,000. Nearby buildings take some of the overflow, f...
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Summer flowers and grasses in Salt Lake City UT In spite of the hottest summer on record (greatest number of days over 95 degrees etc) and the driest in many years, Temple Suare and Plaza in Salt Lake City UT continue to exhibit beautiful floral displays of flowers and grasses to delight any visitor. And there are many. The Square and Plaza host visitors in a constant stream throughout the year. Often during a week, bridal couples can be seen being photographed against the floral backgroung. elevated platforms are provided for this purpose at stategic points. Reflecting pools and extensive water features add to the experience that is Salt Lake City now uniquely Summer. Since I have made the Salt Lake Valley my home, I can access this local beauty year round. If you are thinking of maki...
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