. Salt Lake City: the "Zion" of the new world . ways willbe the centralcity of the Mor-mon followers of the religion of Joseph Smith, num-bered by hundreds of thousands,regard it with strange is the place of their greatesttemple, the seat of their ecclesias-tical authority, the home of theirprophet. Almost the first thingthe visitor does upon reaching SaltLake City is to visit the temple,which stands within sight and soundof the business center. Work began .UNDEB THE TEMPLE W Biv Ik on ^ w*th ^lf first beat ofthe citys heartand continuedunremittingly for forty
. Salt Lake City: the "Zion" of the new world . ways willbe the centralcity of the Mor-mon followers of the religion of Joseph Smith, num-bered by hundreds of thousands,regard it with strange is the place of their greatesttemple, the seat of their ecclesias-tical authority, the home of theirprophet. Almost the first thingthe visitor does upon reaching SaltLake City is to visit the temple,which stands within sight and soundof the business center. Work began .UNDEB THE TEMPLE W Biv Ik on ^ w*th ^lf first beat ofthe citys heartand continuedunremittingly for forty years. Itcost over four million dollars .and isone of the notable buildings of thecontinent. It stands upon an emi-nence and towers above all sur-rounding objects, its whole formoutlined against the sky long beforethe faintest sign of the city is tobe seen. Its exterior is gravenwith the curious symbols of theMormon creed, and its loftiest spireis surmounted full 215 feet abovethe earth by the golden figure ofMoroni, the angel who revealed the. religion of theLatter DaySaints to JosephSmith. The interior of the templeis sacred — none but those of thefaith are ever admitted throughits iron doors. Within are cele-brated marriage and baptismalrites, and many are the mysteriesits granite walls conceal. Withinthe high wall that surrounds thetemple stands also the great turtle-shaped tabernacle, the assemblyhall of the saints. This is one ofthe most unique structures inAmerica. The wonderful acousticproperties of the building are testedevery day by the dropping of a pin, AMELIAPALACE.
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