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From LDS chapel to LGBTQ hub? Duo sees a new future for Fifth Ward building in wake of partial demolition.

They hope to take over the partly wrecked meetinghouse from its owner, who faces fines and a repair order after Easter’s unauthorized razing.

(Courtesy of Craig Sorensen) Craig Sorensen, left, and Jacob Buck say they had well-developed plans to buy the historic Fifth Ward meetinghouse in Salt Lake City and turn it into a queer community space — before a portion of the building was destroyed on Easter Sunday in an unauthorized demolition.