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The LDS Temple Square of tomorrow could transform Salt Lake City’s downtown

One vision, now on the shelf, calls for tearing down longtime landmarks, erecting new attractions and creating scenic vistas of the iconic temple to enhance the visitor experience.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City is pictured on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. A draft proposal from a church department envisions a huge lawn east of the Salt Lake Temple, along with razing the Church Office Building, Joseph Smith Memorial Building and the Church Administration Building, to open up views of the iconic six-spired edifice.