Our kids love going to Temple Square in Salt Lake City. They love the fountains, flowers, and the chance to see the temple up close. Either way, we decided to join a couple of Shawn's friends on a Sunday stroll in downtown. The kids were so excited...and even more so when they saw the "giant" model of the temple in the Visitor's Center. It had sides cutaway so visitors could see what the interior of the temple looks like.
The model was so exact! Down to light fixtures, chairs and paintings. Wow! I was impressed and you could tell so were a lot of other people (there were a lot of forehead smudges on the glass from people trying to get a closer look at the detail!). It was so amazing! This is a definite must-see if you're visiting Salt Lake!
Anyway, the kids came, saw, and moved on faster than the adults. But we enjoyed getting some pictures at some of the fountains. It was so much fun.
After Temple Square, we decided to visit the Conference Center (where the Prophet speaks to the Church). The kids weren't as impressed by the enormous size...they were too busy putting their hands over their ears because someone was practicing the organ. I forget how much of a dampening effect 20,000 people can have on an organ with so many pipes. Ah well. It was fun trying to entertain the kids...especially Jack. He had fun chasing Mom around one of the three feet pillars in the center. Kept him entertained and made me smile. Unfortunately, the video we got of the experience didn't make it. So goes life.
Here's a link to the local paper's pictures of the temple model. Enjoy!
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