Elder & Sister Thomas aka Grampa & Annie

Elder & Sister Thomas aka Grampa & Annie
Smiles All Around!

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Living in Salt Lake City


                                                         West Temple Apartments

This is where we live.  There aren't any leaves on the trees right now but in the summer it will look like this.  Our address is:  185 N West Temple #503, Salt Lake City, UT  84103.  We are on the left side of the entrance, five floors up, behind that tree.....We have a wonderful view of Temple Sqare from our deck...

                                                          Conference Center
                                            The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

You can see our apartment building on the far left center of this picture.  This is where our General Conferences are held but also many other programs that are both Church sponsored and community based.  Last night we attended a performance of the BYU singers in the small theater that is on the side of our apartments.  It was wonderful.  In the summer months when there are a lot more visitors to SLC the Tabernacle Choir performs in the Center every Sunday....everyone is welcome and there is no charge.  There is a garden on the top of the Center and tours of the building every day between 9am and 9pm or something like that.  You can google Conference Center, SLC to see more pics of the building.
                                                      Joseph Smith Memorial Building
                                                                       (JSMB)
This is where we work each day.  Can you see me waving to you from our break room?  It is in the left wing 1st window above the middle part....I think.  I can see our apartment building from that window...it is a bit over a quarter of a mile from the JSMB.  The walk to and from takes us past this reflection pool, gardens, the SL Temple, etc.  It is lovely; no weeding, mowing, shoveling....we just get to enjoy it all w/out the work.  This is actually the back of the building that was once called the Hotel Utah.  Right after we arrived they started putting scaffolding up in front of the building and word is it will be there for two years as they work on cleaning, refurbishing, and whatever else.                                                
                                      
                                                                 Salt Lake Temple
                                           The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

We walk past the SL Temple every day.  It is so beautiful and so peaceful...There are a lot of weddings that take place in this temple so we see brides and their families on Temple Square many, many times.  Both before the wedding day getting "bridal photos" taken and after the wedding with family and friends.  It is so fun to see. You can see pictures of other LDS temples by going to www.ldschurchtemples.com.  The SL Temple has been closed for cleaning and remodeling so we have gone to other temples in the meantime:  the Bountiful Temple, the Jordan River Temple, and the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.  All just as beautiful.

We go to church on Sunday in the chapel right across the street north of our apartment building.  That is where I am headed now.  Have a great Sunday!


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