Postcard of the Week: The Salt Lake City LDS Temple
Since no one was sending me any postcards, I asked my friends to send me postcards. The first one to send one in was Henry J. Tillman, the joker. He sent me a postcard from Salt Lake City!
Interestingly enough, he chose a postcard that mispelled the word, “Mormon.” The text on the postcard says:
“SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH: With multiple spires soaring heavenward, the Morman Temple is truly a magnificent building. You may admire it only from the outside unless you are an LDS member, then you are permitted in.”
Photo by Blake G. Smith
The postcard is correct. Only LDS members are allowed inside the temple, but tourists are allowed on the grounds and in the auxilliary buildings on the temple grounds. The biggest question most tourists ask is, “What do they do in there?” Sadly, it’s much more boring than you would imagine:
Thanks for being the first to send me a postcard, Henry!
Please send me a postcard from your travels or your hometown. If you do and it’s interesting, I will publish your postcard on Starling Travel.
Send your postcards to:
Starling Travel
Attention: Laura Moncur
P.O. Box 522032
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152
It’s like sending a postcard to the whole world when you go on vacation. It’s like bragging about your hometown to the everyone on the planet.