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Richard and Sandy headed for
the Salt Lake Tabernacle to collect
passes for the Saturday morning
session of General Conference of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints and were lucky enough to be
able to collect some. Both had brought
their suits on the tour in case the
opportunity arose.
The weather was clear and mild,
a typical spring day in Salt Lake.
Several of the adults ran across
each other on Temple Square and
swapped shopping yarns, then viewed
an art display in the Joseph Smith
Memorial Building.
This building used to be the
Hotel Utah, an opulent residence for
travellers. The structure was
commenced in 1909 and no expense
was spared in its construction. In 1993
it underwent a three-year restoration
and now is used as a visitors centre,
administration and the venue for the
film Legacy, a film portrayal of the
experiences of early Latter-day Saints.
Te Manawa Roa Teinakore had
quite a full day – shopping, cooking
dinner American style, attending a 24hour movie theatre ($1 to get in),
drove her host’s car, being video’ed
doing kapa haka with the other
children in her family, met the
‘relatives’ and had her first taste of
Dirty Dog and Slappy Joes!
Left: Richard Crawford in the foyer of the
Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Salt
Lake City.
Below: A view of Salt Lake City from the
viewing deck on the 26th floor of the LDS
Church Office Building.