Visiting Temple Square in Salt Lake City

Today, Temple Square features two visitors’ centers, called the North Visitors’ Center and the South Visitor’s Center. The North Visitors’ Center was built first and features a replica of The Christus, a statue of Jesus Christ by Danish artist Bertel Thorvaldsen. The Christus is located in a domed room with large windows, painted with clouds, stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies.

Temple Square Picture, Salt Lake City

The visitors’ centers and grounds are staffed by Sister Missionaries and Senior Missionary couples exclusively; no single male missionaries are called to serve on Temple Square. The Sister Missionaries serving on Temple Square are called from North America as well as around the world, speaking enough languages to cater to the majority of visitors from around the world.

Old Bureau of Information building, which served visitors from 1904 to 1978, when the present North Visitor Center was built. The Assembly Hall at Temple Square at Christmas time.

Temple Square Christmas Lights

Sister missionaries come from many different countries, and provide tours and information in their home languages as well as English. Beginning with the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Sisters have been wearing tags with their national flags along with their missionary name tags.