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Renovations on Temple Square and to the historic Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continue, using modern technology to preserve history.
Updates on these renovations were reported in a May 28 news release on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
Vertical cables
As part of the final phase of the temple’s seismic upgrading — the largest part of the renovation — vertical cables now extend from the temple’s northeast towers down to the newly built foundation. When tensioned, these strands will compress the tower and wall stones of the temple to further reinforce them.
2 baptismal fonts
The original 12 cast-iron oxen were reinstalled in the east baptistry, the Salt Lake Temple’s original baptistry. The oxen, weighing 2,200 pounds each, were meticulously restored as part of the renovations.
New fiberglass oxen have already been installed in the west baptistry, a second being added as part of renovations and expansion.
Both baptistries are now in finishing stages, with tile work underway.
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