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Introducing Salt Lake City

Ushered into the spotlight by the 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City (SLC) has been building on the momentum ever since. It’s a modern city with charming anachronisms and a stunning mountain setting – its location prompted pioneer Mormon leader Brigham Young to inform his weary band of emigrant settlers, ‘This is the place.’

SLC is the headquarters of the Mormon Church, though only about half its citizens are Latter-day Saints (LDS). It surprises many that the city is politically progressive (compared to the rest of the state) and has a sizable gay and lesbian community.

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John Gardiner's Cabin, Old Deseret Village in Salt Lake City.
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John Gardiner's Cabin, Old Deseret Village in Salt Lake City.

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  • Lee Foster
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  • Overhead of city with mountain in background.
  • Mormon Landmark "This is the place".
  • A person walking across a salt lake near Salt Lake City.
  • The moon over Wasatch Mountains and Salt Lake City
  • Assembly Hall and Salt Lake Temple inside Temple Square with world headquarters for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in background.
  • Snowboarder executes jump at Brighton ski resort in Wasatch Mountains
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