July 2022: I originally posted photos of the Salt Lake Second Ward in
2015, but am now updating this post with more recent pictures.
My guess is that the corner tower used to be open, but now it has a drop ceiling covering it up. It also looks like it has beams that are strengthening the tower, likely for seismic measures.
There are some small windows in the tower:
But the largest one is at the back of the chapel. This is the second reproduction of the First Vision window that is located in the Salt Lake Temple's Holy of Holies. The first was the window in the Seventeenth Ward (now leased to the American Heritage School), and that window was taller, allowing the Father and Son figures to expand more vertically. This window is shorter, and uses more warm colors (reds and golds) than the 17th window's purples and greens.
Like the 17th Ward, the words of James 1:5 run across the bottom of the window.
Unique to this window, a seagull (instead of the traditional religious symbol of a dove) is depicted at the top.
Very beautiful! I work in the area and would love to visit. Did you need to call ahead to reserve the building?
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