Updated: March 14, 2020, at 11:51 a.m. MDT
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All public areas of the following Church-owned buildings in and around Temple Square will close, effective 5:00 p.m. MDT on Friday, March 13. The closures will remain in effect until further notice.
- Conference Center
- Assembly Hall
- Tabernacle
- North Visitors’ Center
- Family History Library
- Church History Museum
- Relief Society Building
- Church Office Building
- Beehive House
- Church History Library
- Joseph Smith Memorial Building (includes restaurants)
- Lion House
The construction work on the Salt Lake Temple will continue as planned. At Welfare Square, operations will remain open, but public tours are temporarily discontinued going forward.
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