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Prophet? Governor? Tyrant? Brigham Young's fans and critics both misunderstand who he really was.
If you have spent time in downtown Salt Lake City in recent years, you likely have noticed scaffolding around the Lion and Beehive Houses on Temple Square.
If you have spent time in downtown Salt Lake City in recent years, you likely have noticed scaffolding around the Lion and Beehive Houses on Temple Square. Part of a restoration project that encompasses structural improvements and preservation work, these buildings have undergone some very complicated evaluations and remain a work in progress.
Once the home and offices of Brigham Young—who served as territorial governor and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—these buildings hold general interest.
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