(Picture.) This is the Mormon Temple.

It is built of adobe--and will hold five thousand persons
quite comfortably. A full brass and string band often
assists the choir of this church--and the choir--I may add--
is a remarkably good one.

Brigham Young seldom preaches now. The younger elders--
unless on some special occasion--conduct the services. I
only heard Mr. Young once. He is not an educated man--but
speaks with considerable force and clearness. The day I was
there there was nothing coarse in his remarks.

(Picture of) The foundations of the Temple.

These are the foundations of the magnificent Temple the
Mormons are building. It is to be built of hewn stone--and
will cover several acres of ground. They say it shall
eclipse in splendor all other temples in the world. They
also say it shall be paved with solid gold.

It is perhaps worthy of remark that the architect of this
contemplated gorgeous affair repudiated Mormonism--and is
now living in London.

(Picture of) The Temple as it is to be.

This pretty little picture is from the architect's design--
and cannot therefore--I suppose--be called a fancy sketch.
(Artemus had the windows of the temple in his panorama cut