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Angel Moroni with his trumpet atop the spire of the Salt Lake Temple. Al Hartmann/Salt Lake Tribune 3/24/08

Angel Moroni with his trumpet atop the spire of the Salt Lake Temple. Al Hartmann/Salt Lake Tribune 3/24/08

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