Eli McCann: Taking my future husband to LDS Temple Square for the first time was no joke — or was it?

We marveled at the magnificent buildings, basked in the glorious flowers and delighted in the awe-inspiring music of the Tab Choir — and then it happened ...

(Eli McCann) Eli McCann and his husband, Skylar Westerdahl, at Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City.

(Eli McCann) Eli McCann and his husband, Skylar Westerdahl, at Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City.

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