More inviting? Less grand? What Utahns are saying about the latest LDS renovation of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.

The church aims for a more child-friendly lobby, but some preservationists and artists lament the lost elegance.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The renovated lobby of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The renovated lobby of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.

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