Mormon Leaders and Salt Lake City Work Together to Transform Land

When the Mormon Church recently purchased 13 acres near 400 South and Main Street in Salt Lake City, some wondered if the church was "expanding" its traditional buffer around Temple Square.

When the Mormon Church recently purchased 13 acres near 400 South and Main Street in Salt Lake City, some wondered if the church was “expanding” its traditional buffer around Temple Square.

Church leaders, however, didn’t see it that way.

“Someday, the south end of Salt Lake City is going to be an important part of the economic development of this city. We want it preserved so somebody can come in and really maximize what can be done to bless the city, Main Street and its environs,” Bishop H. David Burton told the Deseret News last week. “The church stepped in to make sure it was available when it was time economically for something to happen in that part of the city.”

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