The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is opening the Salt Lake Temple to public tours for the first time in its history, ending a longstanding policy that limited temple interiors to faithful members holding recommends. The Tribune reports this as a "global gift" and a landmark moment for the Church's most iconic building.

The Salt Lake Temple, completed in 1893 and closed for renovation since 2019, has been the subject of enormous public interest. The Church previously announced that 1 million tour reservations were made within 24 hours of slots opening.

The decision represents a significant shift in temple access policy, though the Tribune's characterization of this as allowing visitors to "finally 'go inside'" overstates the case slightly — the temple has hosted open houses before major renovations, but this appears to be the most extensive public access in modern times.