Show HIt h HoI H I i II MM 1 HJ I The Kirtland Temple as It Appears Today L 1 I I GENTLEMAN resident of ot Cleveland Ohio writes to a 0 friend In this city the follow following lolow ing Interesting account ot n visit to tho Temple A week weel ago last Sunday SuMay I started out on a n trip to a distance of at miles from Cram here a most charm charming ing InS trip by hy all 11 strangers who want to se tU worth seeing In this section socI on of ot Ohio X you live IIvo ii In a n city built up by thc tho Saints who are aro bui said to hn organized their church church In tn this place of ot and as you 01 therefore no 10 doubt are familiar l jj HI Ht with something of oC the tho history of ot tho church In I need lee not refer to that excepting to say 11 that Joseph Josoph Smith must betna man of the most Indomitable will and the tho greatest ex executive ability to havo como come to that plateau away from all allar large e towns nna there build so a temple and nna estah established so 10 flourishing 1110 1 a n colony as a ho le dill did didIn dillIn In the early ealy Three of at us left hero horo In the morning mornin via the electric line Ile to lit little I tle d village and rodo roda tho whole le distance along tho shore hore of ot the tho lake Ilk and by most prosperous homes At wo were still three miles mies from our point and It being Sunday HumIn no 10 way of ot reaching there pre presented re but hit to walk so 10 with Ith our ou tripod and two cameras o e started out up hill hii do n hill hi and by lino ln homes I waA surprised to nee seo how nice every place looked Wo at nt last reached the tho foot Coot of ot the steep hill hii leading to the tho tableland upon uon which stood the temple tom pie on n commanding site wo e found It beautifully fully tul re 10 restored stored storell the thc neglect It I had hl fallen In Into to som few tew years ago I and the pastor the Rev lev Henry leny and Deacon Den ol I IF F l showed UI through ex explained everything ns al tIll far us we wa were capable cl of oC grasping a n faith how to they were very VOl men mel Ild I found my training of at atSO UBO SO to IY me and that I had hol not lot forgot forgotten ten about HI III II r j 1 1 t i C c r s ii j 1 1 1 0 I I 8 j i ci I i iI 1 I 1 VJ r H oj i THE KIRTLAND TEMPLE 1111 We photographed the Interior being offered of to red that thUl courtesy by Bro Smith and wo Rot got some lino Interior views later Iner on al when they are developed 11 I shall ohal do so BO as ns coon oon nn lt I 1 cnn can lull to devote to the thC work I 1 will wi remember you Of Ot course In telling you OU of I am led to do so from the tho fact that tl t you reside In the Iho of oC a great Krent city founded by tho energy of ot those of ot the faith whose work wo saw Sunday Bunday I tho th trip trill and our visit there thero Immensely For Jor somo ten years ela I hOI hod wanted to go KO but had not until at this late Into date d t That Is th way we wo so often I neglect delightful views and nd points of oC rare Interest that are aro cloie by us t H H I H i H I I L I I 1 I J i I I INTERIOR VIEW OF THE KIRTLAND TEMPLE I H H |