General Conference from a Century ago

                       Note the sign in the upper righthand corner of this photograph.
                                                -- Utah State Historical Society picture

General Conference in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was a lot different a century ago.
Foremost, the first public address microphone was barely invented and not yet available for use in a large conference hall. So, hearing a speaker's talk was sometimes difficult.
Also, seats were not padded and air conditioning did not exist, among other things.
However, if you look in the upper righthand corner of the photograph above, there is something else significant: a sign on the fence of Temple Square, warning people: "Beware of pickpockets."
Thus, thieves were apparently out in force in Salt Lake City during the 1920s -- General Conference notwithstanding.


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