LDS Church News: Launching a flagship Deseret Book store

SALT LAKE CITY — What would the proprietor of the George

Q. Cannon & Sons bookstore,

opened in 1866 and the forerunner of Deseret Book Co., think of the

new

downtown Salt Lake flagship Deseret Book store?

\"I've thought more than once I hope he's pleased with what we're

doing

with his vision,\" said Sheri Dew, president and CEO of Deseret Book, of

the

man who started it all at a location near the new

store.President Cannon, who served as a counselor to four Mormon church

presidents,

would likely be very pleased with the new store at 45 W. South Temple,

directly across South Temple Street from Temple Square's south gate. The

14,000-square-foot establishment is a U-shaped shopping sensation opened

just in time for April general conference. It wraps around the

condominium

lobby on the ground floor of the Richards Court East building, which is a

residential part of the City Creek development beginning to blossom

downtown.

When it comes down to it, though, Dew — during a Church

News interview about the new store — said, \"To appreciate what we've

done and why we've done it, it's important to understand where we've

come

from.\"See the full story on ldschurchnews.com.

This story is provided by the LDS Church News, an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is produced weekly by the Deseret News.