Every once in a while the three missionary couples that work in the Translation Division get to request, and be taken, on tours of interest to the group. This week we went to the church printing press operations south and west of Temple Square. This is where all the scriptures, manuals, handbooks, etc. are produced and readied for distribution around the world. The operation has a room full of the smaller, one-color presses for low volume projects, two two-color perfecta presses for larger run two-color projects, several four-color sheet-fed presses for full color manuals and magazines, and two very large web-presses for the high volume four- and five-color projects like the scriptures (all languages) and the Ensign & Liahona magazines. There is also a full bindary for saddle-stiched publications as well as perfect-bound soft and hard cover books.
The tour sure brought back memories from my HP and Agilent days when I designed and bought printing. This facility also has specialty operations where they make the plastic sacrament cups, apply gold leaf to the scriptures and print and frame the fine art paintings on real canvas that are hung in meeting houses and church offices.
this was so much fun that we've put in a request to attend the Manti Temple Pagent in June!
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