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The story of the famed Salt Lake Tabernacle Organ

A new book from historian Jared Farmer traces the legacy of music and media in the LDS Church.
A tall gold-colored pipe organ stands above blue seats. The background is purple and blue.
The pipe organ in the LDS Church Tabernacle in Salt Lake City grew over time, expanding to more than 10,000 pipes in 1916.
(Image: Jon G. Fuller / VWPics via AP Images)

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