Photo gallery: Traditional lights display at Temple Square heralds season of wonder

The lights went on Friday at Temples Square in Salt Lake City, and downtown is ready for a wonder Christmas season.

The traditional Temple Square lights — more than a million of them, organizers said — were turned on for the first time Friday evening and will remain on until Jan. 1. The lights will be lit from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. each evening and from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. each morning.

Though an area of Temple Square surrounding the historic Salt Lake Temple is closed while the temple continues to undergo significant seismic improvements and other renovations, crowds are expected each evening.

Concerts and guided tours are also scheduled throughout the month of December on Temple Square.

Deseret News photojournalist Laura Seitz captured the wonder of the season with these photos.