Book of Mormon that traveled to the moon makes a Utah landing

Before it is auctioned to the highest bidder, a one-of-a-kind Book of Mormon carried to the moon in 1972 will make a two-day landing in Utah.

The pocket-size gem — worth an estimated $150,000 — will be on display Thursday at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City and Friday at B. Ashworth’s in Provo. (See details below)

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — and fans of NASA space memorabilia — can learn about the book’s heavenly travels and how, after returning to Earth, it helped unite a family.