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Unlike many temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Nauvoo Illinois Temple and its statue of the angel Moroni face west, overlooking the Mississippi River. The largest temple baptismal font in the Church is located in the Nauvoo Illinois Temple.
The angel on the first Nauvoo temple was a weathervane, sculpted of metal. The figure was positioned horizontally as if it were flying, clothed in a robe and cap. The angel held a book in one hand and a trumpet in the other.
7 lis 2019 · Here are 10 fun facts you might be surprised to learn about the statue and where it came from. 1. The first angel “statue” was actually a weathervane. The Nauvoo temple was the first to have an angel on a spire, and it was a simple weather vane depicting a non-specific angel of the Restoration. 2.
The Nauvoo Temple was the first Latter Day Saint temple to be crowned with a figure of an angel. This angel, not officially identified as Moroni, was a metal weathervane with gold leaf on the trumpet.
30 lip 2020 · From architectural trend to marking a monumental building to an easily recognizable standard for temples — whatever its purpose — angel Moroni statues are a way for Latter-day Saints to celebrate the completion of another house of the Lord and remember how the Restoration began.
20 kwi 2015 · Which temple was the first to have an angel? The Nauvoo Illinois Temple. This was the first LDS temple to have an angel atop the holy building. It was dedicated in 1846 and was said to have had a horizontal angel attached to the lightning rod in the form of a weathervane.
This map of Nauvoo was first printed in 1842 by Gustavus Hills, a recently converted member of the Church, and it illustrates the Saints’ optimistic expectations for their city. Members of the Church thought they had finally found a permanent home in Illinois. This is where they would build Zion.
