Item Detail
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26404
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1
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15
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English
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Latter-Day Saint Temples as Symbols
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Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture
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2012
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21
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1
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Provo, UT
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Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
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3-11
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Much of what is done in Latter-day Saint temples is symbolic. Temple symbolism, however, extends well beyond the ordinances performed within the temples. From the Kirtland Temple's pulpits representing the different orders of the priesthood to the stones on the Salt Lake Temple representing the universe and one's relationship to God, exterior temple symbolism complements the principles learned within. The architecture within temples also provides insights into the ordinances. In many temples, murals depicting the different kingdoms of glory and stairs leading to higher areas remind participants of their ascent to God. This article chronicles, in detail, the meanings and development of these and other symbols incorporated into the architecture of modern-day temples. [Author's abstract]
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A Description of the Great Temple, Salt Lake City, and A Statement Concerning the Purposes for Which it Has Been Built
Exterior Symbolism of the Salt Lake Temple : Reflecting the Faith That Called the Place into Being
History of the Kirtland Temple
'I Saw Another Angel Fly'
Journal of Discourses
Symbols in Stone : Symbolism on the Early Temples of the Restoration
Temples to Dot the Earth
Temple Worship
The Angel Moroni and Cyrus Dallin
The Everlasting Spires : A Story of the Salt Lake Temple
The Kirtland Temple
The Sacred Departments for Temple Work in Nauvoo : The Assembly Room and the Council Chamber
The Salt Lake Temple
The Salt Lake Temple : A Monument to a People
Wilford Woodruff, Fourth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints : History of His Life and Labors As Recorded in His Daily Journals