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Where Are the All-Seeing Eyes? The Origins, Use, and Decline of Early Mormon Symbolism
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Sunstone
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May/June 1979
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4
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Sunstone Education Foundation
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22-37
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[1980 Mormon Historical Association Winner for Best Article]
'Supplementing revelations with material pulled from his immediate environment, Smith, through a process we might call SYNTHETIC ECLECTICISM, created a potpourri of beliefs and practices, accompanied by didactic instruments--symbols--to visibly remind the Saints of their identity, goals, and commitments.' Symbols helped create a sense of community. Masonry had a great effect on the use of symbols in Mormonism. Conscious attempts were made to eliminate use of symbols in Mormonism but no single cause is responsible for the decline in use. Included are brief historical capsules of some Mormon symbols.
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