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Why do the statues of Moroni face east?
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Why do the statues of Moroni face east?
The first angel placed on an LDS temple was the original Nauvoo Illinois Temple built in the 1840′s and destroyed by fire in 1848. The angel fulfilled a tri-functional purpose as religious symbol, weather vane, and lightning rod.
The angel atop the newly constructed Oquirrh Mountain Temple was struck and blackened by lightning on June 13, 2009.
Cursed skin?
The first angel placed on an LDS temple was the original Nauvoo Illinois Temple built in the 1840′s and destroyed by fire in 1848. The angel fulfilled a tri-functional purpose as religious symbol, weather vane, and lightning rod.
Actually it was destroyed by Fire from Arson, and then a Tornado not long after the Saints left Nauvoo.
I believe they are oriented East because Christ will come from the East and Israel is in the East and that Is why. The St George Utah temple was built when Brigham Young was President of the Church and he dislike the spire because it was too short. It was struck by lightning and they rebuilt it taller.
Well Jesus suffered, died, and rose again in Israel, no? The greatest point of salvation took place there. But I think they are pointed East mostly because He will return in the East.Why is Israel in the East if the Garden of Eden was in Missouri?
Well Jesus suffered, died, and rose again in Israel, no? The greatest point of salvation took place there. But I think they are pointed East mostly because He will return in the East.
Unless they are one of the temples that either don't have a Moroni statue or one that doesn't face East, then no, they would face East because as I said it is for when Christ will return, in the East. I just personally thought it was fitting also because the Atonement took place in that direction.Just out of curiosity do Mormon temples in China face west?
Unless they are one of the temples that either don't have a Moroni statue or one that doesn't face East, then no, they would face East because as I said it is for when Christ will return, in the East. I just personally thought it was fitting also because the Atonement took place in that direction.
It is symbolic.I see, so it really doesn't matter at all whether the statue faces toward Jerusalem or turns its back on Jerusalem.
Well excuse me for my mistake. I do not claim to be perfect.Yes, and the symbolism has nothing to do with Jerusalem.