Re: Contact Temple Department?
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 8:27 pm
Sure would be nice to know the why and how Angel Moroni has been removed from Temples, the Layton Temple is the last one to get it and they will not return unless the next prophet says to do it then they will be put on all Temples until the decision of the following prophet.Mikerowaved wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 1:13 amThe Layton temple was just dedicated and has a beautiful Angel Moroni on top, although it joins the few others that face west.russellhltn wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:54 pm From The Salt Lake TribuneNo idea why the difference.The Washington County Temple will have a golden Angel Moroni statue atop its steeple, the renderings show, while the Tooele Valley one will not. More and more of the church’s recently announced temples are being built without this iconic figure,
BTW, to answer the general question of why some temples have Moroni and some do not, this article was published some years ago in the Ensign, but much still applies today.“Ensign, Jul. 1994, 66–67 wrote: (From Val D. Greenwood, “How long have statues of the angel Moroni appeared atop Latter-day Saint temples? Is there a reason the statues don’t appear on top of all temples?”).
The Church has no policy regarding the use of statues of the angel Moroni atop temples. The general practice is to use the statue, but there are reasons it may be absent. In certain geographic locations, building codes or use permits restrict use of the statue. The Sydney Australia Temple, for example, originally had no statue because of building restrictions. The statue was added later after permission to do so was granted.
In some areas, a statue may give more ornamentation than desired. In other areas, the statue is absent because a wrong impression may arise from its presence (such as in areas where statues on church buildings are understood to represent objects of worship). Limits imposed by the architectural design of some temples may be another reason.