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    10 things you probably didn’t know about the angel Moroni statue

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    How the angel Moroni statue has changed in …

    Aug 3, 2020 · The angel Moroni statue is a classic feature on top of many temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But not all of the statues have looked the same over the years. Here’s a brief look at its history.

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    Angel Moroni is back atop the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

    Apr 2, 2024 · The golden Angel Moroni statue, freshly repaired and restored, is back on top of the iconic Salt Lake Temple. Crews returned the treasured religious symbol — with its horn in hand — back to ...

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    Angel Moroni Statues on Temples - Church Newsroom

    The Washington D.C. Temple, dedicated in 1974, was the third temple to be topped with an angel Moroni statue. Nine sculptors submitted designs. Avard Fairbanks’s design of a graceful angel holding a trumpet to its lips and a …

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    Why do temples have the angel Moroni on top? Here’s …

    Jul 30, 2020 · Wallgren’s angel Moroni is younger than the others, wears robes with a tied sash and holds a scroll in his left hand. This architectural trend that became a celebrated tradition is now something expected on temples.

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    Do all angel Moroni statues look the same?
    The angel Moroni statue is an easily recognizable feature on top of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A reminder of the Restoration, the statue is a way for Latter-day Saints to celebrate a temple’s completion. But did you know that not all angel Moroni statues have looked the same over the years?

    How the angel Moroni statue has changed in appearance over the years

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    What is a Moroni statue?
    “It was this monument to the growth of the Church.” Two decades later, another monumental temple received a Moroni statue, this one designed by Avard Fairbanks. The Washington D.C. Temple, which was dedicated in 1974, featured an angel Moroni statue holding gold plates like the Malin statue and robes reminiscent of the Dallin statue.

    Why do temples have the angel Moroni on top? Here’s a look at the

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    What is the most common Moroni design?
    The most common Moroni design was created for President Gordon B. Hinckley’s revolutionary small temples. It stands atop 74 temple spires (as of 2019). 4. Moroni wasn’t commonly put on temples until the late 1970s. Early angel Moroni statues were too heavy to be put on most temples’ spires. The first statues weighed more than a ton each.

    10 things you probably didn’t know about the angel Moroni statue

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    Where did the angel Moroni statues come from?
    Utt spoke with the Church News about the origins of the angel Moroni statues and why they are featured on temples of the Church of Jesus Christ. The first temple to feature any sort of angel was the Nauvoo Illinois Temple, which had a weathervane angel. Utt explained that in the 1840s, weathervane angels were extremely popular in the United States.

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    Where is the angel Moroni located?
    The angel Moroni figure is placed on the high point spire, not necessarily the central spire. On several temples the figure of Moroni is placed atop a tower that is actually detached from the temple. Not all temples have a figure of the angel Moroni.

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    Who was Moroni in the Book of Mormon?
    According to the Book of Mormon, the angel Moroni was a pre-Columbian warrior who buried the golden plates. After he died, he became an angel who was tasked with directing Smith to their location in the 1820s.

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