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In the 1950s there was a resistance from LDS Church leadership to having artistic portrayals of Jesus. For example, when Arnold Friberg created his series of Book of Mormon paintings, his initial portrayal of Christ visiting the Americas was rejected by LDS Church leadership. Friberg's final portrayal shows Christ at a distance, descending far ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holds a number of sites as historically significant. This list is intended as a quick reference for these sites. The sites may or may not be owned by the church.
Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) are buildings dedicated to be a House of the Lord. They are considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. When construction is completed, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time (an "open house").
One of the few exceptions that strays from this category of Romantic art is a painting by William Armitage (1817–1890) of London. The painting depicts LDS founder Joseph Smith preaching to the Native Americans, and was commissioned by the church for the Salt Lake Temple. The LDS Church places great importance on the power and use of art. [2]
The Sacred Grove is also suggested as a possible site where Smith showed the golden plates to Eight Witnesses in June 1829. [2] Smith's mother, Lucy Mack Smith, said the event took place at a location near the Smith log home [3] "where the [Smith] family were in the habit of offering up their secret devotions to God" (Smith 1853, p. 140).
The Sacramento California Temple is the 123rd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The intent to build the temple was announced in a news release by the First Presidency on April 21, 2001. [1]
The Perth Australia Temple is the 106th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is located at 163–173 Wordsworth Avenue, Yokine, Western Australia, which is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The temple serves approximately 12,000 members in the area.