Angel Moroni - LDS Temple - Copenhagen, Denmark
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N 55° 41.568 E 012° 32.052
33U E 345013 N 6174645
The Angel Moroni tops a steeple situated adjacent to the LDS Temple in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Waymark Code: WMF6NA
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 09/01/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Thorny1
Views: 19

"The Angel Moroni ( /m?'ro?na?/) is an angel that Joseph Smith, Jr. said visited him on numerous occasions, beginning on September 21, 1823. According to Smith, the angel was the guardian of the golden plates, which Latter Day Saints believe were the source material for the Book of Mormon, buried in a hill near Smith's home in western New York. Moroni is an important figure in the theology of the Latter Day Saint movement, and is featured prominently in Mormon architecture and art. Three Witnesses besides Joseph Smith also reported that they saw Moroni in visions in 1829, as did several other witnesses who each said they had their own vision.

Moroni is thought by Latter Day Saints to be the same person as a Book of Mormon prophet-warrior named Moroni, who was the last to write in the golden plates. The book says that Moroni buried them before he died after a great battle between two pre-Columbian civilizations. After he died, he became an angel, and was tasked with guarding the golden plates, and with eventually directing Joseph Smith to their location in the 1820s. According to Smith, he returned the golden plates to Moroni after they were translated and as of 1838 the angel Moroni still had the plates in his possession." (visit link)

"The Copenhagen Denmark Temple was the first temple built in Denmark and the second built in Scandinavia, following the Stockholm Sweden Temple (1985).

The Copenhagen Denmark Temple was the second temple built from an existing building, following the Vernal Utah Temple (1997). The temple is a total renovation of the neo-classical Priorvej chapel, which was built in 1931 and dedicated by Elder John A. Widtsoe of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The interior was completely gutted, leaving the exterior and a few carefully reproduced portions of the interior as reminders of the original chapel.

Construction on the Copenhagen Denmark Temple came to halt not long after renovation began when realizations were made regarding the building's physical dimensions and the high water table in the area. Plans had to be redrawn, significantly increasing the cost of the temple.

The redrawn plans for Copenhagen Denmark Temple included demolition of an existing mission office and garage known as the "villa." The baptismal font was relocated to a separate underground structure adjacent to the temple and marked with an above-ground glass dome. A similar dome was added to the temple over the Celestial Room." (visit link)

"The traditional hand-formed red brick from the old building has been preserved in the new temple, and the front faade retains its original columns. The original door has also been restored and new granite steps added. Five long windows on each side feature colored art glass from England, and above them the roof is made of copper, with a copper clad dome. A brick wall encloses a private garden, paved with granite, and includes raised planter boxes filled with blossoming trees, bushes, and spring flowers. The garden features a tranquil reflecting pool.

Materials used in the interior of the temple are distinctly Danish and Swedish. Murals and paintings depict scenes from local landscapes, while carpets, light-colored pear and maple woods, and handcrafted furniture create a mood of serenity and reverence." (visit link)
Associated Religion(s): The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Statue Location: Atop the steeple next to the Copenhagen Temple

Entrance Fee: No

Artist: Karl Quilter

Website: [Web Link]

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