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Posted by: Hockeyrat ( )
Date: April 18, 2019 04:43PM
Temple symbols

I feel stupid because I just noticed this, why do some temples have Star of Davids and inverted pentacles on them? I never looked at temples up close, only the Chicago one .
I didn’t go inside that one , but have been on the grounds for my friend’s wedding.
I just saw pictures of the St Louis temple and was surprised to see the Star of David. Is this common for temples?

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Posted by: Heartless ( )
Date: April 18, 2019 05:09PM
Re: Temple symbols

The exterior of the salt lake temple has sun, moon in its various phases and inverted stars.

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Posted by: Aloysius ( )
Date: April 18, 2019 11:50PM
Re: Temple symbols

Yes, it is common. But it is much more frequent on the exterior of the older, "pioneer era" temples.

Many of the symbols are masonic. Sandra Tanner's website is a pretty good place to start, if you're curious to learn more:

http://www.utlm.org/onlineresources/masonicsymbolsandtheldstemple.htm

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Posted by: mahana ( )
Date: April 19, 2019 12:30AM
Re: Temple symbols

I noticed the upside down pentagram for the first time at temple square as a preteen. I couldn't believe it and not so quietly exclaimed what I saw out loud. My mom hushed me and told not to worry about it because I was disrupting the spirit of temple square. It was one of those things that sat on the shelf but I never forgot.

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Posted by: slskipper ( )
Date: April 19, 2019 12:33AM
Re: Temple symbols

Most of the early church leaders really believed that Freemasonry possessed the secrets of the universe. They felt that the ultimate goal of Mormonism was to restore Freemasonry in its pristine form. They saw Freemasons as their brothers, and never ceased to be surprised and hurt when the Masons failed to play their game.

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Posted by: Dave the Atheist ( )
Date: April 19, 2019 12:39AM
Re: Temple symbols

Pentagrams abound

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Posted by: Hockeyrat ( )
Date: April 19, 2019 03:45PM
Re: Temple symbols

Freemasons give to charity, helping people out , with no strings attached or motive. Mormons? I didn’t think so.

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