59 min
781 Spring ’24 #GenConf Temple Predictions The Cultural Hall Podcast
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- Christianity
Temple Open House Begins
Manti Utah Temple
Media day on March 11th
Open House through April 5th
(Long lines on the weekends)
Because of the Staircases between the ordinance rooms, wheelchairs can’t be accommodated in these rooms.
It appears that the temple in Ephraim will primarily serve those patrons
Interior Photos
New curtains and Film screens with hanging projectors added to the ordinance rooms
Cushions added to the old benches
Large television screens added to the Terrestrial Room.
Rooms
Chapel with a 1906 a copy of Benard Plockhorst’s Jesus Blessing the Children – Baby Jesus with a man face
Hallway – Isaac Morely framed green apron.
Baptistry: Robert Shepard
Scenes from Baptism of Jesus, Oliver and Joseph, and the waters of Mormon
Dove painted on the ceiling above the font.
Scriptural verses from:
Matthew 3: 13-15
III Nephi 19:12-14
Pearl of Great Price 56:70
Not the first edition
Creation Room: C.C.A Christensen mural from 1886
Danish Convert in 1850 who studied at the Royal Art Institute of Copenhagen
Murals preserved despite being painted onto plaster. Layers of dirt, grime and plaster were removed.
Attempted to visualize the creation accounts in Genesis
Dinosaurs in creation murals
Copied out of the book: The world before the deluge
Garden Room: Robert Shepherd mural from 1944
Features many animals and the trees from the garden of eden
World Room Murals: Minerva Tiechert mural from 1947 – painted on canvas
First woman to be commissioned to paint a temple mural
Intimidated by the 60 ft long room, 24 ft high.
Contracted for $4000, including cost of the paint
Being only 5’2, 117 lbs, she found it exhausting to climb scaffolding all day.
She fell off and had to miss a few hours to see a doctor for her arm, but returned after a few hours.
She set a self imposed deadline of a month to finish, even though the church officials expected it to take a year.
They had to take breaks when an endowment session moved through the room.
With the help of some assistants, they finished the 120 figures and 4000 square feet in 23 working days.
She returned on some trips during the following year ot make touchups.
Back Wall: Tower of Babel
South Wall (Windows) – Biblical history in four parts
Abraham in Cannon
Joseph in Egypt
Moses, golden calf, and tablets
Pilgrims sailing
North Wall – Large Scene of the Gentiles
Easu
The Orient
Crusaders
Columbus
Shadowy figures
Front Wall – Both sides entering into the American Continent
“Indian Brave” with arms outstretched
Zion in the Nexus – grid of Manti City
Temple Open House Begins
Manti Utah Temple
Media day on March 11th
Open House through April 5th
(Long lines on the weekends)
Because of the Staircases between the ordinance rooms, wheelchairs can’t be accommodated in these rooms.
It appears that the temple in Ephraim will primarily serve those patrons
Interior Photos
New curtains and Film screens with hanging projectors added to the ordinance rooms
Cushions added to the old benches
Large television screens added to the Terrestrial Room.
Rooms
Chapel with a 1906 a copy of Benard Plockhorst’s Jesus Blessing the Children – Baby Jesus with a man face
Hallway – Isaac Morely framed green apron.
Baptistry: Robert Shepard
Scenes from Baptism of Jesus, Oliver and Joseph, and the waters of Mormon
Dove painted on the ceiling above the font.
Scriptural verses from:
Matthew 3: 13-15
III Nephi 19:12-14
Pearl of Great Price 56:70
Not the first edition
Creation Room: C.C.A Christensen mural from 1886
Danish Convert in 1850 who studied at the Royal Art Institute of Copenhagen
Murals preserved despite being painted onto plaster. Layers of dirt, grime and plaster were removed.
Attempted to visualize the creation accounts in Genesis
Dinosaurs in creation murals
Copied out of the book: The world before the deluge
Garden Room: Robert Shepherd mural from 1944
Features many animals and the trees from the garden of eden
World Room Murals: Minerva Tiechert mural from 1947 – painted on canvas
First woman to be commissioned to paint a temple mural
Intimidated by the 60 ft long room, 24 ft high.
Contracted for $4000, including cost of the paint
Being only 5’2, 117 lbs, she found it exhausting to climb scaffolding all day.
She fell off and had to miss a few hours to see a doctor for her arm, but returned after a few hours.
She set a self imposed deadline of a month to finish, even though the church officials expected it to take a year.
They had to take breaks when an endowment session moved through the room.
With the help of some assistants, they finished the 120 figures and 4000 square feet in 23 working days.
She returned on some trips during the following year ot make touchups.
Back Wall: Tower of Babel
South Wall (Windows) – Biblical history in four parts
Abraham in Cannon
Joseph in Egypt
Moses, golden calf, and tablets
Pilgrims sailing
North Wall – Large Scene of the Gentiles
Easu
The Orient
Crusaders
Columbus
Shadowy figures
Front Wall – Both sides entering into the American Continent
“Indian Brave” with arms outstretched
Zion in the Nexus – grid of Manti City
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