Third Hour Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 First, let's start with a few things you probably do know about Latter-day Saint temple baptismal fonts. For instance, they're absolutely beautiful. They're used to perform vicarious baptisms for our deceased ancestors who never had the opportunity to be baptized. They almost always stand on top of twelve oxen, symbolic of the twelve tribes of Israel and reminiscent of the "brazen sea" associated with Old Testament temples. Now here are a few things you might not have realized about temple baptismal fonts: A view from above Take a look at this baptismal font from the Memphis Tennessee Temple (or most any other temple font in the world): Notice anything about the font's actual shape? Try to imagine you're above the font, looking down. Can you spot any interesting symbolism? To me, from above, most temple baptismal fonts look a little something like this: Coincidence? Probably. But whether it's intentional or not, I think the symbolism is still pretty awesome. Truly, baptism is the ordinance that unlocks the door to the covenant path. Especially in... View the full article mikbone and Just_A_Guy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mores Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Very nice. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikbone Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 Best article yet. Thank You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dprh Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 Do most baptismal fonts look like that? Las Vegas doesn't. It has two sets of stairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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