Saint Bonaventure Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 So the LDS temple in Rome has multiple statues on the inside? Is that a usual feature? They will certainly fit with locals' expectations about finding statues in a cathedral, basilica, or church. Link to comment
MiserereNobis Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Saint Bonaventure said: Is that Odysseus? Link to comment
Saint Bonaventure Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 25 minutes ago, MiserereNobis said: Is that Odysseus? Between Scylla and Charybdis....The crucifixion imagery is strong.... The photo is of the Nephi prophet in the Book of Mormon 1 Link to comment
Stargazer Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Saint Bonaventure said: So the LDS temple in Rome has multiple statues on the inside? Is that a usual feature? They will certainly fit with locals' expectations about finding statues in a cathedral, basilica, or church. I've been inside a number of LDS temples, and statuary isn't much of a feature, as best I can remember. Except for the 12 oxen holding up the baptismal font. The Rome temple has this inside, apparently, and I'm not sure where it is found in the building: Link to comment
ksfisher Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Stargazer said: The Rome temple has this inside, apparently, and I'm not sure where it is found in the building: In the visitors center. https://www.deseret.com/2019/3/8/20667919/watch-where-do-the-rome-italy-temple-christus-and-twelve-apostles-statues-come-from Edited September 14, 2022 by ksfisher Link to comment
Stargazer Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 1 minute ago, ksfisher said: In the visitors center. Ah ha. That makes more sense. I couldn't picture where it might be placed inside the temple itself. Link to comment
Saint Bonaventure Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 32 minutes ago, Stargazer said: I've been inside a number of LDS temples, and statuary isn't much of a feature, as best I can remember. Except for the 12 oxen holding up the baptismal font. The Rome temple has this inside, apparently, and I'm not sure where it is found in the building: Just put up some candles and a collection box and you'll be all set. 3 Link to comment
Calm Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Jim Dandy said: We have electricity for lights now and we can make our monetary contributions online. I'm old fashioned in a lot of ways but I prefer a lot of the modern conveniences we have these days. You do realize the candles suggested were not for lighting surely? 1 Link to comment
Bill “Papa” Lee Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 7 hours ago, ksfisher said: Hyperbole much? Forgive me if you thought this was my intent, not to offend, or to be unkind about what General Conference is all about. I love it, and look forward to all meetings coming in October. In fact it unsettling to me that anyone would think, or believe that I would ever seek to speak I’ll of our Church, our Faith, or our leaders. I am sorry if it seemed, I was seeking in any way to undermine any of our beliefs. I love the Faith, I was only repeating some comments and questions posed to me a few long months ago, during a Priesthood lesson. Now, I fear I have overstepped the mark. Again, my apologies to all. Link to comment
ksfisher Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 16 hours ago, Bill “Papa” Lee said: Forgive me if you thought this was my intent, not to offend, or to be unkind about what General Conference is all about. I love it, and look forward to all meetings coming in October. In fact it unsettling to me that anyone would think, or believe that I would ever seek to speak I’ll of our Church, our Faith, or our leaders. I am sorry if it seemed, I was seeking in any way to undermine any of our beliefs. I love the Faith, I was only repeating some comments and questions posed to me a few long months ago, during a Priesthood lesson. Now, I fear I have overstepped the mark. Again, my apologies to all. It wasn't offensive, I just believe that if an argument is sound that hyperbole doesn't need to be used to advance that argument. In fact, if someone starts relying on hyperbole to convince me of something I start thinking that perhaps the opposite is true. Link to comment
Stargazer Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 2 hours ago, ksfisher said: It wasn't offensive, I just believe that if an argument is sound that hyperbole doesn't need to be used to advance that argument. In fact, if someone starts relying on hyperbole to convince me of something I start thinking that perhaps the opposite is true. Well, I, at least, thought it was funny. Comedy does find great use in hyperbole. And the humor comes about because the stereotype has a certain amount of truth in it. Wouldn't surprise me if what Bill described actually happened to a degree. Link to comment
Bill “Papa” Lee Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 3 hours ago, ksfisher said: It wasn't offensive, I just believe that if an argument is sound that hyperbole doesn't need to be used to advance that argument. In fact, if someone starts relying on hyperbole to convince me of something I start thinking that perhaps the opposite is true. Fair enough, but I try to never make any comment, that would sound like, or appearing like “hyperbole”, therefore, I apologize once again. When it comes to discussions about the Gospel, or anything else related to Gospel topics, I always try to walk, well write, in a respectful way. It would seems this time, I overstepped the mark, so again, forgive me. Link to comment
Scott Lloyd Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I don’t really have a comment on this other than to say I love the alliteration in the thread title. Well done! 1 Link to comment
Tacenda Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 (edited) nevermind Edited September 16, 2022 by Tacenda Link to comment
Scott Lloyd Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 (edited) On 9/14/2022 at 12:05 PM, Saint Bonaventure said: So the LDS temple in Rome has multiple statues on the inside? Is that a usual feature? They will certainly fit with locals' expectations about finding statues in a cathedral, basilica, or church. The statue of Christ is a copy of Danish sculptor Thorvalden’s Christus found in the Church of our Lady, a Lutheran cathedral in Copenhagen. Since the mid-1960s, Christus copies have been located in many of our church’s visitor centers, and it has come to be a highly recognizable symbol of our faith. In 1964, the first such copy was placed in the Mormon Pavilion of the New York World’s Fair. In the Copenhagen church where Thorvaldsen’s original is located, there are statues he made of Christ’s original apostles, except for Judas Iscariot. For the construction of the temple in Rome, the Church commissioned copies of those statues as well. Incidentally, I’ve been to the church in Copenhagen and seen the originals. I was on the grounds of the Rome temple in 2016, when it was nearing completion, but have not been back. Edited September 16, 2022 by Scott Lloyd Link to comment
Bill “Papa” Lee Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 On 9/15/2022 at 1:24 PM, ksfisher said: It wasn't offensive, I just believe that if an argument is sound that hyperbole doesn't need to be used to advance that argument. In fact, if someone starts relying on hyperbole to convince me of something I start thinking that perhaps the opposite is true. I sought to do neither, not use “hyperbole”, to make a point. Nor to use “hyperbole” accidentally. Forgive whichever error you feel that I may have mistakenly employed, to discuss, or frame any part of the original thread. (Again) My apologies. Link to comment
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