On April 6, 1892, after the exterior of the new Salt Lake Temple was finished, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a ceremony during which the temple's capstone — including a 12-foot, gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni — was placed atop the center-east tower.
Now on April 2, 2024 and after the Salt Lake Temple has been completely restored and made earthquake proof, the Angel Moroni statue was placed atop the temple again. When I see all the equipment it takes to put the statue up there, I wonder how in the world the pioneers were able to do that back in 1892. I don't know what kind of equipment they had but nothing, I'm sure, as sophisticated as what we have now. It is nice to see that the renovation is coming to a speedy end. And interesting that the statue was placed back up there just before general conference and almost to the date that it was first placed up there 132 years ago!
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