Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: John the Baptist is a 1957 bronze sculpture by Avard Fairbanks, installed in Salt Lake City’s Temple Square, in the U.S. state of Utah. The sculpture commemorate
Temple Square, 2025
Fairbanks' two Priesthood Restoration statues on Temple Square
Relief version, as seen at the Priesthood Restoration Site
Temple Square
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Temple Square is a 10-acre complex, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in the center of Salt Lake City, Utah. The usage of the name has gradually changed to include several othe
Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood (sculpture)
…Baptist (also known simply as Priesthood Restoration or John the Baptist) is a 1957 bronze sculpture by Avard Fairbanks, installed in Salt Lake City’s Temple Square, in the U.S. state of Utah. The sculpture commemorates the restoration of the Aaronic priesthood, an event in which, according to Latter-day Saint…
Temple Square, approx 1898–1905, showing the Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake Tabernacle and Salt Lake Assembly Hall
Salt Lake Temple
Christus statue in North Visitors' Center
Old Bureau of Information building, which served visitors from 1904 to 1978 (1909 photo).