tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post8078397758740797627..comments2024-03-18T10:08:33.459-06:00Comments on The Trumpet Stone: Wheat as a Temple SymbolScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-11846700565589795082024-03-18T10:08:33.459-06:002024-03-18T10:08:33.459-06:00The Seattle Washington Temple motif was built to s...The Seattle Washington Temple motif was built to symbolize the evergreen tree. It is not wheat. The reverse gothic arch motif throughout the temple was designed to look like the branches of the evergreen tree. See the official temple film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjTjUaTZTiEStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470103552066844139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-7470166553265280102014-06-19T13:09:07.160-06:002014-06-19T13:09:07.160-06:00Here's a link with photos showing many example...Here's a link with photos showing many examples of the wheat motif occurring in the Calgary, Alberta Temple:<br />http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/calgary-alberta-canada-temple-opens-for-public-tours<br />Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515907843009455115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-1904491872069461252013-01-22T00:05:56.294-07:002013-01-22T00:05:56.294-07:00Portland temple has wheat in the celestial room on...Portland temple has wheat in the celestial room on the stair cases. It's tied together with three ties.Sarah D Mizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395186549058613888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-27328939673001733682012-10-11T17:00:32.103-06:002012-10-11T17:00:32.103-06:00Phoenix will have a wheat theme also.Phoenix will have a wheat theme also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-53097082080698561612012-05-10T09:21:02.609-06:002012-05-10T09:21:02.609-06:00ltbugaf, any idea what that film is called and whe...ltbugaf, any idea what that film is called and where I could get a hold of it?<br /><br />ThanksMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275193921341986611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-82708545607510637552011-07-12T05:38:20.247-06:002011-07-12T05:38:20.247-06:00I haven’t seen it on the Cardston temple, but now ...I haven’t seen it on the Cardston temple, but now I’ll have to try to remember to look next time I go.Kim Sieverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063425850647687800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-58658506048174498092011-03-13T16:18:15.398-06:002011-03-13T16:18:15.398-06:00itbugaf-
I found out about the Seattle wheat in ...itbugaf-<br /> I found out about the Seattle wheat in the book <i>The First 100 Temples</i> by Chad Hawkins. He says:<br /> "As the temple progressed, several details were added to beautify and give special symbolic meaning to the sacred edifice. On the exterior are high relief sculptures of stalks of wheat that appear to be growing out of the ground. These symbolize Christ, who is the &Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-2871873493344255812011-03-11T20:48:07.678-07:002011-03-11T20:48:07.678-07:00I don't think I can agree with you about a whe...I don't think I can agree with you about a wheat motif on the Seattle Temple. There's a church film about the Seattle Temple, in which architect Emil Fetzer discusses his design. He says it's supposed to be a modern interpretation of the flying buttress, a feature he had long liked but didn't feel he could put into a modern temple.ltbugafnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-26081161753575609882011-02-21T19:29:13.679-07:002011-02-21T19:29:13.679-07:00I was noticing that about the Kyiv Temple as I was...I was noticing that about the Kyiv Temple as I was looking through my pictures yesterday. I actually noticed what looks like stylized wheat in the Laie Temple as well.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-82736018571997655952011-02-20T22:23:52.264-07:002011-02-20T22:23:52.264-07:00The stained glass windows of the Kyiv Ukraine Temp...The stained glass windows of the Kyiv Ukraine Temple are sort of a stylized wheat pattern. It is not as apparent as other Temples, such as Rexburg Idaho, but the wheat pattern is still the basis of the design.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-68905451044787938252011-02-19T15:53:07.169-07:002011-02-19T15:53:07.169-07:00William - Thanks for commenting. I'd forgotte...William - Thanks for commenting. I'd forgotten that wheat was used in the Calgary Temple design, but looking at it again it is obviously wheat.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-28497292961773648422011-02-19T13:50:24.338-07:002011-02-19T13:50:24.338-07:00Very interesting, I wasn't aware of how common...Very interesting, I wasn't aware of how common the use of wheat as a symbol is on temples - particularly the Seattle Washington Temple (I grew up in British Columbia, Canada and went there many times as a youth, but never realized the patterns on it's façade may be wheat). <br /><br />I recently gave a presentation during a Priesthood meeting about the design and construction of the William Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07142059052659152538noreply@blogger.com