Modern Temples
Temple and the Tabernacle
Sacrifices
The Tabernacle
Symbols
100
Salt Lake Temple
100
Washing Lavar
Baptismal Font
100
The first people who offered animal sacrifices to the Lord
Adam and Eve (Moses 5:4-12)
100
Where burnt offerings were made to the Lord
Alter of Sacrifice
100
Represented the presence of God
Ark of the Covenant
200
First modern temple in Utah
St. George
200
Holy of Holies
Celestial Room
200
Children of Israel created the Tabernacle in the wilderness. This is where they got all of the materials to do so.
Offerings from the members of the congregation (Exodus 35:20-29)
200
The first room of the tent of the tabernacle
The Holy Place
200
Separation from the presence of God
The Veil
300
Washington DC
300
Alter of sacrifice
Alter of the temple
300
In a ceremony, the High Priest would lay his hands on a goat and confess the sins of the people. This is what happened to that goat.
It was driven out from the camp.
300
The one person who could enter the most holy place
High Priest
300
The prayers of the people ascending to God
incense smoke
400
The first temple not built on mainland North America
Laie Hawaii
400
Bread and Wine on the table of shewbread symbolize this
The sacrament
400
This sacrifice occurred once a year. The high priest would enter the Holy of Holies and sprinkle blood from the sacrifice on the ark.
Day of Atonement
400
This was placed outside of tent of the tabernacle
Laver of water
400
The house of the Lord
The Tabernacle/Temple
500
The first overseas temple
Bern Switzerland
500
The purpose of the temple/tabernacle
Point us to Christ
500
We no longer sacrifice animals at the alters of houses of God. This is what we are expected to sacrifice instead.
Broken heart and contrite spirit (3 Nephi 9:19-20)
500
The only entrance to the tabernacle
East Gate
500
The sacrifice of goats
The Atonement of Jesus Christ