THE NAUVOO TEMPLE

The few precious words recorded by my third-great grandfather, Shadrach Roundy, during his lifetime have been a great blessing to us as a family. His modest thoughts and writings have provided a brief glimpse into the past — our past. With the aid of additional contemporary journals, Shadrach’s life has been preserved, in some degree, for us to examine. He wasn’t much of a writer really. He was certainly a man of action more than a man of futile expressions. His life genuinely reflects the fervent commitment each of us should have to make of our lives something extraordinary.

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Inherent to the steel detailing process are potential costly errors. Because design interpretation and presentation are one of the more critical factors in detailing-two sets of eyes and two separate brains, are better than one! Thus, the need for a competent and reliable “Checker” is an absolute necessity for the backup of any steel detailer–regardless of the detailer’s experience level. The hope is that through a careful, standardized process, mistakes are identified and eliminated (or at least mitigated).

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Today, the four-acre, Church-owned temple grounds are landscaped and surrounded by a wrought-iron fence, with excavated remains of the temple foundation and basement visible to tourists. Last year the Church purchased about eight acres west of the temple grounds, where a Catholic monastery and academy operated for many years. The Church has restored a number of pioneer buildings and has a large visitors’ center in historic Nauvoo. (“News of the Church,” Ensign, May 1999,111)

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Utilizing the kitchen table provided a location strategically placed at the main thoroughfare of our home. Out of the corner of my eye, I could assist in keeping track of the children–their comings and goings. The children would even stop occasionally and speak to me! Some of them were interested enough in what was happening to stop and draw a line or two on the computer. After all, this would be our family’s special temple. I occasionally stopped to share stories a bout the people of Nauvoo, reminding them of their…

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Still in question at the time of our visit tot he job site, was the final position of Moroni atop the dome of the temple–horizontal or vertical. The original design drawings I received at the beginning of the project represented Moroni as a weather vane in the original horizontal position” flying through the midst of heaven” in his priestly robes. During one of my visits with LaVar Walgren, I was led to believe that the position of Moroni was still in question. This was further substantiated by the fact that the statue support tube running down the center of the dome we had drawn was modified mid-way through the approval process.

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The extraordinary experiences during this project cannot possibly be enumerated In so few pages. Certain experiences are too wearisome to describe, while other experiences are sacred and not easily shared. The good Saints I encountered while serving during this project were many. Servants, all of them, eager to assist in moving the work of the Lord forward. What a tremendous display faith and sacrifice.

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