[Teachldsseminary] Baptismal Font - section 128

[jarvismail@comcast.net]

Sorry if this has already been answered, but the font in the Nauvoo Temple IS in the basement, and the feet of the oxen are buried in the cement.  When we were there last summer, one of the temple brethren took us DOWN to the baptismal font, and explained why the feet were buried in the cement.  Apparently, when the first font was built in the original Nauvoo Temple, it was placed on the dry earth.  After filling the font, they found that the font was sinking because of the weight of the water.  They (I think this is the way the story goes) were going to redo the font, but Brother Brigham told them to let it be, and they cemented around the feet of the oxen.  

Now, my question would be, is this consistent with fonts in all the temples?

Sister Jarvis

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Sister Jarvis 
Marysville Washington EMS 
18 Juniors (and 3 investigators)

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Linda Mitchell" <ldsalso at bellsouth.net> 

> In the lesson for section 128 it says: President Joseph Fielding Smith 
> taught: "The Lord has placed the baptismal font in our temples below the > 
> foundation, or the surface of the earth." 
> 
> When I presented that to my students, two of them insisted the baptismal 
> font in the new Nauvoo temple is on the second floor. I have not been 
> there. Is this true? 
> 
> Linda Mitchell 
> 
> 
> 
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