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	In summary, to find the "front" of an LDS temple you find the phrase "House of the Lord" on the building itself, not on a sign. The elevation that the phrase is on is the front of the building. It is not always the east elevation. The angel Moroni statue has nothing to do with what is the front of the building. Temples are placed on the site in the manner that is most practical and artistically pleasing for that particular site. They can face in any direction.		In summary, to find the "front" of an LDS temple you find the phrase "House of the Lord" on the building itself, not on a sign. The elevation that the phrase is on is the front of the building. It is not always the east elevation. The angel Moroni statue has nothing to do with what is the front of the building. Temples are placed on the site in the manner that is most practical and artistically pleasing for that particular site. They can face in any direction.

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			==Question: Do Mormon temples always face east?==
			===Temples face whatever direction is most practical and artistically pleasing for the site they are on===

			Temples face whatever direction is most practical and artistically pleasing for the site they are on.

			The front of the temple is the elevation where the phrase "House of the Lord" is found. So, for example, the "front" of the Provo temple is on the east-northeast elevation as the temple itself is 20 degrees off of a true east/west axis. The front of the Oakland Temple is the north elevation, and the front of the Los Angeles Temple is the southeast elevation. The Stockholm Temple faces due south, which, at such a northern latitude, would be the direction of the most light; its front is, therefore, the south elevation.

			Nauvoo is an interesting case as it has the phrase on both the east and west elevations of the building. We know that the original Nauvoo temple had the phrase on the west elevation but no photographic record or architectural drawings exist of the east elevation, so the design of the east elevation of the modern Nauvoo Temple is guesswork. Thus, in the case of Nauvoo, you can take your pick on the west or the east elevation as the "front". Most people, however, would say that the west elevation is the front of the building as there are no doors on the east elevation.

			In summary, to find the "front" of an LDS temple you find the phrase "House of the Lord" on the building itself, not on a sign. The elevation that the phrase is on is the front of the building. It is not always the east elevation. The angel Moroni statue has nothing to do with what is the front of the building. Temples are placed on the site in the manner that is most practical and artistically pleasing for that particular site. They can face in any direction.

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	These are texts of relevance to Church history and apologetics. They are not all "endorsed" by FAIR; they can sometimes be important for understanding where an issue or discussion has come from, however.

	~~===Newspapers and Journals===~~
	*[[~~Improvement Era index]]: Published from 1897 to 1970, the ''Improvement Era'' was the Church's primary magazine~~ and ~~was the precursor to the ''Ensign'' and ''Liahona'' magazines.~~

	*[https://archive.org/details/EveningAndMorningStar18321834/mode/2up The Evening and the Morning Star (1832–1834)]: This newspaper was the Church~~'s first newspaper and was published in Missouri and then in Kirtland.~~

	*[https://archive.org/details/latterdaysaintsm01unse Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate (1834–1837)]: This newspaper was published in Kirtland, Ohio between October 1834 and September 1837. It was the successor to ''The Evening and the Morning Star'' and the predecessor to the ''Elders' Journal''.

	*[https://archive.org/details/EldersJournal18371838 Elders' Journal of ~~the Church of Latter Day Saints (1837–1838)~~]: This newspaper was published in Kirtland, Ohio, and then Far West, Missouri. It was the successor to the ''Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate'' and was eventually replaced by the ''Times and Seasons''.

	*[https://archive.org/details/TimesAndSeasons18391846 Times and Seasons (1839–1846)]: This newspaper was published in Nauvoo, Illinois between November 1839 and February 1846. It was the successor to the Elders' Journal.

	*[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2FMStar Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star]~~: This newspaper was the Church's primary newspaper in Great Britain.~~

	~~{{SummaryItem~~
	~~\|link=Journal_of_Discourses~~
	~~\|subject=Journal of Discourses~~
	~~\|summary=The ''Journal of Discourses'' consists of 26 volumes of discourses, lessons, and essays largely from early leaders of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.~~
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	~~\|subject=Saint's Herald~~
	~~\|summary=Selected articles from the newspaper of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.~~
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	~~==Question: Do Mormon temples always face east?==~~
	~~===Temples face whatever direction is most practical and artistically pleasing for the site they are on===~~

	~~Temples face whatever direction is most practical and artistically pleasing for the site they are on.~~

	The front of the temple is the elevation where the phrase "House of the Lord" is found. So, for example, the "front" of the Provo temple is on the east-northeast elevation as the temple itself is 20 degrees off of a true east/west axis. The front of the Oakland Temple is the north elevation, and the front of the Los Angeles Temple is the southeast elevation. The Stockholm Temple faces due south, which, at such a northern latitude, would be the direction of the most light; its front is, therefore, the south elevation.		{{Header}}

	~~Nauvoo is an interesting case as it has the phrase on both the east~~ and ~~west elevations of the building~~. We know that the original Nauvoo temple had the phrase on the west elevation but no photographic record or architectural drawings exist of the east elevation, so the design of the east elevation of the modern Nauvoo Temple is guesswork. Thus, in the case of Nauvoo, you can ~~take your pick on the west~~ or ~~the east elevation as the "front". Most people~~, however~~, would say that the west elevation is the front of the building as there are no doors on the east elevation~~.		These are texts of relevance to Church history and apologetics. They are not all "endorsed" by FAIR; they can sometimes be important for understanding where an issue or discussion has come from, however.

	~~In summary,~~ to ~~find the "front" of an LDS temple you find the phrase "House of the Lord" on the building itself~~, ~~not on a sign. The elevation that~~ the ~~phrase is on is~~ the ~~front of~~ the ~~building. It is not always the east elevation. The angel Moroni statue has nothing~~ to ~~do with what is the front of the building. Temples are placed on the site in~~ the ~~manner that is most practical~~ and ~~artistically pleasing for that particular site. They can face in any direction~~.		===Newspapers and Journals===
			*[[Improvement Era index]]: Published from 1897 to 1970, the ''Improvement Era'' was the Church's primary magazine and was the precursor to the ''Ensign'' and ''Liahona'' magazines.

	~~{{FurtherReading}}~~		*[https://archive.org/details/EveningAndMorningStar18321834/mode/2up The Evening and the Morning Star (1832–1834)]: This newspaper was the Church's first newspaper and was published in Missouri and then in Kirtland.

			*[https://archive.org/details/latterdaysaintsm01unse Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate (1834–1837)]: This newspaper was published in Kirtland, Ohio between October 1834 and September 1837. It was the successor to ''The Evening and the Morning Star'' and the predecessor to the ''Elders' Journal''.

			*[https://archive.org/details/EldersJournal18371838 Elders' Journal of the Church of Latter Day Saints (1837–1838)]: This newspaper was published in Kirtland, Ohio, and then Far West, Missouri. It was the successor to the ''Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate'' and was eventually replaced by the ''Times and Seasons''.

	~~<!-- PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE -->~~		*[https://archive.org/details/TimesAndSeasons18391846 Times and Seasons (1839–1846)]: This newspaper was published in Nauvoo, Illinois between November 1839 and February 1846. It was the successor to the Elders' Journal.
	[~~[es:Pregunta~~: ~~¿Los templos mormones siempre miran hacia el este~~?]]
			*[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2FMStar Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star]: This newspaper was the Church's primary newspaper in Great Britain.

			{{SummaryItem
			\|link=Journal_of_Discourses
			\|subject=Journal of Discourses
			\|summary=The ''Journal of Discourses'' consists of 26 volumes of discourses, lessons, and essays largely from early leaders of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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			{{SummaryItem
			\|link=Saint's Herald
			\|subject=Saint's Herald
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	Temples face whatever direction is most practical and artistically pleasing for the		Temples face whatever direction is most practical and artistically pleasing for the site they are on.
	site they are on.

	The front of the temple is the elevation where the phrase "House of the		The front of the temple is the elevation where the phrase "House of the Lord" is found. So, for example, the "front" of the Provo temple is on the east-northeast elevation as the temple itself is 20 degrees off of a true east/west axis. The front of the Oakland Temple is the north elevation, and the front of the Los Angeles Temple is the southeast elevation. The Stockholm Temple faces due south, which, at such a northern latitude, would be the direction of the most light; its front is, therefore, the south elevation.
	Lord" is found. So, for example, the "front" of the Provo temple is on
	the east-northeast elevation as the temple itself is 20 degrees off of a
	true east/west axis. The front of the Oakland Temple is the north
	elevation, and the front of the Los Angeles Temple is the southeast
	elevation. The Stockholm Temple faces due south, which, at such a
	northern latitude, would be the direction of the most light; its front
	is, therefore, the south elevation.

	Nauvoo is an interesting case as it has the phrase on both the east and		Nauvoo is an interesting case as it has the phrase on both the east and west elevations of the building. We know that the original Nauvoo temple had the phrase on the west elevation but no photographic record or architectural drawings exist of the east elevation, so the design of the east elevation of the modern Nauvoo Temple is guesswork. Thus, in the case of Nauvoo, you can take your pick on the west or the east elevation as the "front". Most people, however, would say that the west elevation is the front of the building as there are no doors on the east elevation.
	west elevations of the building. We know that the original Nauvoo temple
	had the phrase on the west elevation but no photographic record or
	architectural drawings exist of the east elevation, so the design of the
	east elevation of the modern Nauvoo Temple is guesswork. Thus, in the case
	of Nauvoo, you can take your pick on the west or the east elevation as
	the "front". Most people, however, would say that the west elevation is
	the front of the building as there are no doors on the east elevation.

	In summary, to find the "front" of an LDS temple you find the phrase		In summary, to find the "front" of an LDS temple you find the phrase "House of the Lord" on the building itself, not on a sign. The elevation that the phrase is on is the front of the building. It is not always the east elevation. The angel Moroni statue has nothing to do with what is the front of the building. Temples are placed on the site in the manner that is most practical and artistically pleasing for that particular site. They can face in any direction.
	"House of the Lord" on the building itself, not on a sign. The elevation
	that the phrase is on is the front of the building. It is not always the
	east elevation. The angel Moroni statue has nothing to do with what is
	the front of the building. Temples are placed on the site in the manner
	that is most practical and artistically pleasing for that particular
	site. They can face in any direction.

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