Why There Are Sun, Moon, and Star Symbols on Temples (+Their Deeper Meaning)
Gerald E. Hansen Jr., Adapted from "Sacred Walls: Learning from Temple Symbols" - Planetary symbols such as the sun, moon, and stars direct our attention to God and challenge us to contemplate matters of eternal significance as we work to emulate the life of our true Light, Jesus Christ. Many temples have earth, moon, sun, and star stones. Earthstones are found at the ground level, then moonstones, then sunstones (in ascending order). Salt Lake Temple This pattern usually represents the three degrees of glory: the celestial kingdoms. Their order, however, can also represent increasingly longer measurements of time with a day, a month, a year, and so on. The stars at the top, particularly the unmoving North...
