Last night President Russell M. Nelson announced a new symbol for the Church of Jesus Christ to use. The new symbol has a depiction of Jesus under an arch symbolically representing the tomb. He is standing upon a corner stone with the name of the Church on it. If we take the simplest form of this symbol there are many other meanings that we can give it. Like many symbols of religions through out the world it is very simple, but can contain intense meanings.
Here are possible interpretations of this symbol:
- It is the door of the empty tomb after the resurrection of Jesus.
- It is an open door to the Church, inviting others to enter.
- It is gateway leading us into the path of Eternal Life. The gateway is baptism, which is symbolic of the grave and of resurrection.
- It is the windows of heaven.
- It is a doorway to a new life.
- It is an open door of fellowship and friendship. Our door is always open.
- The stone is the corner stone representing Christ.
- The stone is the Rock upon which we should build.
- It is the foundation of the Church and the Gospel.
- It is the welcome mat to our homes.
- It contains the steps to the doorway to heaven.
It's a very simple symbol but can have many meanings.
1 comment:
It's a good logo and will convey meaning where it needs to. It replaces the Angel Moroni with Jesus Christ and I think that's a good distinction to make. It's not Moroni's church. Iconography is important as is branding. The brand has changed.
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