NAUVOO, Illinois — Just beyond the welcome desk, the central focus of the new Nauvoo Temple Visitors’ Center comes into view.
At the end of the main corridor is an 1896 Tiffany art-glass panel, 7.5 by 10 feet, depicting Jesus Christ standing with arms extended — an image reminiscent of the Christus statue.
The hallway leading to the art-glass panel features a series of paintings by French artist James Tissot illustrating scenes of Jesus Christ at the temple.
The purpose of these and other elements at the new center is to help visitors easily connect early Church history and the Nauvoo Illinois Temple to Jesus Christ, said Matt Grow, a historian and managing director of the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
NAUVOO, Illinois — Just beyond the welcome desk, the central focus of the new Nauvoo Temple Visitors’ Center comes into view.
At the end of the main corridor is an 1896 Tiffany art-glass panel, 7.5 by 10 feet, depicting Jesus Christ standing with arms extended — an image reminiscent of the Christus statue.
The hallway leading to the art-glass panel features a series of paintings by French artist James Tissot illustrating scenes of Jesus Christ at the temple.
The purpose of these and other elements at the new center is to help visitors easily connect early Church history and the Nauvoo Illinois Temple to Jesus Christ, said Matt Grow, a historian and managing director of the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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