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Why Do Mormon Churches Have Steeples?
So quite recently my companion and I had this question raised to us. To be honest it caught us a bit off guard. We were in a lesson when the question arose. The lady we were teaching asked us "Do you know why Mormon Churches have steeples?" My companion and I looked at each other dumbfounded and confused. But luckily the person we brought to the lesson with us spoke up and asked her, "Why do you think the churches has steeples?" Her response was, "So that when God and His Angels come during the Second Coming they will be impaled and die." We weren't trying to be rude but we all laughed a bit at the answer. Afterwards we explained why we had steeples on churches. Below is the actual reason why steeples exist on church buildings.
Hundreds if not thousands of years ago people used to tell time by sundials, but depending on where you
were located (even if 10 minutes away) the time could be significantly different. The only time you could truly tell what time is was is sunrise and sunset. So those where the only times when church members would worship. Back when Constantine had made Christianity the state religion, the people wanted to start worshiping during the day. So the idea of a steeple was created! Can you guess what was in them? BELLS!!! The steeples were created so that they could store bells. When it was time for church the pastor, minister, bishop, or whomever would ring the bell, signaling to the people what it was time for church. And this went on until the early 19th century. During the early 19th century we began to carry watches on our person so that we all could tell what time it was. Bells were no longer required to tell the people what time church started. Gradually over time the steeples became decorative.
To the LDS people steeples are yes decorative, but as well they have a meaning behind them. We believe that the steeple symbolizes our connection to Heavenly Father. In fact they point straight upward reminding us of who's children we are and where we can one day live again!
4 comments:
Cute story. But in fact, 'Christian' churches have steeples because of ancient pagan rites. "Behold, I will drive out before you the Amorites, the Canaanites... Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither you go, lest it become a snare in the midst of you. You shall tear down their altars, and break their pillars, and cut down their sacred poles." (Exodus 34:11-13)
The Caananites were depraved sex worshipers. They erected poles and pillars as symbols of the erect penis, and bowed down to them. As any Bible student knows, the Israelites became ensnared in the same false worship.
When Constantine paganized Christianity he made sure that the upright poles and pillars of the pagans became associated with 'Christian' churches. All churches today with steeples on top are still carrying forward that same sex symbol. That shouldn't surprise us; The churches have also incorporated Satan's day at Halloween, the Sun's day at Christmas, and the goddess Astarte's day at Easter.
Amen couldn't have said it any better may God bless you
Thank you so much, Mr. Underwood, for explaining that. I was aware that Halloween is Satan's day but, and I have heard that Christmas and Easter are pagan holidays as well.
Halloween is NOT "Satan's Day".. you should read once in a while. Halloween started in Ireland, where the Celtics celebrated Samhain, the end of the harvest season. They held a festival that honored the souls of the dead to prevent bad luck.
Pagans have also been celebrating Halloween for thousands of years, where people dressed up in costumes and built bonfires to scare evil spirits away.
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