Crews replace Angel Moroni statue on Latter-day Saint temple in Afton, Wyoming

AFTON, Wyoming (SVI News) – The Angel Moroni statue that sits atop The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Star Valley, Wyoming Temple successful Afton was replaced Monday.

Replacement activity sewage underway astatine noon and took astir 4 hours to complete.

The logic for nan replacement is owed to a lightning onslaught respective months ago.

“(It) blackened portion of nan backside of (it),” said Temple President Kirk Hathaway. “You tin hardly show wherever it is unless you’re looking for it. Our Temple Facilities Manager … noticed location was blackening connected it, and truthful it was wished … that we should switch it.”

Two ample cranes were utilized connected nan project. One crane removed nan damaged statue and replaced it pinch nan caller one. The 2nd crane lifted a accommodation unit personnel to nan statue, and secured it successful place.

The temple grounds were closed Monday during nan project. Many group watched from a region while it was successful progress.

“I’m hoping that group will usage communal consciousness and beryllium safe astir location while it’s going on,” Hathaway said up of nan statue’s replacement. “There will beryllium a batch of group driving backmost and distant connected nan highway, and I would dislike for anyone to person an mishap while watching nan Angel Moroni being replaced.”