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(RNS1-MAY20) The baptistry in the new Mormon Temple in Nauvoo, Ill., features 12 oxen representing the 12 tribes of Israel. The Temple is a recreation of the original temple which was destroyed in 1848 by fire and a tornado. See RNS-NAUVOO-TEMPLE, transmitted May 20. Photo courtesy of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

(RNS1-MAY20) The baptistry in the new Mormon Temple in Nauvoo, Ill., features 12 oxen
representing the 12 tribes of Israel. The Temple is a recreation of the original temple which was
destroyed in 1848 by fire and a tornado. See RNS-NAUVOO-TEMPLE, transmitted May 20.
Photo courtesy of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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