Missing: This Washington D.C. Temple mural. Here’s what happened to it.

John Scott’s outstanding portray has been faraway from the newly renovated Latter-day Saint temple and is being “refurbished.”

Longtime patrons of the newly renovated and reopened (to the press and public) Washington D.C. Temple will little doubt discover adjustments.

A giant one is artist John Scott’s massive mural titled “The Final Judgment,” which prominently greeted them for many years, is lacking.

Some might surprise what occurred to it, particularly given the drama surrounding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ elimination of murals from the enduring Salt Lake Temple and the Utah-based religion’s unique plan to do the identical with the treasured wall works by Minerva Teichert within the Manti Temple — earlier than reversing course and opting to maintain these in place.

It’s true, Scott’s work, after practically 50 years on show, has been taken out of the D.C. temple.

“Will probably be refurbished,” church spokesperson Doug Andersen says, “and correct placement can be decided at a future time.”

Andersen explains that when a temple undergoes transforming, “it is not uncommon for the overwhelming majority of the paintings to be modified.”

“Because the Washington D.C. Temple was first opened in 1974,” he provides, “it was determined that a lot of the paintings, together with work, needs to be refreshed, together with John Scott’s lovely work.”

The temple’s oval-shaped rotunda now includes a equally themed portray, Dan Wilson’s “His Return,” which depicts Jesus’ triumphal Second Coming accompanied by trumpeting angels.

A information launch notes the newly spruced up edifice additionally contains these unique items: “Nice Falls, Potomac River” by Brad Aldridge; “Historic River in Waterford Virginia” and “Silent Reflections” by Frank Magleby; “He Healed Them All” by Michael Malm; “Reverie at Dawn” by Adair Payne; “Supreme Trainer” and “An Reply Is Given” by Julie Rogers; and “Washington D.C. Temple” by Keith W. Wilcox.