I designed this Flag for the LDS church. It contains:
twelve stars - twelve tribes - twelve apostles
star of David, Jesus is heir to throne of David overseeing all twelve
tribes
blue color of Zion, Christ and baptism water
white color of holy ghost, pure heart, and many other things
Angel Moroni trumpeting in book of Revelations sounding gathering of
twelve tribes
white and blue separated showing baptism is separate from gift of holy
ghost, no trinity here.
Legal:
Copyright 2005, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Reproduction Allowed, Sale of image allowed,
Use of image for company
Trademarks and Logos expressly prohibited.
Description of flag for copyright, the flag has a ratio of 1.6667 wide and is
white on the left and blue on the right, divided in the middle. The star of
David is in the middle, and is inverted blue and white to contrast from the
flag. There are 5 white stars on the right hand side of the flag, and 5 blue
stars on the left hand side of the flag. There are two additional stars,
blue on one half and white on the right hand side. The stars form a circular
pattern around the star of David. There is an angel Moroni superimposed on
top of the star of David, and the colors are 1/2 white and 1/2 blue, and
inverse from the star of David, contrasting the six point star.
Explanation:
This prevents people from trademarking it, which is what happened to the last
mormon flag made in the 1800's by Emma Smith. It was copyrighted by someone
in 2002. Most of the symbolism from the original flag including the colors
have been represented here. The circle of twelve stars is the same as Emma
Smiths version, but the center star said to Represent Jesus and Zion was
replaced with a 6 point star. The flag designed by Emma Smith in the 1800's
had a large 5 point star in the middle. I wish I could include a picture of
the Flag by Emma Smith, but it is copyrighted and as such I can not legally
share it. It is available for sale by the copyrighter, if you wish to obtain
one.
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by Vincent Chapman