| Priesthood Restoration | |
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| John the Baptist, Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: John the Baptist | |
 Temple Square casting, 2018 | |
| Artist | Avard Fairbanks |
| Completion date | 1957 |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject | |
| Dimensions | 3.0 m × 2.4 m × 1.2 m (10 ft × 8 ft × 4 ft) |
| Location |
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| 40°46′12.35″N 111°53′36.80″W / 40.7700972°N 111.8935556°W | |
Priesthood Restoration (also known as Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: John the Baptist, or simply John the Baptist) is a 1957 bronze sculpture by Avard Fairbanks, installed in Salt Lake City’s Temple Square, in the U.S. state of Utah. The sculpture commemorates the restoration of the Aaronic priesthood, an event in which, according to Latter-day Saint belief, the lesser order of the power and authority of God was given to male leaders of the church.
Besides the sculpture at Temple Square, a plaster version is on display at the Fairview Museum of History and Art in Fairview, Utah, and an additional bronze casting, together with a relief version of the artwork, are located at the Priesthood Restoration Site in Oakland Township, Pennsylvania.