The Baptismal Font

The Baptismal Font is located on the basement floor.
Participants are baptized by immersion to symbolize being buried and resurrected with Jesus.
The font sits on the back of twelve oxen which represent the twelve tribes of Israel.
The baptistry is a replica of the "brasen sea sitting on twelve oxen" in the Temple of Solomon, as described in the Old Testament Book of Jeremiah.
The temple baptistry is used to perform baptisms by proxy for deceased relatives, as was practiced by the New Testament Christian Church.