| Priesthood Restoration | |
| Other Title 1: | John the Baptist |
| Other Title 2: | Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: John the Baptist |
| Artist: | Avard Fairbanks |
| Medium: | Bronze sculpture |
| Height Imperial: | 10 |
| Width Imperial: | 8 |
| Length Imperial: | 4 |
| Metric Unit: | m |
| Imperial Unit: | ft |
| City: | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
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 statue measures approximately 10 x 8 x 4 feet and rests on a stone base which measures approximately 7 x 10 x 6 feet. It depicts John the Baptist wearing robes, with Oliver Cowdery and Joseph Smith kneeling at his side. A nearby plaque reads:
The artwork is administered by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints’ Museum of Church History and Art. It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution’s “Save Outdoor Sculpture” program in 1993.