I enjoy the theological irony of using Lutheran iconography as the new symbol for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Christus statue was created by Icelander Bertel Thorvaldsen ...

which he said “makes the letters dynamic.” The popularity of the LOVE symbol also served as a print image for a Christmas card commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1964.

Now with the correct time stamp, clearly after Edith’s death, Roach said it is more likely that the then-emperor wrote the letter for his wife as a symbol of a continuing love. Edith and Otto ...