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This week, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published a new gospel topic titled Becoming Like God. Personally, I thought they did a great job with this piece, hit all the right scripture verses, and explained the doctrine…
A few quotes have been on my mind lately. The first is from Hugh Nibley: “History is all hindsight; it is a sizing up, a way of looking at things. It is not what happened or how things really were,…
A recent reply I shared on an online forum: Catholics are heavily immersed in ritual, so I think they “get” ritual more than most, or are at least more accustomed to it. Latter-day Saint Sabbath services and surroundings at church…
Behind the veil you will always find love
- The Meaning of Isaiah 4:1 and Seven Women Taking Hold of One Man
- A Covenant Lawsuit in Jacob’s Sermon to his People
- A Proposed Reinterpretation of Jacob 2:30
- The Deuteronomist Reforms and Lehi’s Family Dynamics: A Social Context for the Rebellions of Laman and Lemuel
- Protestants Once Avoided the Cross?
- Restoring the pentagram to its proper place
- Joseph Smith on Truth
Book of Mormon
View AllEvery covenant we make with God involves an ordinance and every ordinance involves a ceremony. These ceremonies use symbols to illustrate what the promised blessings are. Some ceremonies are long, some are short, and some will be missed if you…
by Truman G. Madsen Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Reprinted by permission from By Study and Also By Faith: Essays in Honor of Hugh W. Nibley on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book and FARMS,…
Today was the day, 186 years ago that the Nephite record known as The Book of Mormon passed from immortal to mortal hands. Interestingly enough, that night as these events unfolded to the knowledge of a few, the Jews blew…
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