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I love the modern parables that often appear over at jrganymede.com. They often feature common animals such as bulls, parrots, rabbits, etc. Over time, I’ve started to see patterns in these parables of which animals represent different aspects of our…

I listened to this podcast several weeks ago because, like most people, I felt like I would get distracted often. Nir Eyal, the author of Indistractable explains that distraction starts from within. When we feel like indulging in a distraction…

Consider that the tree of life and temple ascension are at their deepest levels tied to birth concepts and actually symbolize the placenta (tree or link between mother and child) and the umbilical cord (iron rod and covenants made by…

Meet “Peter” the Lego Friends character who also happens to be the object of the latest source of contention in the Reed household. I’m going to try my best to accurately capture a discussion that just transpired minutes before writing…

There is a lot of repetition in religious life from rituals to ordinances, practices, and even scripture reading. Let’s take scriptures as an example and I’ll let you think about how the metaphor applies to other things. First, imagine you…

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I loved this quote from Jeffery Bradshaw’s talk at the 2014 Temple on Mount Zion Conference. I’ve been trying to find a way of saying the same thing, but now I can just quote someone who hit the nail on…

To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea.James Madison

It’s very interesting how certain beliefs and teachings are common all around the world. Psychologist Carl Jung conducted some interesting research into archetypes, which are ancient mental images that persist in the present consciousness. But can that account for many…