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“I then remarked that marriage was an institution of h[e]aven institude [instituted] in the garden of Eden, that it was necessary that it should be Solemnized by the authority of the everlasting priesthood,” (from a Joseph Smith journal entry, Nov.…
This a great video on the subject. If you’re unfamiliar with this idea, give the video a watch. I’m thinking of doing a podcast on this at some point because it’s such a fascinating topic. This is part of our…
One topic I never tire of is how the act of recording spiritually sensitive information invites further light and helps one learn how to discern the voice of the Lord. I learned this from Richard G. Scott when I heard…
There are at least five core elements that are used in the ordinance of the sacrament. Back on June 16th of this year I took down some ideas in my notebook concerning them so here they are. I will also…
Receive the Holy Ghost by David A. Bednar
Video: The Purifying Power of Gethsemane
Eyes to See
Link to the Deseret News article I was listening to the This Week in Mormons Podcast when I heard this chapel mentioned. As I looked at the photos, some things stuck out to me. I wish there were some better photos…
Notes From the Climb: Jan 2013
Seer Stones and Mobile Phones
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These are the people who buy the life of this world at the price of the Hereafter. – Qur’an 2:86
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Did you know that Moses had to veil his face around the Israelites? Read the account is taken from Exodus 34:29-35 CEV: Moses came down from Mount Sinai, carrying the Ten Commandments. His face was shining brightly because the Lord…
You Cannot Stay on the Summit Forever…
In the very quote that inspired the title of this blog, Rene Daumal penned a profound though: “You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again.” The purpose of the climb is to reach the summit and…
A Beginner’s Guide to Constructing the Universe is probably one of my favorite books in the whole wide world. Is it the be-all, end-all, of all things ever? Nope. So what’s the big deal about it? It is a “switch-flipper”…
The COVID-19 crisis has presented us with a unique opportunity to reaffirm and shore up religious freedom. We have witnessed the government’s swift, well-intentioned, but often dangerous breaching of the boundaries that protect the free exercise of religion.Do we hear…
Has the final thread snapped?
George Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address
Ravening Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
Man, I’m on a video kick right now. I’ve been coming across some pretty intriguing things in the last few days. I’m starting to like this guy, Emil Ihsan-Alexander Torabi and this particular video that addresses simple, practical approaches to…
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