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Several years ago when I was participating in the Church’s Institute of Religion program, our instructor Mike King shared some very insightful concepts. The movie “The Passion of the Christ” was out and several people were debating on whether to…

There is quite a bit packed in to the chapters from Come Follow Me this week and I could write dozens of posts about so many little details but one thing has stuck in my mind. Among other things, Jesus…

Where does that idea come from? It is a question that doesn’t get asked often enough. Someone proclaims something and it sounds right, they even have reasoning that feels compelling, but where did that idea originate? Ideas are essential and…

By Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, May 1998 What do we say when someone asks us, “Have you been saved?” This question, so common in the conversation of some Christians, can be puzzling to…

Macrocosm: the harmonious order of the natural Universe. Mesocosm: the harmonious order reflected in the organization of society, in art, architecture, music, and sacred objects made by people. Microcosm: the harmonious order of the Macrocosm reflected in miniature within the…

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A talk given at a meeting of the Genealogical Society of Utah at the Assembly Hall in Salt Lake on October 12, 1920. By far one of my favorite talks on the temple. The whole thing is great, but the last third is really priceless information.

I posted this photo on Instagram yesterday and have been thinking about kids and the temple. According to Val Brinkerhoff in an interview with temple architect Keith Stepan, the Las Vegas and Portland Oregon temples were the first for over…

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…

Too often lawmakers resort to the force of law rather than the power of persuasion to solve a problem in society. In this brilliant essay, Mark and Jo Ann Skousen proclaim a better way…