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Consider the origins of the word “profane”: Profane: late 14c., from L. profanare “to desecrate,” from profanus “unholy, not consecrated,” from pro fano “not admitted into the temple (with the initiates),” lit. “out in front of the temple,” from pro- “before” (see pro-) + fano, ablative of fanum “temple” (see feast). Related: Profaned; profaning. The…
The plot thickens in the story of these lead plates. Are they real? Are they fakes? More evidence on both sides of the argument.
https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/couples-married-civilly-authorized-for-immediate-temple-marriage I rarely comment on current events or things like this on my blog but I’ve been waiting on this announcement for quite some time. My family has a lot of members and a lot of converts as well. Being…
The “Conversion Spectrum” in the Book of Mormon
Sometime around the turn of the century when I was serving as a full-time missionary, I discovered something that I’ve wanted to dive into more over the years and produce some kind of spectrum-like chart. Well, I’m still not there…
Salvation: Where does one begin?
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Sacrament: The Witness of the Willing
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”…
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I have not yet seen the film The Tree of Life although the title alone draws my interest. This particular sequence depicts the creation in a manner that is very similar to the creation sequence in the presentation of the…
In this final part of a four part series we will look into how the Abrahamic covenant will be fulfilled to all the families of the earth.
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The Book of Mormon and early history of the LDS Church speak of two sacred stones known as “interpreters” or a “Urim and Thummim”. What were they, what secrets were they meant to reveal and why?
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