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The was posted over at Junior Ganymede and I just loved the ideas it inspired in my mind. There are building metaphors in the scriptures and there are husbandry metaphors in the scriptures. Christ is the building block, for example, and…
I like to understand how things work. I do this by trying to see relationships and patterns between things to see if they make any sense. I’ve been pondering the subject of desire for quite a bit now and in…
I’ve been thinking about how we refer to the sacrament as an ordinance that “renews” our baptismal covenants, but is that all there is to it or is there more? Of course there is more! The more I learn about any gospel topic or doctrine, the more I find incredible depth and richness.
“Have You Been Saved?” by Dallin H. Oaks
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…
Repentance: the Renewal of the Mind
Eyes to See
Saved by Grace, Judged by Works?
Source: http://www.jrganymede.com/2015/02/18/fallen-creation/
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Behold, I am Jesus Christ. I am the Father and the Son. In me shall all mankind have life – Ether 3:14
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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…
Put on the Identity of God
The following is reposted from JRGanymede.com The Lovely One brought up the idea that Jacob getting the birthright from Isaac by deception was a type of us and Christ. We inherit all that our father hath by assuming our older…
Thoughts About Temple Recommend Interviews
The Church recently released an updated/clarified version of the temple recommend interview questions. And for the first time that I can remember, the President of the Church read them out loud over the pulpit in General Conference. It used to…
Rage Against the Machine via Junior Ganymede
This is an interesting read from MC over at Junior Ganymede. The original post can be viewed at its source here, but I’ve included the entirety of it here below: My oldest will be old enough for Kindergarten in the…
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Why Change is So Hard
I came across this short video over at LeadingLDS.com that attributes a lack of desire for change to exhaustion rather than laziness in some cases. The guy makes a fairly reasonable argument, but I’m not quite sure that laziness and exhaustion…
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