The symbol of a mountain is a common archetype in religious traditions and is it any wonder? Their everlasting stability,…
Author: Steve Reed
Steve Reed
I created oneClimbs as a place to organize my thoughts and share my observations with anyone who might find the information useful. Though I may speak passionately or convincingly in some of this content, PLEASE don't simply take my word alone on anything. Always seek the truth of all things through study and prayer in the name of Jesus Christ.
Meet “Peter” the Lego Friends character who also happens to be the object of the latest source of contention in…
There are two consequences in history: one immediate and instantaneously recognized; the other distant and unperceived at first. These consequences…
I have felt lost at various points in my life; for different reasons and in different ways. I would like…
I enjoy Denver Snuffer’s books and his blog where you can glean some wonderful little nuggets from time to time.…
These insightful words from Brigham Young are interesting to ponder in light of the responsibility that comes with receiving revelation.
My good friend Bryce Haymond of TempleStudy.com hosted a Google Hangout discussion on Andrew Skinner’s book “Temple Worship”. It was fantastic…
In Sunday School today, I was browsing through Alma 36 and the word “taste” caught my attention again so I decided to do a little digging.
I can’t remember quite when I first read of the Heber C. Kimball’s “Test” prophecy but it has always intrigued…
I’ve recently begun a study of the Avraham Gileadi translation of Isaiah. I’ve found his site, Isaiah Explained a surprisingly rich and interesting…
For the past 46 years, the carved stone monument known as Izapa Stela 5 from southernmost Mexico has been discussed as a possible depiction of Lehi’s dream reported in 1 Nephi 8. From this the stela has come to be known in some Latter-day Saint circles as the “Lehi stone.”
Below is an excerpt of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” with a few minor edits I’ve introduced. [Socrates] And now, I…
LDSSymbols.com is a new site that I just launched today to help anyone become more literate in the alphabet of…
In Ether 12:27 the Lord tells the prophet Moroni: And if men come unto me I will show unto them…
I gave a talk today in my old ward with one of the members of our local High Counsel. I was asked to speak on fatherhood and thought I’d share the talk as a post today on oneClimbs.
Here is an excerpt from a chapter written by LDS apostle James E. Talmage in October of 1914. Writing to…
A good and wise friend of mine, Mitchell Colver, sent me this wonderful quote from Wilford Woodruff about preaching the gospel.
A look into the “Five Ks” of Sikhism and how the practice of this tenet of faith relates to LDS theology.
A recent change in Book of Mormon introduction gives heavy support for the long suggested idea that when Lehi arrived at the promised land here in the Americas, that he was not alone. Who were these others and where did they come from?
The story of the physical printing developments that culminated that memorable day of March 26, 1830, in Palmyra, New York, is a fascinating one.
In Denver Snuffer’s book, “Passing the Heavenly Gift”, he gives some great commentary on the meaning of the temple and its ordinances.