Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles makes an essential point that we should always remember…
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One of the things that I enjoy most about God is how he works in patterns; everything is ultimately connected…
The Church recently released an updated/clarified version of the temple recommend interview questions. And for the first time that I…
Every covenant we make with God involves an ordinance and every ordinance involves a ceremony. These ceremonies use symbols to…
Copyright National Geographic The following is reposted from JRGanymede.com The Lovely One brought up the idea that Jacob getting the…
Thanks to my friend Richard Nobbe for bringing this video to my attention. It’s a bit dated in many aspects…
This is a cool video from the Messages of Christ YouTube channel where the garments of the high priest are…
A recent reply I shared on an online forum: Catholics are heavily immersed in ritual, so I think they “get”…
A fun idea about how adults, youth, and kids can learn about symbolism and temples with a sketchbook and LDS…
This quote brilliantly sums up a critically important key to understanding symbols. “One explanation of a symbol that has been given does…
Picture in your mind’s eye a beautiful stained glass window where light from the sun passes through a collection of colored panes that…
A recent post on Junior Ganymede mentions the ritual bath called a mikveh where Jews practiced ritual immersions in pools of…
I was looking at this picture of the Salt Lake Temple the other day and had a thought. Typically, the…
I created LDS Symbol Cards but didn’t really do much in the way of providing instructions. I thought I’d put…
I have not yet seen the film The Tree of Life although the title alone draws my interest. This particular…
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…
An address on the Temple ceremony by President David O. McKay given Thursday, 25 September 1941, at 8:30am, Salt Lake Temple Annex (Manuscript in BYU Library Collections.)
In God’s great wisdom he has deliberately made the symbols of the temple unique, because their very uniqueness demands the…
Source: TempleStudy.com The Interpreter Foundation has announced the availability of the videos of the presentations given at the 2014 Temple…
OneClimbs reader, Richard N., posted a portion of this quote in a comment a few days ago. He was kind…
“According to Keith Stepan (former Managing Director of Temple Construction), many LDS temples are thematic, making use of a single…