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A recent post on Junior Ganymede mentions the ritual bath called a mikveh where Jews practiced ritual immersions in pools of water. The parallels to Christian baptism (which means to dip or immerse) are many. In both rituals the purpose of…
The following is a post created from a talk I gave in church this morning. There is an idea in thermodynamics that everything in the universe eventually moves from order to disorder. The Book of Mormon is a window into…
THIRST, verb intransitive 1. To experience a painful sensation of the throat or fauces for want of drink. 2. To have a vehement desire for any thing. When one is thirsty, but just barely, they will refuse perfectly clean water on account…
The beauty of symbols is that God can use them to teach us what we have the capacity to receive. One will see a shape, another will see a sign, and yet another will understand the elements of eternity.
- New Photo of Joseph Smith Discovered? (for real this time?)
- The Mother, the Dove, Mercy, and the Holy Spirit
- Analysis of an Incredible Eve/Mary Artwork by a Roman Catholic Nun
- The Meaning of Isaiah 4:1 and Seven Women Taking Hold of One Man
- A Proposed Reinterpretation of Jacob 2:30
- The Whole Book of Mormon in 15 Verses via gentlyhewstone.com
- Was the Land of Mormon named after someone? If so, who?
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.
Thanks to my friend Richard Nobbe for bringing this video to my attention. It’s a bit dated in many aspects but the information is very good, and I geek out on just about anything that has to do with symbolism.
If you are familiar with the articles here at oneClimbs, you’ll probably see a “climbing” analogy from time to time. I’ve been rappelling a few times and played around on some rock walls in the past but other than that, I have…
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