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Imagine going through life thinking that all is well concerning your relationship with God. You feel the Spirit, you may have seen miracles, your knowledge of God has grown over the years, as has your understanding of scripture. Surely all…
Is this for real? Here are two good articles about it but I’ll summarize below and add some additional details that they don’t include. Salt Lake TribuneReligion News My first reaction to seeing the photo was: “Haha, nope, try again;…
A simple quote from the prophet Joseph Smith that emphasizes in a unique way the divine origins of our Constitution.
“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…
Cut a Covenant
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Forgiveness
He Lives and Loves
Retro Video: Scripture Symbolism
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.
LDS Symbol Cards are GO For 2014!
Moses and Facial Veils
Plato, The Allegory of the…Living Room
Climbspiration
Now is the time and the day of your salvation – Alma 34:31
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Covenants, Ordinances and Ceremonies
Every covenant we make with God involves an ordinance and every ordinance involves a ceremony. These ceremonies use symbols to illustrate what the promised blessings are. Some ceremonies are long, some are short, and some will be missed if you…
Interpreters and Combinations
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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