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Doing a bit of a deep dive into Lehi’s vision and exploring some fresh takes on various aspects of the symbolic elements and seeing what we can find. I created an AI-generated image of the tree and thought this looked…
Pictured above is my latest rendering of the Nephite Interpreters that were in the possession of Joseph Smith for a time. I have always wondered what these instruments must have looked like so I began by creating a few simple illustrations. Over…
These words from Joseph Fielding Smith have been a key guide to my own studies over the years: “STANDARD WORKS JUDGE TEACHINGS OF ALL MEN. It makes no difference what is written or what anyone has said, if what has been said…
I came across this post the other day that had some interesting perspectives on repentance. How many Saints are focused way too much on the “subtraction” aspect of the repentance process? How many are locked in guilt-laden cycles focused on ceasing behavior…
Have you been baptized by fire?
“If it hasn’t happened to you—it should.”
The Greater and Lesser Arches
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.
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