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Something I’ve wondered for a while was what the original order of content on the gold plates was. We had a huge portion lost, and in Don Bradley’s book The Lost 116 Pages, he estimates that it may have been…
This is an excerpt from a book by Sheri Dew about President Nelson [1] and I wanted to share it along with some commentary. As President of the Quorum of the Twelve, President Nelson encouraged frequent conversation with his Brethren…
The following talk was given on January 14th, 2024 by Steve Reed in a Sacrament meeting. In the Bible, “a word of wisdom” refers to guidance or advice that reflects divine understanding. It is often associated with the concept of…
Repentance: the Renewal of the Mind
The word repentance may stir a variety of thoughts and feelings within our minds; fear or relief, perhaps terror or joy. It is all about learning to see differently and receiving a change of mind.
Perhaps most of us throw around the word “symbolism” without understanding the various nuances of the subject. I created ldsSymbols.com with reference to the word “symbols’ because that is what most people understand. Alonzo Gaskill’s book “The Lost Language of Symbolism” defines…
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And for arrogance, I have seen nothing breed it faster or in more offensive forms than the worship of the letter. – George MacDonald
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This is a really interesting take for a number of reasons. I’m planning on doing a podcast about some of this and the relationship between patterns and meaning.
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