Random Posts
“I then remarked that marriage was an institution of h[e]aven institude [instituted] in the garden of Eden, that it was necessary that it should be Solemnized by the authority of the everlasting priesthood,” (from a Joseph Smith journal entry, Nov.…
I’d like to thank my brother-in-law, A.J. for turning me on to Epictetus and Stoicism, it is a fascinating philosophy and has helped me round out my own views that I found reflected in many of the core concepts. Truth is…
It has occurred to me over the years that there is something significant about white cloth and its use in religious practices and metaphors.
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…
Karate Kid Perspective on Ordinances
For those who have seen the original Karate Kid movie you’re probably familiar with the famous “wax on, wax off” lesson that Mr. Miyagi taught Daniel. I like the updated version of this lesson presented in the new Karate Kid movie…
Pointing Fingers and Blame-shifting
The Nephite Interpreters
Jesus’ Teachings Concerning Stumbling Blocks
New Post Updates
Climbspiration
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good – 1 Thess. 5:21
POPULAR POSTS
- The Meaning of Isaiah 4:1 and Seven Women Taking Hold of One Man 232 views
- Characteristics vs. Attributes: Demystifying Lectures 3 and 4 124 views
- My Jacob 2:30 peer-reviewed paper is live! 90 views
- The Doctrine of the Gift of the Holy Ghost 51 views
- The Mother, the Dove, Mercy, and the Holy Spirit 49 views
- A Proposed Reinterpretation of Jacob 2:30 48 views
- Interpreters and Combinations 45 views
Book of Mormon
View AllThoughts About Temple Recommend Interviews
The Church recently released an updated/clarified version of the temple recommend interview questions. And for the first time that I can remember, the President of the Church read them out loud over the pulpit in General Conference. It used to…
The Relationship Between The Ancient Israelite Temple And The Endowment via TempleStudy.com
The following article is from TempleStudy.com Professor William J. Hamblin has offered some good starting points in considering the relationship between the ancient Israelite temple ritual and the modern day LDS temple endowment. It is from this vantage point that we should…
The conference “Mormonism and the Temple: Examining an Ancient Religious Tradition,” which took place on October 29, 2012 in Logan, Utah, was filmed, and while I used to have the videos posted here, it appears they have been taken down…
Seventy-three Percent
In the September 2012 edition of the Latter-day Saint publication The Ensign, David Brent Marsh wrote: God foresaw our day and called the Prophet Joseph Smith to bring forth the Book of Mormon to help us. Of the 239 chapters in the Book of Mormon,…
The Book of Mormon Condemns the New World Order
Was 9/11 our Mormon 3:10?
George Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address
Has the final thread snapped?
Sugar: The Bitter Truth
Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin.
Video: Joseph Smith’s Last Dream
Family…It’s Worth Fighting For
Video: Secrets in Plain Sight
Blogroll
- A Traditional Architecture Glossary
- Academy for Temple Studies
- Book of Mormon Onomasticon
- Bruce Charlton's Notions
- Historical Monogamy
- Interpreter Foundation
- Isaiah Explained
- Isaiah Explorer
- Isaiah Institute
- Isaiah Prophecy
- Junior Ganymede
- Latter-day Saint Architecture Blog
- Latter-day Saint Temples
- LDSSymbols.com
- Leading Saints
- Number in Scripture by E. W. Bullinger
- Search tool for the Bible
- Search tool for the Book of Mormon
- Strongs Concordance
- TempleStudy
- The Ancient Context of Joseph Smith's Egyptian Alphabet and Grammar
- Webster's 1828 Dictionary

Recent Comments