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At the dedication of the Kirtland Temple, Joseph Smith offered a prayer he received by revelation, “Now these words, O Lord, we have spoken before thee, concerning the revelations and commandments which thou hast given unto us, who are identified…
The was posted over at Junior Ganymede and I just loved the ideas it inspired in my mind. There are building metaphors in the scriptures and there are husbandry metaphors in the scriptures. Christ is the building block, for example, and…
I was actually listening to the audio version of the Book of Mormon while mowing my lawn and Alma 28:8 stuck out to me: “And this is the account of Ammon and his brethren, their journeyings in the land of Nephi,their sufferings…
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…
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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.
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I created LDS Symbol Cards but didn’t really do much in the way of providing instructions. I thought I’d put together a little video that explains their origins and how I use them personally. Even if you don’t have any cards,…
Finality Robs Symbols of Their Meaning
This quote brilliantly sums up a critically important key to understanding symbols. “One explanation of a symbol that has been given does not preclude someone else seeing beyond that. Symbols were intended to expand our freedom of expression and feelings, not limit…
All of the notes below are taken directly from the Temple Institute which is an organization seeking to rebuild the third temple on Mount Moriah. Moses was instructed by G-d that the garments of the priests were to be both…
Has the final thread snapped?
We have all probably heard some variation of the idea that the constitution will one day “hang by a thread”. What is that last thread and how will we know if it has snapped or not? Here is something to consider…
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None Dare Call it Conspiracy
I was invited to come onto The Stick of Joseph show recently and presented some ideas from an old post here on oneClimbs but with a whole bunch of new twists; special thanks to my broski, Chris for arranging everything.…
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