In the book The Name of God: From Sinai to the American Southwest, James R. Harris asks the question: “Was…
Browsing: Artifacts
This conference which took place on October 23, 2013, in Logan, Utah was filmed and posted here at the Academy of Temple…
Today was the day, 186 years ago that the Nephite record known as The Book of Mormon passed from immortal…
Did you know that you can “read” temples? What if all of the temples around the world today constituted a…
Pictured above is my latest rendering of the Nephite Interpreters that were in the possession of Joseph Smith for a time. I…
Below is a transcript of a presentation by Don Bradley on some temple-related themes that may have been present in…
This Christmas I had some thoughts about the gifts that were given to the young Jesus by the wise men.…
Set aside a good 3 hours and 43 minutes for a mind-bending tour laced with unbelievable parallels that defy coincidence.…
Did you know that Moses had to veil his face around the Israelites? Read the account is taken from Exodus…
For the past 46 years, the carved stone monument known as Izapa Stela 5 from southernmost Mexico has been discussed as a possible depiction of Lehi’s dream reported in 1 Nephi 8. From this the stela has come to be known in some Latter-day Saint circles as the “Lehi stone.”
A look into the “Five Ks” of Sikhism and how the practice of this tenet of faith relates to LDS theology.
An interesting correlation between a somewhat recent scientific discovery and D&C 130
Until recently, I had NO idea that this was at Temple Square. It is amazing to me that there it is, right in front of the Salt Lake Temple and I’ve never seen it.
The plot seems to thicken more and more, it’s very exciting to watch it all unfold.
The plot thickens in the story of these lead plates. Are they real? Are they fakes? More evidence on both sides of the argument.
A group of 70 or so “books”, each with between five and 15 lead leaves bound by lead rings, was apparently discovered in a remote arid valley in northern Jordan somewhere between 2005 and 2007 – but are they real or a well-crafted hoax?
Matthew B. Brown wrote an article on TempleStudy comparing the general ideas behind ancient Israelite and Latter-day Saint ceremonial temple clothing. It’s a short but informative read.
I’ve noticed a connection between the familiar “all-seeing-eye” symbol that adorns everything from our money, to occult and Masonic imagery and the Salt Lake Temple. All this aside, there’s another connection that I find far more fascinating.
I’m a sucker for OOPARTs; (that’s short for “out of place artifacts”) archaeological artifacts that shouldn’t exist in a certain part of the world but do anyway. Most are frauds but there are a few that the jury seems to be still out on. The decalogue stone is one of these strange artifacts and I got to track it down and visit it.
One particular verse in the Book of Mormon should be taken note of by those who believe its divine origins and those who do not.