Alma wrote this to his son, Helaman about the brass plates: And these plates of brass, which contain these engravings,…
Browsing: Parallels
This isn’t a deep dive, just a couple of recent observations from Ammon’s mission to the Lamanites starting with his…
Stoning was one of the ways that people were put to death according to the law of Moses, if they…
It’s very interesting how certain beliefs and teachings are common all around the world. Psychologist Carl Jung conducted some interesting…
Sometime around the turn of the century when I was serving as a full-time missionary, I discovered something that I’ve…
Whenever Nephi found himself in difficult situations, he drew upon the knowledge of what God did for others who were…
Contact is one of my favorite movies and it stars Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in a story that blurs…
Well, here we go again, this is the second post in a row about Book of Mormon stories paralleling modern…
Right, they didn’t actually have social media back then, but it sounds a lot like something that takes place constantly…
Lehi obtained an explicit promise from the Lord (2 Nephi 1:9) concerning his people, and in its concise form it…
Credit to JR Ganymede for bringing this to my attention (love that blog) and credit to Albert Jay Nock who…
“Every man who lived on the earth was entitled to a seer stone, and should have one, but they are…
I have put the words that I believe are related directly to the divine Mother motif in ALL CAPS…
Why does my life feel like there is nothing but crap get dumped on me? “I have digged about it,……
Picture in your mind’s eye a beautiful stained glass window where light from the sun passes through a collection of colored panes that…
A recent post on Junior Ganymede mentions the ritual bath called a mikveh where Jews practiced ritual immersions in pools of…
I have not yet seen the film The Tree of Life although the title alone draws my interest. This particular…
Source: TempleStudy.com The Interpreter Foundation has announced the availability of the videos of the presentations given at the 2014 Temple…
I love symbols, and I love spirals and how they are used in architectural symbolism. The following videos are not about architectural…
In the book The Name of God: From Sinai to the American Southwest, James R. Harris asks the question: “Was…
Link to the Deseret News article I was listening to the This Week in Mormons Podcast when I heard this chapel…