February 24, 2011 – 8:45 am
I’m very pleased to welcome another guest post by Matthew B. Brown. Some of his writings, particularly his book The Gate of Heaven, are what inspired me to study the temple more in depth. He offers a wealth of insight and learning for the Latter-day Saints. ~Bryce Matthew B. Brown holds a degree in history [...]
Posted in Practices, Scholarship
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Tagged anointing, bible, cap, clothing, endowment, garments, history, initiation, israelites, joseph smith, markings, marks, Matthew B. Brown, oil, ordinances, priest, prophet, research, rite, rites, ritual, rituals, robe, robes, royal, sanctuary, scholar, scholars, solomon, symbols, symposium, tabernacle, vestments, washing
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January 9, 2011 – 7:05 pm
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, I haven’t contributed much to Temple Study in recent months. I’ve received emails from readers wondering if I’m OK. I’m still here, but have had other priorities to attend to. Until life stabilizes a bit, I won’t be able to get back to blogging. Toby Palmer has offered to help [...]
November 19, 2009 – 10:59 pm
My father is on the High Council in the Riverton Utah Stake, and this past Sunday he was asked to speak in a ward about the temple and family history work. He sent me his talk, and I thought it was good and thought provoking. I thought you might like it too. -Bryce By Mark [...]
Posted in Church History, Temples Today
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Tagged ancestors, baptism for the dead, baptismal font, elijah, family, family history, familysearch, genealogy, hearts, joseph smith, kirtland, nauvoo, nauvoo temple, ordinance work, ordinances, priesthood, promises, restoration, technology, temple worship
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September 27, 2009 – 7:02 pm
It is my honor and pleasure to introduce a new guest blogger to TempleStudy.com, Matthew B. Brown. Many of you may already be familiar with the great work of this historian, scholar, and author. If you are not, I heartily recommend his work to you. One of my favorite books on the temple is by [...]
Posted in Scholarship, Texts
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Tagged ancients, building, commandments, construction, greek, hebrew, israelites, Matthew B. Brown, nauvoo, ordinances, pattern, priesthood, restoration, revelations, saints, scholar
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August 17, 2009 – 9:31 am
This is TempleStudy.com’s first guest blog post. It is by Jennifer O., a reader here, and a student of the gospel. She sent me the following short article she wrote about the talith, and I thought it had some great thoughts to share with all of you. -Bryce The Jews have a religious symbol called [...]
Posted in Artifacts
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Tagged elijah, garments, genealogy, jews, marks, marriage, prayer, protection, sanctuary, symbols, tabernacle, tallit katan, tzitzit
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