Professor Daniel C. Peterson wrote a column in the Deseret News today about temples. In particular, he focuses on how temples have anciently been revealed through prophets of God, and how that pattern continues in these latter days. Examples include: Kirtland Temple as was revealed to Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Frederick G. Williams Salt Lake [...]
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 approach trying to understand these ancient ritual systems and the connections they might have with the Latter-day Saints temple [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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November 20, 2012 – 7:19 pm
Brian Olson has put together a few items of interest for those who love the temple. First is an infographic that shows all of the LDS temples that have been built, side by side, showing how they compare in height, and explaining some of the differences between them. Secondly are 3D models of many of [...]
October 23, 2012 – 3:41 pm
This is a reminder that there will be a significant conference about the temple to be held at Utah State University next Monday, October 29th, which I first noted here. You can read more about this conference at the website for the Academy for Temple Studies website, which is TempleStudies.org. Note, you must pre-register for [...]
September 30, 2012 – 5:36 pm
This is a follow-up to “The Age of the Earth” post, although I suppose that one was really laying the groundwork for this one. This is where everything comes to a head (like the one shown here). Was there death before the Fall of Adam and Eve? It is a very delicate question, because there [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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