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Comment on Virtual Open House for Curitiba Brazil Temple by Bryce Haymond

Bryce Haymond — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:47:04 +0000

We need something like this for temple open houses:
Hallowed Ground, Sacred Journeys: Salt Lake City, Ensign to the Nations DVD

Comment on Computer Technology Given to Mankind for Temple Work by Lincoln Cannon

Lincoln Cannon — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:39:35 +0000

We should also be looking at how other technologies can be used as means of fulfilling prophetic visions of the future.

Comment on Seven Parts of Every Covenant - Victor Ludlow by Bryce Haymond

Bryce Haymond — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:31:16 +0000

Excellent example of the covenant pattern, Mark! Thank you for sharing this.

Comment on Seven Parts of Every Covenant - Victor Ludlow by Mark Greene

Mark Greene — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:17:00 +0000

In connection with Victor Ludow’s talk about covenants, an interesting study is the covenant of Captain Moroni in Alma 46 of the Book of Mormon.
1. The historical preface and context of the covenant Alma 46:1-10
2.The name of the covenant was “the title of liberty” Alma 46:13
3. The reasons for the covenant Alma 46:12,20
4. The stipulations of the covenant: Alma 46:20-21
5. Those making the covenant were called “Christians” because they took on them the name of Christ. Alma 46:15,18
6. The flag as a sign of the covenant Alma 46:19
7. The “rending their garments in token” of the covenant Alma 46:21
8. The penalty for breaking the covenant Alma 46:21-22
9. The historical precedence and connection to an older covenant still in force Alma 46:23-27
10. The witness of the covenant Alma 46:29
Wow! This is a fascinating look at a covenant for temple study.

Comment on Computer Technology Given to Mankind for Temple Work by JohnB

JohnB — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:34:42 +0000

If you would like to watch the devotional yourself, you can on byutv.org for the next couple of weeks. Click on the Tune in Now button on their main page, then choose the Move Networks player. Once the player loads up, there is a drop-down box that lets you choose the date of programming you want to watch. Choose Tuesday, August 19th, then go to 11:00 am for the devotional. It looks like they keep about the last 3 weeks worth of programming available.

Comment on Computer Technology Given to Mankind for Temple Work by Bryce Haymond

Bryce Haymond — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:13:03 +0000

I’m really looking forward to having it available in Utah!

Comment on “Temples and Ritual in Antiquity” SANE Symposium at BYU by David Larsen

David Larsen — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:22:28 +0000

Thanks for the link, Bryce. I hope to meet you and many of your readers there at BYU. And I also wish I could make it to Margaret Barker’s conference the next day, as well. If I any of my trees start growing money, maybe I’ll be able to. It doesn’t help that Nov. 7 is my 10th wedding anniversary, as well. My wife would be even more upset if besides taking a trip to Utah I also went to England! I surely hope it is taped or that the papers are published!

Comment on Computer Technology Given to Mankind for Temple Work by David Larsen

David Larsen — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:04:42 +0000

The New FamilySearch has been available for a few months in my area (Chicago Temple District), and I think it is the most amazing system. It makes family history/temple work so much easier–with just a few simple steps to print out names acceptable in the temple. The Church has really done an outstanding job with this.

Comment on Service on Earth & Worship of God by Bryce Haymond

Bryce Haymond — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:36:29 +0000

The following scripture is also enlightening to this discussion:

34 Wherefore, verily I say unto you that all things unto me are spiritual, and not at any time have I given unto you a law which was temporal; neither any man, nor the children of men; neither Adam, your father, whom I created.
35 Behold, I gave unto him that he should be an agent unto himself; and I gave unto him commandment, but no temporal commandment gave I unto him, for my commandments are spiritual; they are not natural nor temporal, neither carnal nor sensual. (D&C 29:34-35)

Comment on “Temples and Ritual in Antiquity” SANE Symposium at BYU by Bryce Haymond

Bryce Haymond — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:42:27 +0000

Bill Hamblin also informed me today that the Temple Study group at the SBL this November is mostly going to be a business meeting, with organization and administration of the new group, without any papers presented per se. So I guess we’ll wait until next year to go to that one.

Comment on Margaret Barker Interview - Part 7a (Location of the Temple) by Searching for the True Location of Solomon’s Temple « Heavenly Ascents

Searching for the True Location of Solomon’s Temple « Heavenly Ascents — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:09:49 +0000

[...] listen to Barker give a brief overview of her thoughts during her interview with Dr. Bill Hamblin (Margaret Barker Interview - Part 7a–Location of the Temple). Also, she outlines these views in her recent book, The Hidden Tradition of the Kingdom of [...]

Comment on “New Proposed Location for Solomon’s Temple” at Meridian Magazine by Best of the Week 6: Academic LDS : Mormon Metaphysics

Best of the Week 6: Academic LDS : Mormon Metaphysics — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:58:21 +0000

[...] also has up an interesting post on the location of Solomon’s temple. As some have thought for a long time recent evidence points to a place away from the Dome of the [...]

Comment on Many More Ordinances Including Resurrection by Best of the Week 6: Academic LDS : Mormon Metaphysics

Best of the Week 6: Academic LDS : Mormon Metaphysics — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:03 +0000

[...] “Many more ordinances.” A nice little post by Bryce discussing a talk by Brigham Young on other ordinances such as resurrection. This is a topic that doesn’t get as much theological discussion as it perhaps should. (Perhaps due to the context in which it is usually taught as part of the marriage ordinance) This and a few other talks by Young really ought, I think, contextualize how we view the temple but also how we view progression. [...]

Comment on The “Mark” of Anointing by Best of the Week 6: Academic LDS : Mormon Metaphysics

Best of the Week 6: Academic LDS : Mormon Metaphysics — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:59:35 +0000

[...] The “mark” of anointing. A nice little bit of discussion of the notion of a mark (often a tau) given as a sign of anointing. I should note that there’s actually a ton of data on this and the tau symbol in early Christianity isn’t as widely appreciated as it should be. Ditto with the gamma and lamda. (My business partner has binders full of photos and stuff on this - much of his research composed the basis of Stephen Rick’s essay related to the topic from the early 90’s) Now I do think caution is in order - especially too much appeal to Margaret Barker. But it’s a very interesting topic. [...]

Comment on “Temples and Ritual in Antiquity” SANE Symposium at BYU by “Temples And Ritual In Antiquity” SANE Symposium At BYU : Mormon Metaphysics

“Temples And Ritual In Antiquity” SANE Symposium At BYU : Mormon Metaphysics — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:58:02 +0000

[...] “Temples And Ritual In Antiquity” Symposium At BYU. Sounds interesting. Let’s hope transcripts will be available for those of us with jobs making it hard to attend these sorts of things. [...]

Comment on Many More Ordinances Including Resurrection by Joe Fullmer

Joe Fullmer — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:35:15 +0000

President Kimball quoted from the above passage in the April, 1977 General Conference. The talk is entitled “Our Great Potential”.

URL is here:
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=4efd1f26d596b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1

or a TinyUrl here: http://tinyurl.com/66bqkh

Comment on “Temples and Ritual in Antiquity” SANE Symposium at BYU by Bryce Haymond

Bryce Haymond — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:33:30 +0000

So, considering the time difference between Provo and Oxford, it would be near impossible to attend both the SANE symposium and Barker’s. Too bad. But it’s ok to dream, right?

Comment on “Temples and Ritual in Antiquity” SANE Symposium at BYU by Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:03:09 +0000

Who is this Andrew Miller hack?

Comment on Job’s Covenant: Hebrew Tav and “Behold my sign!” in Job 31 by TheInfamousGdub

TheInfamousGdub — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:48:06 +0000

Great post! Very interesting.

Comment on Margaret Barker Interview - Part 6 (Seeing the Face of God) by David Larsen

David Larsen — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:55:35 +0000

It’s fascinating that Barker refers to the Deuteronomist reformers as “Protestants.” What a fitting term!