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The Apotheosis of Washington

I watched an interesting show last night, Secret America on Discovery, and learned some interesting things.  One of them was that there is a large fresco painted on the inside of the dome of the rotunda of the United States Capitol Building.  It is called “The Apotheosis of Washington” and was painted by an Italian [...]

Mosaic Tabernacle as an Aaronic Temple

Note: I taught our Elders Quorum class today, and was assigned the topic of the Mosaic Tabernacle as a Temple.  Below are the notes and illustrations I used for my lesson. Review of prior lesson on the exodus: Children of Israel escape Egyptian bondage (Ex. 14) Moses leads them out Parting of the Red Sea, [...]

Living the Law of Consecration – Part 2: The Law & The United Order

(Continued from Part 1) One of the common misconceptions concerning the law of consecration is that it is often conflated with the United Order.  When we think that these two are one in the same thing we run into difficulties understanding them.  When we don’t properly understand the law, we can’t live it.  When we [...]

The Meaning of the Church of the First-Born

I was reading tonight a talk by Truman G. Madsen entitled, “Foundations of Temple Worship,” which he gave at a BYU-Idaho Devotional on October 26, 2004, shortly after the ordination of Elder David A. Bednar to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The talk is excellent, and highly recommended reading (or listening).  There was one [...]

Mexico City Temple Soon to Open After Remodeling

The Church’s Newsroom has reported that after 19 months of remodeling the Mexico City Temple will be reopened for public tours, after which it will be rededicated on Sunday, November 16th, 2008.  Guided public tours will be held from October 20th through November 8th. The temple was originally dedicated on December 2, 1983, and currently [...]

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