The word guile may date back as early as the 12th century, but is not very common in our vernacular today. At first it seemed to me this might mean “lies,” but there is more to it. Webster defines it as “deceitful cunning : duplicity.” This doesn’t get us very far unless we understand those [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Temples Today, Texts
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Also tagged anointing, beguile, endowment, eve, evil speaking, garden of eden, guile, initiation, meridian magazine, psalms, scriptures, washing
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Now that is an odd thing to say, and sounds silly, yet it is precisely what some of our critics claim members of the Church are doing, especially in the design and function of our temples. This is the premise of a great new blog post by James Carroll at Amateur Scriptorians called “The Language [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts, Temples Today
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Also tagged church, critics, design, devils, representation, satan, satanic, symbolism, symbols, worship
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Note: Below is an excerpt from a book entitled “The Incomparable Christ: Our Master and Model” by Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone, an emeritus member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, that he entitled “Holiness to the Lord.” The book was published in 1995. It is powerful in its vision of the future need of [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in General Authorities, Temples Today
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Also tagged attendance, christ, covenant, election, ensign, faithfulness, garments, protection, purpose, satan, second coming, seventy, trials, visit
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I was driving in my car on Saturday listening to a radio program called “The Other Side” with Steve Godfrey. Steve believes himself to be a psychic medium, someone through whom people can connect with loved ones who have passed on to the “other side.” I do not deny the possibility of communicating with those [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Practices, Texts
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Also tagged casting out, cyril of jerusalem, devils, early christian, excorcism, hinduism, islam, jews, lucifer, matthew brown, oath, priesthood, rituals, satan, scientology, unclean spirits
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I just posted on Millennial Star about American Idol tonight. See “Archuleta as Missionary.”
