(Continued from Part 1) In the last part of this post we explored what it means to see the face of God in the temple. Seeing the face of God is promised to us in the scriptures, and as we showed, it was one of the foremost purposes of the prophet Joseph Smith in building [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Church History, Temples Today
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Also tagged book of mormon, bruce r. mcconkie, dwell, endowment, face, heaven, jesus christ, joseph smith, physical, presence, revelation
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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 [...]
Another great video from David Tayman and David Larsen from their series of videos on the ancient temple. This one begins a discussion of the three degrees of glory, focusing first on the bronze laver. Feel free to share with us your thoughts in the comments below.
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts, Scholarship
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Also tagged baptismal font, blog, david larsen, education, heavenly ascents, laver, multimedia, ritual, sacred space, temple worship, three degrees, video, videos, worship, youtube
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David Tayman from the blog Visions of the Kingdom, and David Larsen from Heavenly Ascents, have teamed up to produce a series of short YouTube videos on the ancient temple. The focus of the presentations will be to explore the nature, function, doctrine and ritual of the ancient temple. This is done with the purpose [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Practices, Scholarship
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Also tagged blog, david larsen, education, heavenly ascents, multimedia, ritual, sacred space, temple worship, video, videos, worship, youtube
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Mormon Thoughts on the Temple – Round #2
A few days ago I posted a request for thoughts on the temple. I’ve received a few messages from some readers, but not as many as I would like. We’d really like to hear from more of you. I think this could be a very powerful missionary tool for all of us. What does the [...]