Tag Archives: fall

A Prophet Declares “Redistribution of Wealth” is Socialism

If you’re new here, you may want to sign up for email alerts or subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for reading!I usually do not post on political themes, but I could not pass up sharing these words of a prophet of God, particularly when they are so in tune with current political ideologies.
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The Fall of Adam and Eve in the Armenian Aprocrypha

The account of the Fall of Adam and Eve in the Bible is relatively succinct, particularly in the vocal exchanges between the serpent, Eve, and Adam (bolded below).  What details we know of the Fall come primarily from chapter 3 of Genesis:
1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which [...]

The Rainbow - A Token of the Covenant

This morning I was listening to the ABC News report on the incoming hurricane Ike, which is heading straight towards the Galveston/Houston area of Texas, and the forecast of widespread destruction that it is provoking.  The news anchor was reporting from Galveston Island, Texas, where the brunt of the storm is said to be bearing [...]

The Grossest Form of Church Criticism

In recent weeks I have encountered what I consider to be one of the most damaging forms of criticism of the Church.  You might think that it is from all the anti-Mormon literature or propaganda.  Or perhaps it is those who are so vocal as to picket the curbs at our General Conferences with signs, [...]

Temple as a Scale-Model of the Universe

Several scholars, both LDS and members of other faiths, have noted that the temple is a model of the universe:

The temple is a scale model of the universe…
…the temple represents the principle of ordering the universe.
[The temple is] for the purpose of taking our bearings on the universe…
…the temple reflects things as they exist [...]

1 Nephi 1:1 - Temple Symbolism

This first scripture is, no doubt, the most read scripture in all the Church, and possibly the most read from the LDS canon outside of the Church. Members of the Church have all read this scripture over and over as they begin reading the Book of Mormon and recommit to daily scripture study and finishing [...]