November 19, 2009 – 10:59 pm
My father is on the High Council in the Riverton Utah Stake, and this past Sunday he was asked to speak in a ward about the temple and family history work. He sent me his talk, and I thought it was good and thought provoking. I thought you might like it too. -Bryce
By Mark Haymond
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Posted in Church History, Temples Today
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Also tagged ancestors, baptism for the dead, baptismal font, elijah, family, family history, familysearch, hearts, joseph smith, kirtland, nauvoo, nauvoo temple, ordinance work, ordinances, priesthood, promises, restoration, technology, temple worship
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August 17, 2009 – 9:31 am
This is TempleStudy.com’s first guest blog post. It is by Jennifer Orten, a reader here, and a student of the gospel. She sent me the following short article she wrote about the talith, and I thought it had some great thoughts to share with all of you. -Bryce
Guest Blogger: Jennifer Curtis Orten grew up in [...]
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Posted in Artifacts
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Also tagged elijah, garments, jews, marks, marriage, prayer, protection, sanctuary, symbols, tabernacle, tallit katan, tzitzit
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November 30, 2008 – 5:20 pm
Last week I was asked by our bishop to present a 10-15 minute portion of a lesson today on the importance of temple work in our combined priesthood/relief society meeting.
Our stake is preparing for a “temple month” theme for January, and our meeting today was meant to inspire us to be thinking about family history, [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in General Authorities, Temples Today
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Also tagged altar, ancestors, boyd k. packer, brigham young, bruce r. mcconkie, creation, elijah, eternal, exaltation, family, family history, general conference, gordon b. hinckley, joseph smith, ordinance work, ordinances, organization, priesthood, seal, sealing
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September 25, 2008 – 10:32 am
The title is a bit of a mouthful, but let me explain.
I have been a ballroom dancer since I was about 12 years old, or about 15 years. It has been quite an experience being involved with this subculture of ballroom dance, which has made up a large portion of my life. During the summer [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Practices
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Also tagged ancestors, blessing, book of mormon, breath of life, BYU, ceremony, cleansing, embrace, experience, family, israelites, maori, prayer, rituals, sacred, symbols, traditions, veil, video
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August 19, 2008 – 4:23 pm
Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve gave the devotional address at the beginning of Education Week at Brigham Young University today. Deseret News reported on his talk.
His talk was mainly about gaining knowledge through a lifetime of learning, especially spiritual knowledge. He used the example of Michael Phelps Olympic gold records [...]