April 21, 2013 – 12:27 am
Ever since the revelation referred to as the “Word of Wisdom,” and now contained in D&C 89, was given to the Prophet Joseph Smith there has been talk of whether or not it is an effective physical health standard. I think it is perhaps beyond argument that it is effective spiritually, at least for those [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Practices
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Also tagged alcohol, coffee, death, die, drugs, evidence, joseph smith, physical, prophet, revelation, saints, smoking, tea, word of wisdom
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September 6, 2012 – 4:26 pm
(Continued from Part 3) This is a continuation of a series of posts that I started a few years ago. Of course, it could easily fit within the series very recent posts on the same subject of the law of consecration, including Hugh Nibley quotes from Approaching Zion, “Are we required to live the law of [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Church History, Scholarship, Temples Today
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Also tagged agency, brigham young, bruce r. mcconkie, celestial, commandments, consecration, courthouse, covenant, D&C, d. todd christofferson, dwell, etymology, experience, faith, glory, gordon b. hinckley, hebrew, henry b. eyring, hugh nibley, joseph smith, joseph smith papers, Missouri, money, myth, New Jerusalem, offerings, prayer, principles, promises, redeem, redemption, revelation, revelations, sacrifice, saints, scholar, Steven C. Harper, steward, stewardship, talents, tithing, truth, utah, zion
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August 27, 2012 – 4:44 pm
I hear this a lot from members of the Church. In fact just two days ago, I had someone ask me this very question after reading some of the quotes from Nibley in Approaching Zion: ”So then are we required to live the law of concecration now?“ To that question I would pose a counter [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Church History, Practices
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Also tagged blessing, celestial, commandments, consecration, covenant, d. todd christofferson, doctrines, endowment, eternal life, exaltation, gordon b. hinckley, henry b. eyring, hugh nibley, joseph smith papers, learn, listen, money, myth, neal a. maxwell, offerings, principles, quotes, righteousness, sacrifice, selfish, sin, society, Steven C. Harper, steward, stewardship, tithing, work, zion
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February 6, 2010 – 6:28 pm
It is fascinating to me all the places that I hear or see or read glimpses of temple theology, the “scattered fragments” of ritual tradition. As Nibley found out, and taught extensively, these remnants are found all around us, everywhere. My wife was listening to the radio on the way to the grocery store last [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Practices
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Also tagged athletics, covenant, death, initiation, marriage, new name, pop culture, preparation, rites, rituals, sacred, society, traditions, tribe
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November 29, 2008 – 3:04 pm
(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 and the same thing we run into difficulties understanding them. When we don’t properly understand the law, we can’t live it. When we [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Church History, Scholarship, Temples Today
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Also tagged celestial, church, consecration, covenant, ezra taft benson, hugh nibley, love, money, neal a. maxwell, principles, riches, sacrifice, steward
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