October 28, 2008 – 10:14 am
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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By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in General Authorities, Temples Today
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Also tagged BYU, charity, constitution, ezra taft benson, fall, government, money, philosophy, politics, prophet, recommend, socialism, united states, video
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October 17, 2008 – 1:44 pm
I had a conversation a few months ago about this question. Those that I were discussing this with made the argument that the “heathen,” the term my correspondent used for those who’ve never heard a part or portion of the gospel in mortality, are without the gospel law in mortality, and therefore they will be [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Temples Today, Texts
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Also tagged agency, atonement, baptism, bruce r. mcconkie, children, exaltation, garden of eden, gate, jesus christ, joseph smith, marriage, mortality, obedience, ordinance work, ordinances, presence, redemption, repentance, salvation, vicarious
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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, [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in General Authorities, Temples Today
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Also tagged anti-Christ, anti-mormon, apostasy, apostles, authority, book of mormon, calling, church, covenant, doctrines, earth, ezra taft benson, fall, hell, holy ghost, inside, jesus christ, life, obedience, opposition, paul, priesthood, prophet, purpose, restoration, revelation, scriptures, testimony, thomas s. monson, truth
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[Update/Disclaimer (8/1/08 8:10pm MDT): Because of the different use of the term "liberal" that President Lee uses in this talk, in contrast to the common modern political usage, care should be taken when reading it. President Lee's use of "liberal" was strictly used in the sense of a standard of living the gospel, and is [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in General Authorities
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Also tagged apostles, church, faithfulness, general conference, harold b. lee, intellectualism, organization, philosophy, prophet, restoration, testimony, truth, university, worldly
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What is Truth? I hope this will help shed some light. The living prophets of this dispensation have spoken the word of the Lord.
From the “Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson” (pgs. 115-121):
Truth is a glorious thing. We sing about it. “Oh say, what is truth?/’Tis the fairest gem/That the riches of worlds can produce.” [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Church History, General Authorities
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Also tagged apostles, authority, church, exaltation, ezra taft benson, hymn, joseph smith, keys, light, music, organization, priesthood, prophet, restoration, revelation, salvation, testimony, thomas s. monson, truth
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January 21, 2008 – 5:04 pm
Some critics of the Church claim that the LDS temple practices are hidden from those investigating the Church until they are already baptized and confirmed members of the Church, and only then are they introduced to the ordinances, doctrines, and practices that are found in the temple, as if the Church springs something upon new [...]