November 1, 2009 – 3:10 pm
One of the most frequent questions I receive from readers is “how should I prepare to go to the temple?“ Or if it is not for them personally, “how do I help someone else prepare to go to the temple?” It is an important question, and one that should be carefully considered. Preparing to go [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in General Authorities, Temples Today
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Also tagged boyd k. packer, discussion, education, endowment, learn, pop culture, preparation, principles, prophet, ritual, study, symbolism, temple worship
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October 21, 2009 – 12:46 pm
I received an email today which highlights a serious error which I believe runs rampant among some members of the Church, especially those I encounter online. Here are some excerpts from the email which demonstrate the issue: … You should allow this point to be made. You can always oppose that point, but to suppress [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in General Authorities, Temples Today
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Also tagged agency, apostasy, authority, calling, church, covenant, critics, faith, following, membership, organization, principles, prophet
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August 16, 2009 – 2:59 pm
I saw the movie The Bucket List last night, and it was very inspirational. I thought the following scene was particularly poignant and familiar. http://www.tubechop.com/watch/22170 Carter: You know, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death. When their souls got to the entrance to heaven the gods asked them two questions. Their answers determined [...]
On Sunday I had the opportunity of going to the Daybreak Stake Center in South Jordan and listening to a wonderful fireside given by Dr. Daniel C. Peterson about the temple. I audio recorded the fireside, and have a digital copy. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to get a hold of Dr. Peterson to ask [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts, Practices, Scholarship, Texts
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Also tagged ancients, anointing, ascension, cleansing, cosmology, creation, crown, daniel c. peterson, diagram, egyptian, embrace, endowment, enoch, fair, fireside, gammadia, garments, gate, hands, jerusalem, markings, myth, osiris, paul, prayer, presence, priest, psalms, rituals, robes, scholar, secret, tabernacle, throne, veil, washing, worthiness
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February 7, 2009 – 8:45 am
A few months ago we showed a TV news story of an interview with a missionary who, how should we say, didn’t quite know how to answer questions about the Church or the temple, and which just left more suspicion and misunderstanding than it dispelled. We concluded that we must have a good grasp of [...]
