February 24, 2011 – 8:45 am
I’m very pleased to welcome another guest post by Matthew B. Brown. Some of his writings, particularly his book The Gate of Heaven, are what inspired me to study the temple more in depth. He offers a wealth of insight and learning for the Latter-day Saints. ~Bryce Matthew B. Brown holds a degree in history [...]
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February 20, 2011 – 6:28 pm
As I go throughout my daily living, I’m interested whenever I come upon something that reminds me of the temple. It could be as simple as something that recalls a temple ordinance, a principle that is taught in the temple, or even the temple architecture. As I read today in Runner’s World magazine, the story [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Also tagged die, ensign, focus, general conference, honor, magazine, millennial star, names, prayer, prayer circle, word of wisdom, worship
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Another great video from David Tayman and David Larsen from their series of videos on the ancient temple. This one begins a discussion of the three degrees of glory, focusing first on the bronze laver. Feel free to share with us your thoughts in the comments below.
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts, Scholarship
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Also tagged baptismal font, blog, david larsen, education, experience, heavenly ascents, laver, multimedia, sacred space, temple worship, three degrees, video, videos, worship, youtube
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David Tayman from the blog Visions of the Kingdom, and David Larsen from Heavenly Ascents, have teamed up to produce a series of short YouTube videos on the ancient temple. The focus of the presentations will be to explore the nature, function, doctrine and ritual of the ancient temple. This is done with the purpose [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Practices, Scholarship
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Also tagged blog, david larsen, education, experience, heavenly ascents, multimedia, sacred space, temple worship, video, videos, worship, youtube
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I know a lot of people who have been waiting for this book for many years. One Eternal Round is the 19th volume in The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, and is his magnum opus, the volume of materials he worked on for a very long time until the end of his life. The book [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Scholarship
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Also tagged abraham, Achilles shield, alchemy, apocrypha, Aztec, books, BYU, egyptian, Fibonacci, greek, hermeticism, history, hopi, hugh nibley, islam, Jewish, kabbalism, Mayan, mesopotamia, myth, Phi, traditions
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