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, questions, ritual, study, temple worship
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September 24, 2009 – 1:36 pm
Val Brinkerhoff is an associate professor of photography in BYU’s Visual Arts Department, and over the last decade has focused his studies on sacred architecture, particularly of temples. He’s authored or co-authored a number of books, the three most recent being about finding the meaning of symbolism in sacred architecture. Yesterday he gave a lecture [...]
September 18, 2009 – 12:05 am
I just finished Dan Brown’s latest thriller, The Lost Symbol, which was published a few days ago on September 15th. There has been a lot of anticipation surrounding this book, since 6 years have passed since the publication of his bestseller The Da Vinci Code, with 80 million copies sold worldwide to date. Many wondered [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Texts
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Also tagged ancients, baptism for the dead, baptism of the dead, bible, book, critics, Dan Brown, discussion, esoteric, historical, initiation, intelligences, masonry, mysteries, ordinances, pop culture, religion, theosis
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September 3, 2009 – 12:39 pm
Some of you may remember I wrote about The Apotheosis of Washington painting in the U.S. Capitol. A friend just informed me that someone has published an ebook that investigates the U.S. Capitol as a type of temple, including this painting, and many other interesting details. It is called Freedom’s Gate: The Lost Symbols in [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts, General Authorities, Temples Today, Tidbits
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Also tagged art, book, freemasons, gate, government, imagery, interior, solomon, vatican
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Now that is an odd thing to say, and sounds silly, yet it is precisely what some of our critics claim members of the Church are doing, especially in the design and function of our temples. This is the premise of a great new blog post by James Carroll at Amateur Scriptorians called “The Language [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts, Temples Today
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Also tagged church, critics, design, devils, evil, representation, satan, satanic, symbols, worship
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