November 19, 2009 – 10:59 pm
My father is on the High Council in the Riverton Utah Stake, and this past Sunday he was asked to speak in a ward about the temple and family history work. He sent me his talk, and I thought it was good and thought provoking. I thought you might like it too. -Bryce By Mark [...]
By Guest Blogger
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Posted in Church History, Temples Today
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Also tagged ancestors, baptism for the dead, baptismal font, elijah, family, family history, familysearch, genealogy, hearts, joseph smith, kirtland, nauvoo, nauvoo temple, ordinance work, ordinances, priesthood, promises, restoration, temple worship
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October 10, 2009 – 5:42 pm
Anyone who has been following this blog for some time knows that I love new technologies, and most particularly how those new technologies might be used to benefit the Church and the work of the kingdom of God on the earth. Last week I received a nomination to the “preview” of the new Google Wave [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Practices, Tidbits
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Also tagged activities, church, collaboration, discussion, google, google wave, journal, meetings, membership, sharing, talk
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Not to be outdone by yesterday’s 360° Panoramas of Temple Square, Dr. Hamblin has produced probably the highest resolution photograph of the Salt Lake Temple ever made. It is 0.41 gigapixels, which amounts to 410 megapixels. Compared with most modern digital cameras which are capable of 2-8 megapixels, this is a super high resolution image. [...]
That’s right. Our bodies actually emit a minuscule amount of real light. This is not just radiation or infrared body heat, but actual photons are released from the surface of the skin: Past research has shown that the body emits visible light, 1,000 times less intense than the levels to which our naked eyes are [...]
Have you ever wondered what goes into the design of new temples? How much is planned ahead of time? To what extent do they know what the temple will look like when it is finished? What level of detail is thought about even before construction begins? I have thought those things many times before, and [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in General Authorities, Temples Today
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Also tagged 3D, ancients, architecture, california, construction, design, image, photos, plan, rooms, sacred, sealing, virtual
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