September 8, 2008 – 7:52 am
A week ago my parents took a trip down to California to see my younger brother dance with the BYU Ballroom Dance Team at the Embassy Ball in Irvine, California. As part of their trip they had the chance to do some fun things, like go to Disneyland. Whenever they are on a vacation during [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts, Temples Today
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Also tagged construction, design, fun, hugh nibley, melchizedek, missionary, revelation, san diego temple, seal, signs, symbol
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August 26, 2008 – 11:04 am
If you’ve been following me for a while you know that I like computer graphics. I’ve worked in the industry for almost a decade, and enjoy new technologies that make computing a more visual experience. You’ve seen my 3D model of the Salt Lake Temple for Google Earth, and the Google Street Views of the [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Temples Today, Tidbits
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Also tagged 3D, church, experience, google, google earth, historical, model, nauvoo, online, photos, salt lake temple
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[Update 8/6/08: Blair Hodges over at Life on Gold Plates will also be liveblogging the event.]
Anyone who has visited the site yesterday or today may have seen the “UPCOMING LIVE BLOG” banner on the homepage. It is an email reminder tool that you can use to remind yourself that TempleStudy.com will be liveblogging the entire [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Scholarship, Tidbits
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Also tagged apologetics, bloggernacle, blogging, conference, daniel c. peterson, fair, joseph smith, journal, matthew brown, online
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A member of another faith asked me the following question:
In the [LDS] service that I attended, the speaker said that service to the Temple is the most important service that we can provide. Is this opinion common across members of the LDS church? Why is service to the Temple held in higher regard than, say, [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Temples Today
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Also tagged atonement, blessing, church, death, exaltation, mortality, offerings, ordinances, presence, redemption, revelation, salvation, service, sin, tithing, vicarious
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A group of researchers has just begun a two-week excavation at the well-known Stonehenge site in England in an attempt to discover, once and for all, the meaning behind the mysterious ruins. According to current scientific dating, Stonehenge dates back to about 3000 B.C., but it has perplexed archaeologists for years as to the [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts, Scholarship
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Also tagged ancestors, architecture, atonement, early christian, hugh nibley, model, prayer, prayer circle, rites, ritual, sacred, vicarious
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I received this LDS Gem today in my inbox:
When you come to the temple you will love your family with a deeper love than you have ever felt before. The temple is about families. . . . It extends to parents, brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, forebears, and especially our grandchildren! This is the [...]
February 13, 2008 – 4:26 pm
Google announced today the addition of “Street View” to the Salt Lake City area of Google Maps. What does that mean? You can now virtually visit any street across the entire Wasatch Front, from Pleasant View to Santaquin. You can drag the panoramic photos around with your mouse and look in 360 [...]