mysterion

What Transcends the Temple?

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There is an interesting doctrinal discussion on a post by KC Kern over at Mormon Matters entitled “The Reason for the World.” In it, KC compares the lyrics of the song “The Riddle” by the group “Five for Fighting” to Mormon theology. It is an intriguing comparison in which he analyzes the song’s lyrics of what the purpose of this earth is and why we are all here. What he boils it down to is the principle of love. If it were not for love, the purposes of the earth’s creation would be utterly wasted (JS-H 1:38-39).

This made me think of a scripture in 1 Corinthians which also speaks of the ideals of love, [Read more…]

Searching for the Mysteries of Godliness

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I received this LDS Daily Gem yesterday:

The temple is a place to know the Father and the Son. It is a place where we experience the divine presence. The Prophet Joseph Smith made this plea: ‘I advise all to . . . search deeper and deeper into the mysteries of Godliness‘ (History of the Church, 6:363). And where shall we search? In the house of God. (Richard H. Winkel, “The Temple Is About Families,” Ensign, Nov. 2006, 11)

One of the things that I have learned is that when the word mystery was used anciently, it had a very different meaning than it does today. As Hugh Nibley has explained: [Read more…]