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Who are we, really?

September 26, 2012 by Bryce Haymond 5 Comments

I came across an interesting blog post the other day, that gave eight philosophical questions that man believes we may never solve.  One of the questions is, “is our universe real?”  I researched many different facets of this question in my 45 page paper, “A Modern Worldview from Plato’s Cave.”

In this blog post it states:   [Read more…]

Posted in: Tidbits Tagged: children, christ, glory, greek, life, light, philosophy, questions, transhumanism, universe, veil, worship

Fireside Discussion Part III

August 22, 2012 by Bryce Haymond 5 Comments

Welcome!  This is our third episode of the fireside discussions on the temple, facilitated by Goolge+ Hangouts on Air.  We’re glad you could join us.  Tonight’s discussion is about the first chapter in Andrew Skinner’s book Temple Worship.  You can watch the recording below. Or view the machine transcription here. You can also download an MP3 audio version here.

In this discussion we talk about the temple as being the “ultimate” of our worship, what it means to “serve” in the temple, where temples or temple worship can take place on the earth, the first endowments given in the Nauvoo Temple attic, temple “work” vs. temple “worship,” the fact that the Nauvoo temple was only in use for 2 months (8 weeks) before it was destroyed which makes us reflect on the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in ancient times, what it means to have a “fullness of the Holy Ghost” which we can attain to in the temple, and the profound importance of the temple in the lives of Latter-day Saints and in our worship in the Church.

Panelists include Bryce Haymond, Gary Anderson, Gerald Smith, and William Hamblin.

Posted in: Scholarship, Texts Tagged: andrew skinner, book, discussion, endowment, fireside, holy ghost, jerusalem, nauvoo, nauvoo temple, recording, saints, watch, worship, youtube

Run to Remember’s Prayer Circle

February 20, 2011 by Bryce Haymond 4 Comments

Running group Run to Remember joins in a prayer circle before a run.

Running group Run to Remember joins in a prayer circle before a run. Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army. (Photo Credit: Ingrid Barrentine)

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 “Moving Comfort,” from the February 2011 issue, had an impression on me.

A little background.  I’m a runner.  I started running back in June of 2009, and have only stopped occasionally for sickness or injury (got the flu once, probably H1N1, and Achilles tendinitis).  Since that time I’ve logged 723 miles in 193 runs, and just recently surpassed 100,000 calories burned.  Last year I ran the Utah Valley Half Marathon in 2:06, and am planning on the Shamrock Half Marathon next month, and hopefully the Utah Valley Marathon in June.

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Posted in: Practices Tagged: die, ensign, focus, general conference, honor, magazine, millennial star, names, prayer, prayer circle, ritual, word of wisdom, worship

Temple Video Series: Part 2a – Three Degrees of Glory (Bronze Laver)

June 30, 2010 by Bryce Haymond 1 Comment

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.

Posted in: Artifacts, Scholarship Tagged: baptismal font, blog, david larsen, education, experience, heavenly ascents, laver, multimedia, ritual, sacred space, temple worship, three degrees, video, videos, worship, youtube

Temple Video Series: Part 1 – Sacred Space

April 22, 2010 by Bryce Haymond 3 Comments

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 of providing a richer experience and understanding to our modern temple worship.  They are very well done, with great sound, video, and narration.  I will feature them here as they are produced.

Thanks to the Davids for providing these fantastic videos! Did you gain any new insights from the video above? Feel free to share with us your thoughts in the comments below.

Posted in: Practices, Scholarship Tagged: blog, david larsen, education, experience, heavenly ascents, multimedia, ritual, sacred space, temple worship, video, videos, worship, youtube
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