The Grossest Form of Church Criticism
President Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994) In recent weeks I have encountered what I consider to be one of the most damaging forms of criticism of the Church. You might think that it is from all the...
View ArticleComputer Technology Given to Mankind for Temple Work
Elder Robert D. Hales, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve gave the devotional address at the beginning of Education Week at Brigham Young University...
View ArticleThe Seal of Melchizedek – Part 4
Satellite photo of the San Diego California Temple with the “Seal of Melchizedek” overlayed 13 times. I particularly like the symbol used in the skylight of the atrium in the center of the temple....
View ArticleLiveblog: 178th Semiannual General Conference
LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah In my most ambitious liveblogging yet, I’m going to attempt to liveblog General Conference. I must admit, this will probably be more of a notetaking...
View Article16th Century Sculpture of the Marriage of Adam and Eve
The Garden of Eden or Love by Guillielmus Paludanus. 1567. Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels. (click image for a larger view) Just a couple days ago I came across a sculpture that caught my...
View ArticleABC News Reports on Mormons & Temples
A few days ago ABC News did about a 9 minute TV report on Mormons, interviewing Elders M. Russell Ballard and Quentin L. Cook, and discussing issues such as polygamy, Prop 8, and also paying particular...
View ArticleNotes from April 2009 General Conference
Below you will find my notes from liveblogging April 2009 General Conference. I had a great time following Conference with many people, and enjoyed seeing the Twitter stream too. Thank you to all those...
View Article10 Reasons to Remove your Watch When You Enter the Temple
Remove your watch when you enter a house of the Lord. -Elder Richard G. Scott This last weekend in General Conference, Elder Richard G. Scott gave an incredibly good talk about the temple and the...
View Article#ldsconf LiveTweeting LDS General Conference at TempleStudy.com
General Conference live Twitter feed In April I liveblogged LDS General Conference. This time around I’m just going to include the streaming video feed and the Twitter stream. Twitter is a bigger...
View ArticleThe Doctrine of Continual Revelation
President Thomas S. Monson The emails I receive these days give me ample opportunity to teach the gospel. Below is my response to a fundamentalist. I will explain why you do not understand the doctrine...
View Article