June 30, 2010
Temple Video Series: Part 2a – Three Degrees of Glory (Bronze Laver): “
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.
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Temple Video Series: Part 2a – Three Degrees of Glory (Bronze Laver)
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May 17, 2010
Temple Square: “
tmac97slc has added a photo to the pool:
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April 22, 2010
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The Gila Valley Arizona Temple Completed in Record Time?: “
Celestial Room in the Gila Valley Arizona Temple
The open house has been announced for the Gila Valley Arizona Temple, which was announced in General Conference just two years ago. The open house will start on Friday, April 23rd, and run through Saturday, May 15th. The dedication will take place on Sunday, May 23rd, 2010. … [visit site to read more]
The Gila Valley Arizona Temple Completed in Record Time?
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March 29, 2010
Buy the Complete Set of The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley: “
The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley
A reader asks, ‘Do you know if it is possible to buy the complete writings, books, etc., of Bro. Nibley in one volume or perhaps on a CD Disc? (surely there must be a demand for this).’
It’s not possible to include all of Nibley’s writings in one volume, as the binding would be several feet thick – now that would be a one big book! I also don’t know of a single CD that includes all his writings. Most of Hugh Nibley’s writings are now contained in The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, which has become a 19 volume series of books compiled and published by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS), and the Neal A. Maxwell Institute at BYU. … [visit site to read more]
Buy the Complete Set of The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley
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March 24, 2010
What is Guile?: “
The word guile may date back as early as the 12th century, but is not very common in our vernacular today. At first it seemed to me this might mean ‘lies,’ but there is more to it. Webster defines it as ‘deceitful cunning : duplicity.’ This doesn’t get us very far unless we understand those words too:
- deceitful – having a tendency or disposition to deceive, not honest, deceptive, misleading
- cunning – dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end, characterized by wiliness and trickery
- duplicity – contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action; especially : the belying of one’s true intentions by deceptive words or action
The word comes from the Middle English gile, from Anglo-French. It’s related to the Old English/French wigle or wigila, which refer to sorcery or witchcraft. It’s also related to the Old English word wil or wile, meaning a trick. … [visit site to read more]
What is Guile?
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March 22, 2010
The Universal Creation Song: “
Music is a fundamental part of worship, and was even more so anciently than it is today. Before the printed word made the sacred word so accessible to the masses, it was passed on from generation to generation orally. But this was not just the spoken word. In order for the word to be remembered and said the same way over and over again, over decades and centuries, a mnemonic device was employed to facilitate the reciter. This device was music. The sacred word, every word, was put to music.
This can be seen in the way the Bible is written in Hebrew, one of the oldest languages in the world. In Hebrew, particularly the Hebrew Bible, there are cantillation marks that specify how the text should be sung:
Hebrew text, vowel points in red, cantillation in blue
Cantillation marks are described by Wikipedia:
Cantillation is the ritual chanting of readings from the Hebrew Bible in synagogue services. The chants are written and notated in accordance with the special signs or marks printed in the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible (or Tanakh) to complement the letters and vowel points… … [visit site to read more]
The Universal Creation Song
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February 08, 2010
Running Champion Bernard Lagat and Nandi Initiation: “
U.S. professional running champion, Bernard Lagat
It is fascinating to me all the places that I hear or see or read glimpses of temple theology, the ‘scattered fragments’ of ritual tradition1. As Nibley found out, and taught extensively, these remnants are found all around us, everywhere. My wife was listening to the radio on the way to the grocery store last week, and heard part of a program on Classical 89 that related to the Creation song. She came home and told me about it, and I was immediately interested, and tracked down the transcription. I’m still studying that, and will write about it soon. But today, again, I was reading the February 2010 edition of Runner’s World, of all places, and came across references to ritual initiation and rites of passage. … [visit site to read more]
Running Champion Bernard Lagat and Nandi Initiation
- Nibley, The Message of the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Egyptian Endowment, xxvii
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January 14, 2010
New WordPress LDS Scripture Linker Plugin for Bloggers: “
Example of a popup using the new Wordpress LDS Scripture Linker Plugin by DearScriptures.com
For some time I’ve been using the excellent LDS Linker WordPress plugin, developed by Joey Day, to automatically link all scripture references on TempleStudy.com directly to the Church’s online scriptures at scriptures.lds.org. It worked very well, and continues to be one of the most popular WordPress plugins for LDS bloggers to link their scripture references to the online scriptures.
Recently I was thinking how much easier it would be to just hover your mouse over a scripture reference and see a popup with the scripture reference written out. It would make reading the scripture references that much quicker in a blog post, rather than clicking a link to another site. … [visit site to read more]
New WordPress LDS Scripture Linker Plugin for Bloggers
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