Category Archives: Temples
The first sin: hiding from God?
The Anchoress is one of my favorite bloggers, because she manages to mix pointed political commentary with pointed spiritual commentary. She takes her religion (Catholicism) very personally and very seriously, and I gain insights every time I read her thoughts. … Continue reading
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GC blogging: the Rome (Italy) temple [updated w/location]
OK…I wasn’t expecting that . The only thing that could have surprised me more would have been a Beijing temple. UPDATED: OK, since I’m getting a lot of web hits, here are some more details from this Deseret News article … Continue reading
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Returning the favor
For we without them cannot be made perfect; neither can they without us be made perfect. – Doctrine & Covenants 128:18 Forty-one years ago — in the spring of 1967 — my friend Andrew Bos introduced me to the LDS … Continue reading
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Parallels: Catholic Mass and LDS endowment ceremony
Ben Huff over at Times and Seasons has an outstanding post drawing parallels between the LDS temple ceremony and the Catholic Mass (while also noting the key differences) in order to help those outside the LDS Church understand what goes … Continue reading
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A few observations on LDS temples
I received a very thoughtful and civil e-mail from a reader of this blog, who told of his own brief experiences investigating the LDS Church and in particular of some issues he had with the concepts of temples, temple recommends, … Continue reading
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