November 20, 2008
For many people I have talked to in Canada, certainly in Southern Alberta specifically, there is a great deal of thought about Zion. Not Zion, as in the New Jerusalem or the old one or even Enoch’s place. No this Zion exists in one very specific place and it is found “In the tops of the mountains”.
If you have not guessed by now I am referring to Utah. Lately I have been reading an older book, which I will reveal in Part 2, which discusses Zion as SLC and surrounding area. For many of these Saints Zion was a critical place. One that they must unite with as soon as possible. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Jon W
November 18, 2008
BHodges over at Life on Gold Plates published Kevin Barney’s recent article on Mother in Heaven. I have of course alluded to this article earlier. But if you want to read it follow the link. It is well worth it.
One of the commentators attacks, maybe chides would be better, the concept of focusing on the wrong Gospel items. He focuses exclusively on specific gospel points. Almost to say other items are not really worth knowing, I found myself writing a huge entry that just got to unwildy for a comment page so I decided rather to enter a smaller version there and expound upon it a bit more here. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Jon W
November 17, 2008
In biblical terms it is referred to as the Great and Dreadful day of the Lord. I have always found myself focusing on the dreadful and never on the happy. Often I found that our focus on the Second Coming and the events leading to it are generally of a negative nature.
This past week I was asked to teach Priesthood. The lesson was on the Second Coming. I wanted to focus on something other than the negatives. To help, in some fashion, others come to a similar understanding that I had recently reached. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Jon W
November 15, 2008
Teaching my kids has always been a challenge. They always want to know stuff, just not that much. My wife likes to say to them, for example, ok if you are asking your father a question remember it might go on for a while. Sigh, sadly she knows me too well.
So when I sat them down on Sunday they knew they were not getting off early. While I would never force them to go on a mission if they did not want I do want them to have all the knowledge they would need regardless. I find that talking about things can build an interest in them. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Jon W
November 11, 2008
Often, it seems all the time these days, I read about various religious groups complaining about the use of baptisms for the dead. It seems like the church continually falls under attack from various groups, most who seem to misunderstand or directly and purposely confuse the doctrine to their own purposes.
In a recent article, a leader of one of the Jewish Groups was quoted as saying the following: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Jon W
October 28, 2008
Tom Clancy in his book Clear and Present Danger talked about the camparison between LDS temples and the Roman Catholic Cathedrals. He, through the thoughts of his character Jack Ryan, described them both as outward symbols of faith. Built by the people of these two religions he saw them as memorials to the people who spent blood, treasure and toil working to express that faith which would out last them.
With that in mind I would like to discuss the roles of both and while I share the comparison because I can agree with it I also know that there is another comparison, one of majesty verses proximity.
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