Jesus Doesn’t Want Us to Teach the “Ideal”
So many times, when I or others have expressed that a particular way that a message at church has been framed or presented is hurtful or irrelevant to a swath of the congregation, the...
Category: Gospel
Sacred Music Sunday: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
My favorite hymn of all time is Love Divine, All Loves Excelling. It was written by Charles Wesley, and it is set to a handful of different tunes. One of the most common tunes...
The Temple Changes and Combating Sacred Creep
When I received my endowment a month before I left on my mission, I had no idea what covenants I would be required to make. I prepared myself as thoroughly as I possibly could....
Book Review: Sister Saints
I enjoyed this book immensely and learned a great deal from it. Sister Saints is very comprehensive, well-researched, and takes you through the different time periods of the church’s history. It does a great...
Guest Post: Why Is “Preside” in the New Sealing Ceremony?
[Photo: Oscar Wilde, “An Ideal Husband”] By Emily Belanger When I heard about the changes to the language of temple ceremonies, I made plans to attend as soon as possible. Curious, with only a...
Guest Post: Temple Changes and Contributing to the Process of Revelation
By Miriam Sweeney I’ve worked for the Church as a writer, researcher, and actor. Anytime my teams produced any kind of content—whether we were filming a quick Deseret Industries commercial or writing new material...
Another Perspective on the Temple Changes
By Adia J. Olguin As many know there have been some changes made to the temple ceremony recently. Generally the consensus has been that these changes have been long overdue and are a giant...
Sisters Speak: Changes in the Temple – Part IV
The Exponent blog is sharing guest and reader responses to the news of the changes to the LDS temple endowment and other temple ordinances announced 2 January 2019. We welcome your contributions in the...
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