Last month I presented at the 2014 Temple on Mount Zion symposium on the Book of the Dead as a temple text. The video of my presentation is now online. My understanding is that the proceedings of the conference (including my paper) will be published sometime next year. As I re-watch my presentation, I realize … Read more
The Provo Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Notice the representation of the primeval waters, a very fitting temple motif.) Tonight I was set apart as a veil worker at the Provo Temple. I am both humbled and excited by this opportunity to serve in the temple, and can only hope … Read more
The Nauvoo Temple. What Joseph Smith restored here is the crown jewel of his theology. No, I’m not referring to the awesome book in the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley (although I would recommend you pick it up if you haven’t already). I’m instead referring to the terms used by John H. Walton (following Moshe … Read more