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This is helpful and appropriate for anyone who has been to a sacred Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  To many who have a Temple in their country, or is having one built, this will help you understand many things! It can help us understand many scriptures especially in the Old Testament! What Can We Learn From Ancient Sacred Temple Clothing? By  Donald W. Parry  · February 3, 2022 In his book 175 Temple Symbols and Their Meanings (Deseret Book, 2020), Donald W. Parry carefully deals with seven different entries on the sacred clothing of ancient and modern temples. However, in the present paper, because of space concerns, he deals with one of the seven topics. A few years ago, in Southern California, a couple informed their Stake President “that their first temple experience overwhelmed them because they didn’t understand the experience.” [1]  They were especially perplexed about the sacred temple clothing—why sacred clothing? And what does it...

This has insights for the study of the Old Testament this year.  Also on  www.Latterdaylight.com   is a good schedule for reading the Book of Mormon, and also the Old Testament, in one year. 5 Things to Know Before Studying the Old Testament By David Bokovoy  · January 9, 2018 The following comes from  Greg Kofford Books blog .   Welcome to the study of the Old Testament! Latter-day Saints are about to undertake an exciting journey this year in Gospel Doctrine. The Old Testament is a fascinating book that has had a tremendous influence on the development of LDS scripture and doctrine.  As we begin this journey, I have been invited to share some of the main points I would hope readers would keep in mind. For both ancient and modern Judaism, the spiritual foundation of the Hebrew scriptures is the Torah or “Law” (i.e. the opening five books traditionally ascribed to Moses). As a reflection of this tradition, I have ch...

This is a fascinating article.  You can read it here, or go to the URL --   http://ldssmile.com/2014/10/27/44-reasons-why-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-is-true/ If you copy and paste the above URL, you can access the links which lead to other important references. 44 Reasons Why The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is True OCTOBER 27, 2014  BY:  JOHN HUNTINGHOUSE Many times those who so adamantly oppose  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  will deploy a “Big List” tactic to convince members or other individuals that the church is not true. What we wanted to do here is the exactly same thing only in reverse. Ultimately one doesn’t become truly converted without a testimony being born by the Holy Ghost but we figured if they have their “Big List” we ought to produce one of our own. Sometimes you just need to play a little offense and not constantly be on the defensive. On their own, no on...