Thanks for sharing - wonderful to hear it was useful and with good timing!

Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts on this!

Thank you! If you look underneath the video description, I have a section I entitle "resources", where I list all my suggestions for deeper study. This video has a very extensive list.

@@latterdaysaintsqa Thank you! I meant your favorite LDS books in general, or perhaps favorites among recent reads, but I will definitely check it out. I have read a lot of LDS books, so it would probably have to be books that are less well known if you feel like commenting; and I can't believe you reply to all the comments; that's incredible.

Yikes - that is a scary question to ask me. I have 10 very large bookcases and to narrow them down to a short list of favorites would be a monumental task - but actually sounds kind of fun as well - so I decided to take some time to attempt it! I would remind first that under each of the video descriptions, I list a number of books related to the topic of that specific video. As far as an all time favorites list and some of my favorite recent reads: List of some great recent reads: All Things New - Terryl & Fiona Givens Restoration: God’s Call to the 21st-Century World - Patrick Mason The Covenant Path in the Bible & the Book of Mormon - Taylor Halverson God Will Prevail: Ancient Covenants, Modern Blessings, and the Gathering of Israel - Kerry Muhlestein Know Brother Joseph: New Perspectives on Joseph Smith’s Life & Character - multiple authors The Second Coming of the Lord (revised in 2020): Gerald Lund A Stranger in Jerusalem: Seeing Jesus as a Jew - Trevan Hatch The Power of Stillness: Mindful Living for Latter-day Saints - multiple authors Finding Christ in the Covenant Path: Ancient Insights For Modern Life - Jennifer Lane Thinking Otherwise: Theological Explorations of Joseph Smith’s Revelations - James Faulconer First Vision: Memory & Mormon Origins - Steven Harper The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon’s Missing Stories - Don Bradley Mormonism: What Everyone Needs to Know - Terryl Givens All Time Favorites (won’t include any from the above list; not in any specific order - just as I came across them on the bookshelves): The Infinite Atonement - Tad Callister A Case for the Book of Mormon - Tad Callister Understanding God’s Time - C. Robert Line The Challenge the Book of Mormon Makes to the World - Grace Jones Jesus Christ & The Word of the New Testament - Holzapfel, Huntsman, Wayment Jehovah & the World of the Old Testament - Holzapfel, Pike, Seely Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 1820-1844 - Jack Welch & others The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It - Peter Enns Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible - Randolph Richards & Brandon O’Brien New Testament Modern Translation for LDS - Thomas Wayment Endowed With Power - C. Robert Line Sacred Symbols - Alonzo Gaskill The Lost Language of Symbolism - Alonzo Gaskill The Truth About Eden - Alonzo Gaskill The Savior & The Serpent - Alonzo Gaskill 175 Temple Symbols and Their Meanings - Donal Parry Solomon’s Temple: Myth & History - William Hamblin & David Seely The Power of Godliness - Jonathan Stapley Wilford Woodruff’s Witness: The Development of Temple Doctrine - Jennifer Mackley Satan’s War on Agency - Greg Wright Converted: True Mormon Conversion Stories from 15 Religions - Alonzo Gaskill The Continuous Conversion - Brad Wilcox Joseph Smith’s 21st Century View of the World: Truths He Knew Before The Word Accepted Them - John Lamb Mormon Scientist: The Life & Faith of Henry Eyring - Henry J. Eyring Joseph Smith’s Polygamy: Toward Better Understanding - Brian & Laura Hales The Persistence of Polygamy: Joseph Smith and the origins of Mormon Polygamy - Newell Bringhurst & Craig Foster (volume 2 & 3 are also helpful but vol 1 is key) Exploring the Connection Between Mormons & Masons - Matthew Brown That We May Be One: A Gay Mormon’s Perspective on Faith & Family - Tom Christofferson Religion of A Different Color: Race & The Mormon Struggle for Whiteness - Paul Reeve All Abraham’s Children: Changing Mormon Conceptions of Race and Lineage - Armand Mauss No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues - Robert Millet & others Bamboozled by the CES Letter - Michael Ash A Reason For Faith: Navigating LDS Doctrine & Church History - various authors Seekers Wanted - Anthony Sweat Worth The Wrestle - Sheri Dew Shaken Faith Syndrome - Michael Ash The Crucible of Doubt: Reflections - Terryl & Fiona Givens Faith Is Not Blind - Bruce & Marie Hafen Blueprint of Christ’s Church - Tad Callister Restoring the Ancient Church - Barry Bickmore Turning From Truth: A New Look at the Great Apostasy - Alexander Morrison The Biblical Roots of Mormonism - Eric Shuster & Charles Sale Light & Truth: A Latter-day Saint Guide to World Religions 0 Roger Keller Religions of the World: A Latter-day Saint Perspective - Spencer Palmer, Dong Choi, Roger Keller, James Toronto Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis Women in Eternity, Women of Zion - Valerie Cassler & Alma Sorenson Women & The Priesthood - Sheri Dew The Priesthood Power of Women: In the Temple, Church & Family - Barbara Gardner Christ's Emancipation of Women in the New Testament- Lynne Wilson A Marvelous Work & A Wonder - LeGrand Richards Jesus The Christ - James Talmage Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses - Richard Anderson Of Faith & Reason: 80 Evidences Supporting the Prophet Joseph Smith - Michael Ash Understanding the Book of Mormon - Grant Hardy The Book of Mormon as History - Brant Gardner Translating the Book of Mormon - Brant Gardner Joseph Smith’s Seer Stones - Michael MacKay & Nicholas Frederick From Darkness Unto Light: Joseph Smith’s Translation and Publication of the Book of Mormon - Michael MacKay & Gerrit Dirkmaat Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith - Alma Burton Encyclopedia of Joseph Smith’s Teachings - Larry Dahl & Donald Cannon The Prophecies of Joseph Smith by Duane Crowther The God Who Weeps - Terry & Fiona Givens The Christ Who Heals - Terryl & Fiona GIvens Joseph Smith & the Beginnings of Mormonism - Richard Bushman Rough Stone Rolling - Richard Bushman They Knew The Prophet: Personal Accounts from over 100 People Who Knew Joseph Smith - Hyrum & Helen Andrus The Savior in Kirtland - Karl Anderson The Mormon Experience: A History of the Latter-day Saints - Leonard Arrington & Davis Bitton The Peacegiver: How Christ Offers to Heal Our Hearts & Homes - James Ferrell Semon on the Mount - Richard Rohr The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World - The Dali Lama & Archbishop Desmond Tutu Letter to a Young Mormon - Adam Miller Planted - Patrick Mason Bridges: Ministering to Those Who Question - David Ostler The Divine Center - Steven Covey Worship: Adding Depth to Your Devotion - Eric Huntsman All Things Restored - Matthew Brown The 6 Part Messiah Series - Bruce McConkie Believing Christ - Stephen Robinson Saints - Volumes 1 & 2 (3 & 4 when they come out!) Online only: A Faithful Reply to the CES Letter from a former CES Employee - Jim Bennett (from download from the website debunking-cesletter.com) Online only: Letter to a CES Director: A Closer Look - FAIR & Interpreter (free download from the website debunking-cesletter.com)

@@latterdaysaintsqa Sweet Fancy Moses! Thanks man! This will keep me busy until the millenuim I think. Keep up all the good work; your countenace is magnificent, and it's good to see some pro LDS stuff on youtube. Just ordered A Man Among the Gentiles as I saw on one of your videos and Latter Day Saint Bigograhpical Encyclopedia Volume 1 as I've always wanted to read that series. Then I'll start on some of these........

Thank you so much! I kind of chuckled when I finished putting together this list because it was way too long - but then I couldn’t pull my self to delete anything 😁. At least it gives you lots of variety to pick from!

Thank you. I will also recommend a video I put together which you should find helpful entitled Temples & Masonry. Here is the direct link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q8mpdsiet6zDd6s.html

Thank you - so glad you found the channel and that it is helpful! If you ever want to contact me directly for any specific questions feel free - use the "contact me" link on the website latterdaysaintsqa.com

@@latterdaysaintsqa Thanks again!

There’s a lot of it, and it is SO crafty and convincing at times. These videos are one of the many tools I’ve searched for and in return have helped me so much. I’ve learned so much here. God is in control even though at times (and the one thing I often struggle with so much) He seems so quiet. I know that the scriptures are true when they say that those who “seek…shall find” and those who “ask, shall it be opened unto”. I pray for you and others to keep the faith, as faith is one of the MOST necessary keys of religion, of God, of eternal perspectives. I hope my ramblings don’t hurt anyone reading this, we are truly in this together in our humble numbers.

@@dcarts5616 good comments! It’s hard to drown out the noise and get to the truth

@@dcarts5616 hey, good to see you here friend! Took me too long, but I’m grateful to have found channels like this and cool people like you, even if it’s not irl.

Thank you! Love the quote and the book as well!!

Thank you for your comment and encouragement! Btw, my name is Jeff Roundy, which I share in my trailer video but don’t take the time to say at the start of each video. Sorry for the pace of the video, I agree it was a bit rushed as I had a lot of material I wanted to cover yet wanted to keep the video length to a certain range for other viewership considerations (but like you said that also comes with consequences). One solution that can help on KZfaq is to change the playback setting. If you click on the settings (the wheel icon in the bottom right corner of the video screen itself on a computer, or if on a phone its the top right corner 3 dots), you can select the playback speed and you slow things down in increments (the next step down from normal would be .75x or 25% slower). You can also choose the “custom” button and choose a precise speed desired rather than the pre-defined suggestions.

Take screen shots, wow thanks for doing this!!!

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Incredible. I need to slow down the speed to absorb more

The First Presidency issued this statement when the latest changes happened in the Temple endowment: With the restoration of the gospel in these latter days, temple worship has also been restored to bless the lives of people across the world and on the other side of the veil as well. Over these many centuries, details associated with temple work have been adjusted periodically, including language, methods of construction, communication, and record-keeping. Prophets have taught that there will be no end to such adjustments as directed by the Lord to His servants. I will also add a few thoughts: There is a difference between the ordinance of the endowment vs how that ordinance may be taught or presented. The doctrine will stay the same (or even be built upon as His children grow in understanding), but practices can and will be altered or as Joseph Smith said ‘adapted to the circumstances in which the children of the kingdom are placed’ (Teachings, p256; see also D&C 1:24) I would also refer you to the video I did called Doctrines, Opinions & Practices - Sorting It All Out, in which I present more on this topic.

@@latterdaysaintsqa, Thank you for responding to this. I was thinking the same thing. God bless!❤❤❤

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You're setting up a false requirement that assumes that revelation comes to us neatly wrapped and complete, and that any change must prove that the revelation is false, or whatever. The LDS temple rites and all other revelation, although inspired, come to us through the filter of the cultural context of the time and through the cognitive/spiritual-process of the individual receiving the revelation. The central themes of the ordinances, i.e. making covenants and dedicating oneself to God, are always there, but the verbiage and other cultural characteristics can totally be adjusted as culture changes and perhaps even a few bugs are worked out. Isn't that the way you receive inspiration in your own life? Why would it be any different for the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You are definitely making a Straw Man argument, setting up a false requirement. Revelation is fluid, line-upon-line. The temple and its ceremonies are amazingly powerful symbols that help us stay on the right path in a world which constantly tries to blow us off course.

@@latterdaysaintsqa Im still confused as why would an important ordinance be different and changed. Does this mean they were doing it wong before? If we did what they use to do now would the ordinance still be accepted in the eyes of heavenly father? Why or why not? Im just confused why he would have us do it one way and be considered very important and then be changed. It seems like if baptism was changed from emersion to just a sprinkle on the head. I hope this comes across as genuine as I really am confused.

I did a video on the history of temples that you should find helpful- I entitled it “Temples Restored - Evidences”: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLFifclmptOdqpc.html

Thanks for your comment. I don’t really have an opinion on a number of these videos on the second coming because I haven’t watched them. My favorite two books on the subject, which were both expanded and revised in 2020: “The Second Coming of the Lord” by Gerald Lund “Using the Signs of the Times to Strengthen Your Testimony” by David Ridges

@@latterdaysaintsqa Thank you for your reply...I will have to try to look into that further

@@shannont3401I hate to bust in 3 years later, but Jody Stoddard, may be a sweet person but she gets doctrine wrong a lot of the time.

Thank you for the comment. Glad you shared that book recommendation! I have used Matthew Brown's research in several of the videos I have done and surprised I missed this book from him - it looks excellent and so I just ordered a copy.

Thank you for your comment and glad you are watching the videos as part of your mission prep!

Thanks for your comment. Sorry the pace of the video being a little too fast - I have done that on a handful of videos when I had a lot of material to cover and trying to keep the length of the video still attractive for a large audience (but probably should have just let the video go longer and slowed the speech). One solution that works well on KZfaq is to change the playback setting. If you click on the settings (the wheel icon in the bottom right corner of the video screen itself on a computer, or if on a phone its the top right corner 3 dots), you can select the playback speed and you slow things down in increments (the next step down from normal would be .75x or 25% slower). You can also choose the “custom” button and choose a precise speed desired rather than the pre-defined suggestions.

You can actually slow ANY YT video down with play back speed. As some people speak faster than others, this tool is available for those who wish to absorb information, at a pace that suits their understanding.

Thank you

It is taught in the temple . Even Catholics have a ceremony where they knock three times with a Mallet and have robes . Boys and pieces seem to be in a lot of ceremonies . So interesting .

How many times have you been to The Endowment in the last year? There are things given on a silver platter that used to take years and years to understand.

Thank you - on some of these topics it was hard to keep it in!

What's with the heavenly parents reference instead of God? You pray to heavenly parents or to God the Father?

We only pray to God the Father but know we have Heavenly Patents .

Glad to hear - thank you

thanks for your comment and the feedback on the pacing. I think some of my recent videos have had so much content I packed in that I felt like I had to move quickly to cover the material - but there is a downside to that as well. Probably would be a better call to just let the video be a little longer and slow it down a bit...

I also felt that the pace was too fast. It was difficult to follow what was being said And what was being shown. I also had to pause the video a number of times in order to follow along well. Will also be rewatching it to catch what I may have still missed. Sooo much good and fascinating information, I understand the excitement, though.

@@Irena26H The three dots in the upper right corner show you-tube options to slow down the play speed.

@Ann Workman The three dots in the upper right corner show you-tube options to slow down the play speed.

Agree!!

Thank you for sharing!

Just checked the video out and found it fascinating - thanks for sharing! ....another great example of how ancient temple worship was! I will also mention I address separately Masonic connections to the temple in this video: "Temples & Masonry" - here is the direct link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q8mpdsiet6zDd6s.html

Glad you came back to watch it after being endowed!

Thanks! Glad you discovered it!

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Thank you!!

Thanks for your comment. Sorry the pace of the video being a little too fast - I have done that on a handful of videos when I had a lot of material to cover and trying to keep the length of the video still attractive for a large audience (but probably should have just let the video go longer and slowed the speech). One solution that works well on KZfaq is to change the playback setting. If you click on the settings (the wheel icon in the bottom right corner of the video screen itself on a computer, or if on a phone its the top right corner 3 dots), you can select the playback speed and you slow things down in increments (the next step down from normal would be .75x or 25% slower). You can also choose the “custom” button and choose a precise speed desired rather than the pre-defined suggestions.

@@latterdaysaintsqa that’s what I do and it’s at a pace I can keep up with. Thanks a million for much needed clarification 🙏

Here is a link to the full article “Solomon’s Temple Compared to the Salt Lake Temple” by Ann Madsen published in 2015 by BYU Studies: rsc.byu.edu/eye-faith/solomons-temple-compared-salt-lake-temple Here are the summary bullet points from her article, which I shared on that slide in the video: •As we consider Solomon’s Temple, we are surrounded by symbols. The decor in the large room called the Holy Place of that temple is comparable to the garden rooms in our modern temples, decorated with trees, flowers, and fruits, but there they are all of gold. •The temples of this day move through several more rooms to accommodate the additional ordinances that were yet to be revealed in this dispensation of the fulness of times. Consider the progression through these rooms, ending in a room above the rest representing the celestial kingdom •The celestial rooms in modern temples and the Holy of Holies in ancient temples both symbolize the presence of God. • The lack of a one-to-one correlation of rooms in the temple of Solomon when compared to the Salt Lake Temple shows the distinctly different functions of the two buildings. Most strikingly, perhaps, there is no killing of animals to be sacrificed on an altar outside the Salt Lake Temple. I do like her comparison of the presence of God which is represented by the Celestial Room today, and was anciently represented by the Holy of Holies in Solomon’s Temple.

@@latterdaysaintsqa Thank you, while I understand where she is coming from, I just happen to disagree. While the celestial room is representative of the celestial kingdom and by thus entering into God's presence for Latter day Saints, it isn't the most sacred place in our temples. I knew that the Salt Lake City Temple had a Holy of Hollies (where the Prophet and Apostles sometimes meet to discuss very sacred things and is viewed as being in the Presence of God), but when I became a temple worker in my own temple, I asked if this temple too had a Holy of Hollies or if it was just a Salt Lake Temple thing. I was told, yes, every temple has a Holy of Hollies but they just don't highly publicize it. They even told me where the room was located in our temple but we were instructed never to enter it. Now, I have no idea if recent temples constructions still include this, I can only say what I was told at that time. Though I wouldn't view everything on wikipedia as the final word (or even the most accurate version) on the matter, they even mention about the correlation between our Holy of Hollies in the temple to the ancient Holy of Hollies of ancient Israel: "In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the Holy of Holies or Holiest of Holies is a room in the Salt Lake Temple wherein the church's president-acting as the Presiding High Priest of the church-enters to act as High Priest of Israel in direct relationship with God, in accordance with the LDS interpretation of the Book of Exodus.[1] Hence, this Holy of Holies in the temple is considered by adherents to be a modern cognate to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle and Temple in Jerusalem." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_of_Holies_(LDS_Church)

@@latterdaysaintsqa by the way, absolutely wonderful video, I really really enjoyed it. You did alot of research and I appreciate all your hard work.

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you for sharing!

Wow - I had to go check that out! Here is Acts 1:1-3 in the Geneva Bible: 1 I have made the former treatise, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2 Until the day that he was taken up, after that he through the holy Ghost, had given commandments unto the Apostles, whom he had chosen. 3 To whom also he presented himself alive after that he had suffered, by many infallible tokens, being seen of them by the space of forty days, and speaking of those things which appertained to the kingdom of God. You are right - the KJV has infallible “proofs”, rather than infallible “tokens”. Thanks for sharing - this is really fascinating!

Wonderful!

Thanks for the comment!

God is good

Thank you!!

Hello - my name is Jeff Roundy. I do live in Utah but am not a seminary or institute teacher. Was a teacher in the MTC, but that was well over 30 years ago :). Glad you liked the temple rites video - it was one of my favorites to pull together!

@@latterdaysaintsqa Well thank you Jeff for all the work and research you do to help answer hard questions that people have about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am glad you are so excited to share so many insights of your research with us. God Bless you!

Thank you for your very kind words!

Thank you for your very kind words!

Thank you! After you have received your endowments, make sure to come back and rewatch this particular video.

@@latterdaysaintsqa I will. I would like to add that I have never been close to the veil, unlike my mother and sister. I have received prompting and guidance from the Holy Spirit, but I have never seen much of the spiritual realm. I am hoping that will change somewhat when I enter the deeper sections of the temple.

Yes - you absolutely can and it should prove helpful. It will make more sense after you go through and you will want to rewatch then as well. I would also recommend watching the videos on a newer YT channel called TempleLight, which you should find quite helpful in your prep as well.

Thanks for your comment. Sorry the pace of the video being a little too fast - I have done that on a handful of videos when I had a lot of material to cover and trying to keep the length of the video still attractive for a large audience (but probably should have just let the video go longer and slowed the speech). One solution that works well on KZfaq is to change the playback setting. If you click on the settings (the wheel icon in the bottom right corner of the video screen itself on a computer, or if on a phone its the top right corner 3 dots), you can select the playback speed and you slow things down in increments (the next step down from normal would be .75x or 25% slower). You can also choose the “custom” button and choose a precise speed desired rather than the pre-defined suggestions.

@@latterdaysaintsqa thank you for the response and the helpful tip!!

I have an in-depth video I put together on that topic entitled Temples & Masonry. Here is the link (and look under the video description for a number of additional resources you should find helpful): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q8mpdsiet6zDd6s.html

Thanks for watching!

I did not watch this video. In fact, I didn’t even ask for it. However, I wanted to make the point that “Mormon” is just a nickname. The actual name of the church is the Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-Day Saints. The first article of faith of the church is, “We believe in God the Eternal Father, and in His Son, JESUS CHRIST, and in the Holy Ghost.” While “Mormons” are not considered either Catholic or Protestant, they are most definitely Christians, as they are followers of Christ. The church is led by a prophet, and 12 apostles who are special witnesses of JESUS CHRIST. Their testimonies of Christ are available here on KZfaq: m.KZfaq.com/watch?v=j6G1CtoJqQU Finally, I end with this quote from the book of Mormon found in the second book of Nephi, chapter 25 verse 26: “ And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.“

I do have Spanish captions available for this video (within a few months should have them for all the videos). Here is how you get the captions to show: If you are on a phone - with the video on, click on the screen and you will see 3 dots on the top right corner. Click on those and select captions, then select Spanish - Default option. If you are on a computer - while the video is playing, click on the bottom right where you see a “CC” (it is just to the left of the gear symbol), then click on the gear symbol and select the subtitles option and click on Spanish - Default

Great to hear - thank you!

The quotes at the beginning from both a mission presidents seminar as well as a temple presidents seminar aren't publicly available as far as I know. But selected quotes have been published in the book "Teachings of Russell M. Nelson" - you can find these quotes (and many others!) in the chapter "Temples and Temple Work" (pages 362-374)

@@latterdaysaintsqa thank you!

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Glad you found it and thanks for the comment!

Yes - the Facebook page is under the same name: Latter-day Saints' Q&A. It is essentially a duplication of the KZfaq channel (but I set it up especially so missionaries have access to the content)

@@latterdaysaintsqa could you please post the link here? I want to follow you

facebook.com/latterdaysaintsqa

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Thank you!

I have been there and have seen just what you described!

I love the Temple.....😃

Several years ago that I saw a picture in a book of artifacts of ancient America of a statue showing one of the temple gestures at my mom's house. I couldn't believe it. I showed it to my mom. She hadn't noticed before. We need another video on the temple rites in ancient America

Thank you so much!

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Thank you!!

Good to hear - thank you!

Glad you enjoyed it! ...and fyi, I'm not a bishop :)

The three dots in the upper right corner show you-tube options to slow down the play speed.

Dianna Lindquist funny cause I speed it up to 2x.

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I try and list the source on each slide either at the top or bottom. You can find a helpful list of resources under the video description in the section titled resources. My top 3 book recommendations would be: Endowed with Power - How Temple Symbols Guide Us to Christ’s Atonement - C. Robert Line Sacred Symbols - Finding Meaning in Rites, Rituals & Ordinances - Alonzo Gaskill The Gate of Heaven: Insights on the Doctrines and Symbols of the Temple - Matthew Brown

Thank you!

Good to hear - thank you!

Thank you for your comment and the interest in the channel. There are certain things in the temple that we as members covenant not to disclose and I was very careful not to disclose any of those specific things. Also many of the things shared here from scholars studying antiquity, were to show the general nature of many categories of experiences found in the temple come from ancient roots.

Welcome! My name is Jeff Roundy. You can watch the intro video as well as the trailer video on what I have tried to do with this library. Also check out the last video - "Personal Reflections" for some additional thoughts on the project.

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Here is the article I referenced related to this topic. It was published by the BYU Religious Studies Center, having been authored by Ann Madsen (wife of Truman Madsen), who is an Isaiah Scholar and was a BYU Professor of Ancient Scripture and also served on the General Sunday School Board for the Church, helping to write the Gospel Doctrine curriculum: rsc.byu.edu/eye-faith/solomons-temple-compared-salt-lake-temple Here is the paragraph that references table 1 which is a nice summary of much of the article (which table I used in the video): “Despite the many similarities between the Temple of Solomon and the Salt Lake Temple, there are significant differences in structure that reflect the function of each temple. The Temple of Solomon was an Aaronic Priesthood temple, and the Salt Lake Temple operates under the Melchizedek Priesthood. Some striking differences between ancient Aaronic Priesthood temples and modern Melchizedek Priesthood temples are outlined in table 1.”

Thank you for your interest and I believe you will have a special experience taking the open house tour. It looks like the temple is a little over a year a way from completion. As it gets close, there will be details about the open house period and a link to make reservations. Typically active members are there as tour guides or on-site to answer questions and there are signs describing the purpose of what you are looking at along the tour. Here is the link for the Grand Junction Colorado Temple and you can keep checking back here for the timing of the open house and a link for making reservations: churchofjesuschristtemples.org/grand-junction-colorado-temple/

@ernesthenderson981 let me know when you want to go and I can be your guide and answer any questions.

Gracias por tu hermoso comentario.

Thanks!