David T

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Latter-day Saint Christian. Random musings on Scripture, History, Culture, Lived Religion & Liturgy. Not a hater.

Explanation of JST material in the appendix of the Latter-day Saint edition of the Bible)
A page from Joseph Smith's bible he used as part of his Bible Revision Project, the page is from the Apocrypha, with the heading "The rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther..."
Kirtland Safety Society (Anti) Banking note
Gospel Foundations: A Sunday School Class for New Members and Friends Ward councils may choose to organize an optional Sunday School class called Gospel Foundations. This class is meant to help new members and friends: Feel welcome, comfortable, valued, and needed in the ward or branch. Have experiences that prepare them for lifelong discipleship in the Savior’s Church. Learn basic truths of the Savior’s restored gospel. While this class is intended for adult new members and friends, returning members may also be invited to attend. Children and youth typically attend classes with their age-groups. This course includes discussion topics and experiences to help new members and friends become lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ. Consider focusing on the topics and experiences that are most valuable to the people in the class. After two to four months, new members join a Come, Follow Me Sunday School class with the rest of the ward or branch.
Samuel W. Richard handwritten journal, with redactions.
YAHWEH Energy Drink. Featuring Jesus, and the tagline "Take Him Anywhere."
Mary Haskin Parker Richards published Journal
"His Holy Name" by Dallin H. Oaks
Manuals from the Priesthood Correlation era!
Painting of women anointing with oil
Jesus is baptized and the Spirit of God appears as a dove
Greek text of Leviticus with dappled lighting over the page.
Covers for Come Follow Me: For Home and Church Doctrine and Covenants (2025) , and Book of Mormon (2024).
Slip of white paper reading "but it did happen" from Paul Thomas Anderson's film Magnolia.
June 9 - Dantzel and I were privileged to enter the temple on this Sabbath day to attend a special meeting at the invitation of President Spencer W. Kimball. The sacred nature of this event precludes our mentioning more about it here other than to say that it did take place, but this experience is of the greatest importance to us and to our family.
From the Liturgy of the Hours Office of Readings for today: FIRST READING From the second Book of Samuel 6:1-23 The ark of the covenant is brought to Jerusalem David again assembled all the picked men of Israel, thirty thousand in number. Then David and all the people who were with him set out for Baala of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which bears the name of the Lord of hosts enthroned above the cherubim. The ark of God was placed on a new cart and taken away from the house of Abinadab on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, guided the cart, with Ahio walking before it, while David and all the Israelites made merry before the Lord with all their strength, with singing and with citharas, harps, tambourines, sistrums and cymbals. When they came to the threshing floor of Nodan, Uzzah reached out his hand to the ark of God and steadied it, for the oxen were making it tip. But the Lord was angry with Uzzah; God struck him on that spot, and he died there before God.
Most merciful God,we confess that we have sinned against youin thought, word, and deed,by what we have done,and by what we have left undone.We have not loved you with our whole heart;we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,have mercy on us and forgive us;that we may delight in your will,and walk in your ways,to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Banner advertising the song "Glorious" by David Archuleta as featured in Meet The Mormons.
Green book, "Hymns: For Home and Church"
1 Kings 17:17-12 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son? And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. And he cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
Hebrew Bible next to Pratico and Van Pelt's "Basics of Biblical Hebrew" grammar and workbooks.
"Why weren't we taught THIS as school?"
Dallin Oaks seated in a black leather chair, and wearing a blue tie and glasses.
Yellow-hued cover of the book "Gilda Trillim: Shepherdess of Rats" by Steven L. Peck.