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From a previous visitor to the Holy Land

Last updated on: May 6, 2019 at 10:00 am by Dan Peterson

From a previous visitor to the Holy Land 2019-05-06T10:00:51-06:00 Dan Peterson

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The Mount of Temptation, above Jericho (Wikimedia Commons)

The 28 April 2019 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show is now available online. In it, Martin Tanner and Matthew Bowen discuss Islamic extremism — I wish that I had been available to participate in that conversation! — and engage in a Come, Follow Me roundtable for lesson 19:

https://interpreterfoundation.org/interpreter-radio-show-april-28-2019/

Extracted from that radio broadcast is a stand-alone roundtable to accompany the Gospel Doctrine curriculum. Martin Tanner and Matthew Bowen discuss Matthew 19-20, Mark 10, and Luke 18:

Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 19 “What Lack I Yet?”

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A video of Elder Kevin W. Pearson’s remarks at the 2018 FairMormon conference is now accessible online. In his presentation, Elder Pearson urges Latter-day Saints to engage in — and to support — solid and faithful scholarship on the Gospel:

“A Sacred and Imperative Duty”

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I’m very pleased at this announcement; I’ve hoped (and expected) for years that it would come:

“Couples Married Civilly Now Authorized for Immediate Temple Marriage: New policy sets single global standard”

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In other news related to the temple:

“Elder Holland Rededicates Renovated Memphis Tennessee Temple”

“Ground Broken for Three International Temples”

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From a letter written by Elder Orson Hyde of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on 22 November 1841:

I have only time to say that I have seen Jerusalem precisely according to the vision which I had. I saw no one with me in the vision; and although Elder Page was appointed to accompany me there, yet I found myself there alone.

The Lord knows that I have had a hard time, and suffered much, but I have great reason to thank Him that I enjoy good health at present, and have a prospect before me of soon going to a civilized country, where I shall see no more turbans or camels. The heat is most oppressive, and has been all through Syria.

I have not time to tell you how many days I have been at sea, without food, or how many snails I have eaten; but if I had had plenty of them, I should have done very well. All this is contained in a former letter to you written from Jaffa.

I have been at Cairo, on the Nile, because I could not get a passage direct. Syria is in a dreadful state — a war of extermination is going on between the Druses and Catholics. . . .

On Sunday morning, October 24, a good while before day, I arose from sleep, and went out of the city as soon as the gates were opened, crossed the brook Kedron, and went upon the Mount of Olives, and there, in solemn silence, with pen, ink, and paper, just as I saw in the vision, offered up the following prayer to Him who lives forever and ever.

It’s been really hot here for the past few days, too.

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