From the study of sixty-two coronation ceremonies.

Below are the elements of Coronation and Kingship as discussed by Irstam in Raphael Patai’s, Jewish Folklore, and Hocart. A. M. Hocart’s monumental work on Kingship has been the catalysts for understanding kingship, coronation and temple ritual in ancient as well as modern times. Keep in mind that Irstam and Hocart are not LDS and have not been influenced in their research… Continue reading

APOCALYPTIC THEMES COMMON IN ALL DISPENSATIONS

1. The situation or social iniquity.

2. The “hero’s” reaction to the situation.

3. The Lord’s reply to the “hero’s” reaction in the form of a revelation.

4. The visions from the Lord, these visions usually in the form of a Theophany, and or Cosmology.

5. The “hero” returns from vision to give a… Continue reading

The book that concerns us was purposely called “The Pearl of Great Price.” That term being both in scripture and apacrypha the designation of a treasure that is both hidden and inexhaustible. Being hidden, it must be searched out and dug up–brought out of the depths by the strenuous and determined efforts of whoever would possess it. Being inexhaustibly vast, it can never cease to be a source of new… Continue reading