Christ and the Young ChildCarl Bloch, 1873Carl Bloch – The Master’s Hand BYU Museum of Art – December 2010 A talk that will almost certainly go down as a General Conference Classic is Elder Jeffrey Holland’s talk ‘Lord I Believe’. The foundation of his talk begins with the account of the desperate father of a disabled boy* in Mark 9:14-29. The boy was subject to fits, which were deemed to be caused by an unclean spirit. The boy was unable to…
Conformity: Another Brick in the Wall? I saw a statistic the other day indicating that Las Vegas is the 2nd most tattooed city in America. 40% of Americans between the ages of 26 and 40 have at least 1 tattoo. And, the latest trend is that women are slightly more likely to get a tattoo now than men (23% vs. 19%). I’m not surprised, and if anything wonder if the statistics may be erring on the low side. In my line of work…
La Porte de l’Enfer (The Gates of Hell)Auguste Rodin Detail from The Gates of Hell I guess you could say I visited the gates of hell and lived to tell about it. When I was in Philadelphia last year I made a visit to the Rodin Museum where I saw La Porte de l’Enfer (The Gates of Hell). Thankfully, the number of mortals that will actually visit the literal gates of hell* are extremely few. In fact, the club is so exclusive, that we…