tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post4844471102503686153..comments2024-03-18T10:08:33.459-06:00Comments on The Trumpet Stone: Temple Symbols - OlivesScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-50693135636486435452021-05-25T08:55:31.321-06:002021-05-25T08:55:31.321-06:00Beautifully written. Thanks for sharing your insig...Beautifully written. Thanks for sharing your insights. Eagle-eye Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05699879857443918324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-37178380677142666592018-01-12T08:53:09.281-07:002018-01-12T08:53:09.281-07:00I believe the stained glass in the Recife Brazil t...I believe the stained glass in the Recife Brazil temple has olive leaves. That is what they look like to me. It is beautiful glass!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-57997194795198554032012-10-11T12:35:16.947-06:002012-10-11T12:35:16.947-06:00To Mr. or Ms. Anon walking westward out the doors:...To Mr. or Ms. Anon walking westward out the doors:<br /><br />If you are the one that feels dumb for saying anything: don't. That is fantastic insight and one that I have heard expressed a couple times before. <br /><br />I can vividly recall my own time coming up the elevator prepared to leave the Salt Lake Temple. It felt as though the weight of it all settled on me all of a sudden and I Browniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104215275262426389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-83949035511183054992012-08-23T00:24:43.666-06:002012-08-23T00:24:43.666-06:00I finally found olive leaf depictions in the Vanco...I finally found olive leaf depictions in the Vancouver temple - on lamp shades in the celestial room. Almost all plant depictions are of a local flower, so I took time comparing and was surprised to see the olive branches embroidered on the lamp shades.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-8445560657164459942012-07-17T10:38:02.017-06:002012-07-17T10:38:02.017-06:00Well I feel dumb for saying anything. Sorry.Well I feel dumb for saying anything. Sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-9405252649673787052012-07-15T13:04:57.855-06:002012-07-15T13:04:57.855-06:00I have been sick for a long while so I haven't...I have been sick for a long while so I haven't kept up the blog. East facing doors are mainly symbolizing Christ coming from the east at his second coming. This is more of a general Christian thing and is seen in numerous churches from other faiths. East facing doors are not necessary although most temples do face east in keeping with Christian tradition.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-73941328378712490832012-07-15T13:04:29.468-06:002012-07-15T13:04:29.468-06:00I have been sick for a long while so I haven't...I have been sick for a long while so I haven't kept up the blog. East facing doors are mainly symbolizing Christ coming from the east at his second coming. This is more of a general Christian thing and is seen in numerous churches from other faiths. East facing doors are not necessary although most temples do face east in keeping with Christian tradition.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498737960555523393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-5837469614016582692012-07-06T16:08:57.052-06:002012-07-06T16:08:57.052-06:00hi scott was doing some research for a firend and ...hi scott was doing some research for a firend and stumbled upon out conversation about the holy of holies. was wondering if you could direct me to the byu articles about the higher ordinances that may have taken place in the holy of holies. you could email me the links at jaredandjessicatolman@gmail.com if its not to much to ask.The Tolmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851138985514371137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-57653125121687838182012-07-06T10:51:07.097-06:002012-07-06T10:51:07.097-06:00Scott,
I have not seen you post for a while. I w...Scott, <br /><br />I have not seen you post for a while. I would love to hear your thoughts of Temple doors that face East. As I walked out of the Temple after my wedding (Salt Lake Temple so I was not necessarily going East because of the way the Annex is situated) I had the distinct feeling that so many of the doors face east because, like Adam and Eve, we are cast westward, out of Paradise Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-49804333191038004072012-05-16T15:09:05.453-06:002012-05-16T15:09:05.453-06:00I was also a tour host for the Kansas City Temple ...I was also a tour host for the Kansas City Temple and it is truly beautiful. I too love the symbol of peace it has to offer in it's depiction of the olive branch. I heard through rumor that yes, it was symbolizing a forgiveness and peace between the church and the persecution that took place in this region. I don't know if that was the exact purpose in using the olive branch (though I donCortneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11711246500459512395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-36129734659167223642012-05-06T06:57:09.428-06:002012-05-06T06:57:09.428-06:00In some traditions the tree of life is an olive tr...In some traditions the tree of life is an olive tree. Think of its longevity.lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16637998555268443187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-19984896869643320702012-05-04T22:21:53.226-06:002012-05-04T22:21:53.226-06:00Thank you for another insightful post in an incred...Thank you for another insightful post in an incredibly educational blog.<br /><br />I was not able to find any examples of olive branches at the Vancouver BC Temple, but the interior is meaningfully decorated with local flora. Regardless, you have opened my eyes to the meaningfulness of symbols on and in the temples, and I will be a lot more attentive on future visits to temples.<br /><br />Do Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171745807603645949.post-24868084933641783272012-04-22T09:37:03.228-06:002012-04-22T09:37:03.228-06:00A wonderful post!
Another beautiful symobolic me...A wonderful post! <br />Another beautiful symobolic meaning of the olive tree, is it's symbolism of the atonement. <br />Christ suffered in the garden of Gethsamane-- Gethsamane being the transliteration of the Hebrew word for "oil press". Gethsamane was a grove of olive trees, where there were also "presses" made of very large stones, the weight of them "pressing&Tracy Keeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09972244122148362322noreply@blogger.com