The Finite Cannot Comprehend the Infinite
Posted by Trevor in Religion on 28. Jul, 2013 | 1 Comment
A short account of Mormon painter Arnold Friberg’s dialogue with President McKay over his commission to paint illustrations for a number of Book of Mormon scenes.
McKay and the Endowment Ceremony
Posted by Trevor in Religion on 14. Apr, 2012 | 1 Comment
The following is taken verbatim from Greg Prince’s biography David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism. It recounts some of President McKay’s concerns with the temple endowment ceremony, particularly with how younger people might interpret it. Ever since the endowment was introduced by Joseph Smith, who adopted many symbols from masonry into it, […]
President McKay on the Importance of Agency
Posted by Trevor in Religion on 03. Aug, 2011 | No Comments Yet
President McKay was a tireless advocate of free agency and intellectual liberty and insisted that the Church be a space where the exercise of those principles was tolerated.
A Temple to Sail the Waters
Posted by Trevor in Religion on 24. Jun, 2011 | No Comments Yet
The following is taken verbatim from Greg Prince’s impressive biography David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism. In the 1960s, LDS Church membership was just beginning to flourish outside the U.S., and this brought with it the challenge of catering to Latter-day Saints living in dispersed numbers across the globe. McKay was the first […]
