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The Tree of Life as Mother, Son, and Love of God in 1 Nephi

By David Larsen | Published: July 15, 2010
As I was pondering over the book of 1 Nephi, chapter 11, just recently, so much of the ancient Near Eastern symbolism regarding the Tree of Life motif came flooding back into my mind. I’m grateful for the time I’ve been able to spend studying these ideas, especially since I’ve gone back to reread the [...]
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The Tree of Life as Nurturing Mother

By David Larsen | Published: July 12, 2009
Before moving on further into the contents of the Orphic Gold Plates, I would like to look with more detail into a motif touched upon in my last post in this series.  I described how the Orphic inscriptions instruct the soul that they are to pass by the guardians in order to be able to [...]
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This is the Right Place

By David Larsen | Published: June 16, 2009
New Look If you are a returning visitor to this site, you may not recognize this as the Heavenly Ascents you are familiar with.  I have completely changed the look of the site, although none of the previous content has been lost.  I will miss the antique, maroon and tan theme the blog has had [...]
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An Expanded View of the Resurrection

By David Larsen | Published: August 25, 2008
Resurrection of Jesus– He Lives by Simon Dewey I have always seen the resurrection as, very clearly, the reunion of the spirit with the physical body at a certain point after death. To me, the Book of Mormon, much more so than the Bible, makes this definition very clear.  The Book of Mormon prophet Alma [...]
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