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December05

Nauvoo Remembered

I met the owner of this business when I was exhibiting at the Salt Lake Christmas Gift Show.  Although we both create jewelry for the same audience, I definitely don’t see his business as competition. I admire his work and his unique approach to remembering our temples.   Nauvoo Remembered offers jewelry featuring actual stone from the original Nauvoo Temple and over 135 other temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Customers can choose a setting and a temple stone to create a personalized piece of jewelry.   The Story Behind the Stone The founder, Burke Tangren,...
  In 1838, the Danish master sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen completed the Christus. It now stands inside the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen, Denmark.  Replicas can be found around the world.  Smaller versions take center place in homes that worship the Savior. Thorvaldsen was an artistic prodigy, whose talent was recognized at an early age.  He was sent to Rome to study the classical style, and to be trained by the best in the world.  As well as his natural skill, he had an eye for original composition. The most common depiction of Christ is on the cross.  The cross...
Many Christians wear a cross or crucifix as an outward sign of their faith.  While for some, it is little more than a fashion accessory, for others it has a greater significance.  Wearing the cross serves to identify the individual as a Christian.  Some believe that wearing a cross will provide divine protection. Generally, Latter-day Saints do not wear crosses, despite sharing the Christian belief in Jesus as the Savior.  The most common reason given is that the cross represents the cause of death, with no reference to His resurrection.  Latter-day Saints prefer to focus on the living God rather...
Even Spellchecker struggles with this one.  While many people have heard of the Irish Claddagh Ring, few know how to spell it correctly without seeing it in print. Here are some of the common misspellings: Cladagh ring, cladough ring, claddaugh ring, cladaugh ring, claddah ring, colada ring, clada ring, cladder ring, claddar ring. For the record, the correct spelling is claddagh ring.  It follows the Irish pattern of spelling, and reflects the Gaelic pronunciation.  The second syllable has a guttural sound, similar to the Scottish pronunciation of loch.  For those of us who don’t profess to speak Gaelic, it is...