Monthly Archives: March 2012

Literary BMGD #11: Eternity of Matter

March 5, 2012 | no comments
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Literary BMGD #11: Eternity of Matter

In Nephi’s final writings (2 Ne. 31, discussed in Book of Mormon Gospel Doctrine lesson 11) he teaches about the “doctrine of Christ,” focusing on Christ’s baptism and redemption of the world from sin and on urging his readers to “endure to the end.” This doctrine is the heart of the gospel, the key element of the plan of salvation and eternal progress. Which makes the following poem fit well with the lesson. I only wish that the poem also somehow mentioned baptism. 2 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »

BMGD #11: 2 Nephi 31-33

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Notes from the ApostaCon

March 3, 2012 | 19 comments
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Following “Exploring Mormon Conceptions of the Apostasy,” a conference organized by Miranda Wilcox and held this last Thursday and Friday at BYU, I heard several people say that it was the best conference of any kind they had ever participated in. I don’t think that was merely a polite exaggeration. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

The Bott Gaffe: A Chronology [Updated 6Mar12 9:45p]

March 2, 2012 | 48 comments
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The Bott Gaffe: A Chronology [Updated 6Mar12 9:45p]

Since Wednesday, when I read the Washington Post article that cited BYU Professor Randy Bott, I have been surprised at two elements of the news and commentary I’ve read about it. First, I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the unanimity of the response—no one that I’ve seen has tried to defend the ideas that Bott expressed. Second, I’ve been surprised at the speed of the official response. If it is possible, the response makes the views expressed by Bott seem anachronistic to Mormonism today. And I hope this response will make clear to those who still maintain some version of... Read more »

The Un-Christian Juror

March 1, 2012 | 16 comments
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I finished up my month of jury duty last fall. Yes, you read that right: a month of jury duty. As things settled back to my usual craziness, I decided that I was rather disturbed by my behavior. 5 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »

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Notes from All Over

  • Watched this last night for FHE (Dave)
  • QUIT WORRYING, WE’RE FINE! (Ben S.)
  • Sister Monson passed away.(Julie)
  • “The Book of Mormon” musical scores a baptism. (Frank)
  • Spencer shines some light on “bracketing” – long live Husserl! (Adam)
  • Branch of Mormonism ready to endorse same-sex marriage(Wilfried)
  • Mormon novelist is subject of academic panel at SASS(Kent)
  • Why no one should ever use the “chewed gum” analogy again.(Julie)
  • Romney’s SVU commencement advice looks suspiciously anti-birth control (Kent)
  • WSJ looks at case of missing returned LDS missionary, feared abducted by North Korea (Kent)
  • “In order to approach the scriptures from a realistic perspective we need to take a side trip into the secular world of science and scholarship.” (Dave)
  • Hear Gilgamesh recited in Akkadian! (Ben S.)
  • Why recommending McDonald’s for lunch is a great idea (Ben S.)
  • Jenny Webb @ The Mormon Book Review (Adam)
  • Hate your garments? Maybe this is the answer (Kent)
  • Nihilism, absolutism, and Mormonism (Dave)
  • It’s like a folk doctrine time capsule! (Julie)
  • Mormon face (Julie)
  • From Jana Riess: The Mormon Reinvention of Emma Smith (Dave)
  • Remember my “Thomas Jefferson Education” post?(Julie)

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