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I never re-read books, but I decided to read this one, twenty-two years after I first read it, because “he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.” That’s a quote from the first sentence of the book, but it is true, literally true, for me, too.  I feel somewhat guilty that this book triggered my conversion, because it is not G-rated; in fact, it is a little crass.  It isn’t sweet and it isn’t fluffy and it criticizes religion and miracles and believers just as much as it celebrates them. But... Read more »

 L. Tom Perry:  An Uncommon Life:  Years of Preparation by Lee Tom Perry. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

RadioWest hosted a discussion about Mormon Women and the Priesthood this week.  It is worth a listen. 5 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »

I can’t think of anything quite like this video being done before. 7 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »

Many discussions about women and the priesthood get muddled because they don’t pay attention to the fact that “priesthood” involves multiple doctrines and practices, with different rationales, functions, and histories.  I thought it might be helpful if I separated the strands of priesthood and thought about them separately.  2 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »

This collection of essays based on the interviews in the Claremont Oral History collection is well worth reading for anyone who wants a better understanding of modern LDS women. 2 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »

I saw two examples of church-produced media in recent weeks; one was nearly perfect in every way and the other was . . . the opposite. 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike Read more »

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Me to husband:  ”Stake conference this weekend.” Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

This is one of the teaching outlines from the new youth Sunday School curriculum for February.  I thought I’d share how I plan to teach this lesson.   2 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »

Rosalynde here expresses some of the concerns that I have about the methodology of the Wear Pants and GC Prayer efforts.  I want to add a few more thoughts: 9 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »

So it looks like All Enlisted (the people who brought you “Wear Pants to Church Day”) is now starting a campaign to have a woman pray in General Conference.  It prompted this repost from BCC which references this piece from Rosalynde Welch.  I want to look at just one line from Rosalynde’s essay: 7 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »

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The church has a new website today: Mormonsandgays.org. 5 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »

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Several things I thought were interesting, with no unifying theme: 2 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »

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I suspect that John G. Turner’s Brigham Young:  Pioneer Prophet will be the definitive biography of Brigham Young for the next few decades.  Overall, this is a good thing. 9 people like this post. Like Unlike Read more »

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