So asks Ronan. Here’s my polygamy theory–and it is worth every penny you paid for it:
Author: Julie M. Smith
I live in Austin, Texas, with my husband, Derrick, an electrical engineer. We have three boys: Simon ('98), Nathan ('01), and Truman ('04). We are a homeschooling family and I also teach at the LDS Institute here in Austin. I have a BA in English from UT Austin and an MA in Biblical Studies (Theology) from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, where I specialized in the study of women in the New Testament. I wrote my thesis on Mark 14:3-9, which I explored from literary and feminist perspectives to determine how the story teaches the audience about Jesus's identity. I wrote a book, Search, Ponder, and Pray: A Guide to the Gospels. It contains 4,000 questions (no answers) designed to get the LDS reader to really think about the scriptures and to introduce the major findings of biblical studies to the general reader. I like to read, buy books, and go out for ethnic food.
An Unfortunate Ensign Article
The July 2008 Ensign has an article titled “Cancer, Nutrition, and the Word of Wisdom.” I think it is ill-advised for several reasons.
Revelation 2:1-11
Read the previous post in this series here.
Alyssa Peterson
I kinda vaguely remember hearing about that LDS woman who was killed in Iraq awhile back.
Resolved
“The Church is happier with doubters who go on missions and accept ward callings than with the vocally orthodox who find ways to shirk.” Discuss.
‘So many roads lead to a wet wipe’
More grist for the mill here. Please read, return, and report. P.S.–I never wash my floors either.
Revelation 1:12-20
Previous post here
A Thomas Jefferson Education?
UPDATE (8/12/13): When I wrote this post, I had no idea what was going on “behind the scenes.” Please be sure to read this–it concerns accusations of fraud against DeMille and his ouster from GWC. For the uninitiated, Thomas Jefferson Education (hereafter TJE) is a method of homeschooling–a method very popular among Mormons.
A Post Too Good for the Sidebar
Should be of particular interest to our SSM hounds.
Revelation 1:4-11
Introducing Innocents to the Fallen World
Scene One: In the car.
Revelation 1:1-3
So much for one post per chapter.
Revelation 21:10-21
Before we begin, we need to begin at the beginning:
Let’s Prognosticate
Gas prices. Food prices. Credit crisis. Recession. Iraq. Iran.
Food Storage Idea
There’s a really good conversation about food storage over at MMW and I want to throw one more idea out there, because it hadn’t occurred to me until recently that the best place to do my food storage buying was the most expensive grocery store in town.
IDTM
If one more Mormon tells me to see Expelled, I am going to scream.
Mormons and Reality Shows
Read and discuss.
How to read an “autobiographical novel”
I have no idea. You tell me.
Some Thoughts about Provident Living
Two questions, actually.
Marriott, Again
I know we’ve had this conversation before, but . . .
Playing with Fire
More Mormon Urban Legends?
How about the one about the frog in boiling water?
The Quote that Wouldn’t Die
Remember that one about youth being generals in the war in heaven?
Homeschooling Kindergarten
I’m frequently asked how to homeschool kindergarten, so I thought it might be useful to post it for future reference.
Book Review: Bound on Earth
Angela Hallstrom’s debut novel, Bound on Earth, is worth reading.
Mothers Who Know: Homes and Temples
In her General Conference address last Fall, President Beck said, “Growth happens best in a “house of order,” and women should pattern their homes after the Lord’s house (see D&C 109).”
Have an Average Day
Read this (it’s short).
Thou Shalt Blog
You heard it here first: a member of the Quorum of the Twelve has ordered you to blog about the Church.
What the Smith Boys Said This Year
This year, Simon turned nine, Nathan turned six, and Truman turned three. For previous installments, see here, here, and here.
I Heart Rob Bell
I have a theological crush (not to be confused with an intellectual crush or a garden variety crush) on Rob Bell.