Author: Julie M. Smith
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Structures
Not every scholar agrees (as if!), but some identify the following structure in Matthew’s Gospel:
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April 2011 FHEs
Introduction to this series is here. I only prepared three this month in order to leave time for an Easter FHE (one of my favorites is here).
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Book Review: God So Loved the World: The Final Days of the Savior’s Life
Eric D. Huntsman, God So Loved the World: The Final Days of the Savior’s Life, Deseret Book, 2011.
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Gospels
Imagine your four favorite meals. Now imagine them cut into bite-sized pieces and combined into one dish.
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Parables
The Greek word translated as “parable” means, basically, a comparison. A parable compares one thing with another.
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Polygamy, Again
The real reason that polygamy was restored was to decrease the number of children each woman would have, which was necessary in order to
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The Failure that Was a Success: How My Son’s Losing the Spelling Bee Was One of the Proudest Moments of My Life
A guest post from former guest blogger Eric Huntsman:
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Reactions to Single, Female, Mormon, Alone
So this column was definitely the digital equivalent of kicking over an anthill.
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Mormon Identity: Men and Women in the Church
Go here and either listen to or read (I love transcripts! Thank you!) this episode and then return and report.
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It’s That Time Again
The time when it feels like I spend most of Gospel Doctrine translating the scriptures into modern English instead of actually teaching them.
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Goodbye Satan, Hello World
I don’t have any statistics for you, just a hunch that we now usually say “the world” where twenty or more years ago we would have said “Satan” or “the devil.”
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Kids, Conference
I used to worry that my kids weren’t listening to a word of General Conference. Now I worry that my kids are listening to every single word of General Conference.
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The Limits of Orthodoxy
Apparently, you can’t say polygamy was not God’s will. But you can say that a male-only priesthood is not God’s will. Go figure.
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Mormon Studies on Your eReader
I got a Kindle a few weeks ago, and my affection for it is quickly approaching idolatry. But we aren’t going to talk about that right now; we’re going to talk about how to Mormon-Studies-geek out your ereader. Here’s what I have found so far; I expect you to add to the fun.
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A New New Testament
I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but on more than one occasion, I have seriously considered stealing scriptures from the temple.
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Eye Single
A dear friend–who is a single, never-married, 40-something, extremely faithful LDS woman–emailed this to a few friends. I share it with her permission, having edited out identifying information: