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We’ve finally read the entire Book of Mormon as a family, all of us (those that can read, anyway) taking turns verse by verse. It only took us four and a half years, and we’re ready to do it again. Read More
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Wilford Woodruff’s journal entry for Tuesday, December 5, 1865, is short: “I spent the day packing away Apples.” (The entry for the 6th is equally short: “I undertook to make some Cider to day. It was to Cold to get the Juece out of the Apples.”) Read More
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I was maybe ten years old when I complained to my father about having to go to church. I didn’t like it; it was boring; why couldn’t I just stay home? His response susprised me: “If you don’t want to be there, then stay home. God doesn’t want your grudging obedience.” Read More
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The current issue of BYU Studies publishes for the first time a very interesting letter from one of the first Hawaiian converts, Jonathan (Ionatana) Napela, to the Prophet Brigham Young. Read More
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Lesson 33: Jonah 1-4; Micah 2, 4-7 This is another long set of study notes. Read More
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Mormon Stories is no longer “open, honest, respectful”; however, they are now “building bridges.” Read More
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Let’s face it — we haven’t hit the mainstream until we’ve broken into horror movies. And the possibilities for Mormon horror are enormous. After a quick brainstorm with danithew (of Blog-Diss fame), I’m chuckling about some of the possibilities. In the best Julie-Smith tradition, let me present: Read More
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This is not the kind of article you see every day. Read More
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Lesson 32: Job WARNING: This may set the record for the length of my scripture study posts. Read More
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Over at some-other-blog, Kristine asks the interesting question, “what is the purpose of time?” Read More
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A common narrative in the church relates to new converts who join the church despite intense pressure from their family or community. But does the calculus change any if a promise is involved? How and when should religious promises be broken? Read More
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Does it say anything about me that I have friends who couldn’t be friends with one another? Read More
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My wife hates my hair. There’s no better way to put it. Read More
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This is what you see as you drive on 300 West just past 300 North in Salt Lake City: Read More
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What is “grace”, really? We know we are saved by grace (Ephesians 2:8; 2 Nephi 25:23). Of course, lots of people (including some Mormons) think Mormons don’t believe in salvation by grace. Read More
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Lesson 31: Proverbs and Ecclesiastes Read More
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Does God control who is Church President by ending life (using the “death card”)? Or does he control who is President by controlling the order in which Apostles are called? Of course, both can be true (or neither depending on your theological persuasion), but let’s examine these questions systematically. Read More
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Most summers for the last twenty-two years, I’ve come to Italy for a week or more Read More
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Lesson 30: 2 Chronicles 29-30; 32; 34 Read More
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“A faith that has never been doubted is not as valuable or authentic as a faith that has been doubted.” Read More
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A dear friend of mine recently wrote to me, confiding that she’s been coming to the slow and vertiginous realization that she’s never had a strong testimony of the gospel, despite a life of exemplary activity in and service to the Church. With her permission, I’ve shared my response to her letter below. Read More
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Are the rules of Mormonism constitutive or regulative? Read More
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There are two “religious” magazines that I like to read fairly regularly. Neither is Mormon. Read More
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This is a post about Mormonism and Leo Strauss. Read More
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I can think of at least three different ways in which one can read the scriptures. Read More