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Here’s a quick thought exercise: 1. How many female Melchizedek Priesthood holders are currently in your ward? 2. How many Black Melchizedek Priesthood holders are currently in your ward? Read More
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Perhaps it is just me, but “scriptorian” seems to be an honorific that has fallen out of favor. Read More
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Our spam filter has been on drugs lately. Several legit comments got held up as spam for a few hours until the admins let them out. Apologies if this was you. Hopefully, the problem won’t last. If it does, we’ll look into our options on the technical side. Read More
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By and large, I don’t think that we do a particularlly good job preparing members to go to the temple for the first time. As a result, I think that many members — especially converts without close family members who have been to the temple — get worried about what is going to happen, especially if they have heard any of the discussion in the bloggernacle or elsewhere about “issues” with the temple. Here is what I would write to such a person: Read More
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I’ve talked about authority a few different times, but I thought I should try writing something up as a post. So here’s a version comparing it to roulette: Read More
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A review in four parts: Read More
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As a missionary, I was constantly admonished to ensure that our potential converts were spiritually, and not just socially converted. Read More
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I’ve been distributing weekly lesson supplements to our senior Primary teachers; I figured I might as well post them here. “Those might be of some use,” as my four-year-old would say. You can also use these ideas for FHE, Sharing Time, etc. Read More
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I was going to title this “growing older,” but I decided to be honest. I’ll be fifty-nine this year and, though I’m not yet decrepit, by most people’s measures I’ll officially be old next year. Read More
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So, we’re told that motherhood is given to women, as Priesthood to men. Two motherhood-priesthood thoughts occur to me: 1. True or false: “The rights of motherhood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven, and the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only upon the principle of righteousness. Read More
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According to Mormon doctrine, children who die before the age of accountability are fast-tracked straight to the Celestial Kingdom. This idea creates all sorts of numbers problems. Read More
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My wife and I were in Jerusalem for a week in March. Below are some thoughts on the city, its religious heritage, and the current conflict. Read More
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When we think of temptations related to the Word of Wisdom, we usually think of, you know, being tempted to violate the WoW. But I can think of a few different WoW-related temptations. Read More
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Twelve years ago my family piled in a rented RV and drove cross-country to attend a wedding reception for my older brother and his wife in Minnesota. On the way we stopped at the church history sites in Missouri, including Independence, Liberty Jail, and Far West. Read More
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Lesson 25: Psalms Read More
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Of you it is required to forgive all men, reads the scripture. That’s not an easy one. Read More
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The first chapter of Matthew includes five women in Jesus’ genealogy. Why? Read More
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Lesson 24: 2 Samuel 11-12; Psalm 51 Read More
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Off the top of my head, I think that in the Church we generally mean one of three things when we use the word “apostasy”: Read More
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Ben tells me that a few words of personal introduction are in order, both to introduce myself (since up to this point I’ve been a stranger to the blogosphere) and hopefully to contextualize some of what I’ll write over the next couple of weeks. Read More
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I am happy to introduce Patrick Mason as our next guest blogger. Patrick just finished his PhD in History at Notre Dame and will be working here this year as a program coordinator in Peace Studies Read More
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My children are getting ready for Father’s Day, and this involves practicing that primary song about fathers of the home, the ward, and us all. So tonight we had an interesting dinner-table conversation, about whether the same structure applies to mothers. We have a mother of our home, and we have a mother of us all. Is there a such thing as the mother of the ward? Read More
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That’s not the answer you expect when you toss out the standard home/visiting teaching line asking if there is anything you can do to help your teachee. Read More
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I mainly read history because it is fun. I do, however, occasionally have other reasons. Read More
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“Probably the only people who are more lonely in an LDS ward than musicians who used to be almost-famous are filmmakers who never were”–Greg Whiteley, director of New York Doll. Read More
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I love Elder Oaks’ talks. Read More
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There are a small but growing number of gay Mormon men who comment regularly on T&S and other bloggernacle blogs. Read More
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When I was a child, I tasted sour cream, and I immediately wondered, “why on earth would anyone willingly put that stuff into his mouth?” Read More
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As I was re-reading conference, I came across this closing statement by President Hinckley: Read More
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Nightline‘s first segment tonight focused on gay Mormons. Read More