The Isles of the Sea
Funny Bones, 1948 (2nd set) @ Keepapitchinin
- From the church magazines of 1948 – . Three men in a compartment of a train...
The issue of ‘beliefs’ and global warming, and why beliefs leading to action are important @ Millennial Star
- In the below post, I argue that Al Gore and most global warming alarmists don’t...
Al Gore does not believe in global warming and you probably don’t either @ Millennial Star
- Al Gore does not really believe that CO2 is destroying the Earth. You know how I know?...
What Is the Doctrine and Covenants? Part II.1, Joseph Smith’s Revelations Before 1832 @ Feast Upon the Word
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“We Have Left No One Behind”: Agents for Ourselves and for Others @ Keepapitchinin
- Agents
John Pack, part 2.5 @ BOAP.org Blog
- A
Something for the community Part II: 1995-2004 @ A Motley Vision
- Here is part two of the contents of the AML Annuals:
1995
Presidential Addresses
And Now...
Knowing How Much Y’all Love Scouting … @ Keepapitchinin
- Scouting
Something for the community Part I: 1978-1994 @ A Motley Vision
- I got tired of waiting, so I guess I should admit that this is as much for me as for...
Elkenah. Check Out Kevin Barney’s Stuff @ BOAP.org Blog
- A
Joseph Smith, John Pack and the High Priesthood, Part 2. @ BOAP.org Blog
- A
Have Courage to Say “I Don’t Know” @ Keepapitchinin
- "I Don't Know"
Girls really do have more fun @ Millennial Star
- At least at Girls Camp, they do. This is one of the first things I learned as a...
Mormon Images Available for Use @ LDS Newsroom Blog
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Looking for images to help illustrate stories about Mormons or The Church of...
Whitney Awards follow up: Lemon Tart @ A Motley Vision
- Back when I shared my 2010 Whitney Awards ballot, I mentioned the possibility of also...
Sunday School Lesson 30: 2 Chronicles 29-30; 32; 34 @ Feast Upon the Word
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KD Old Testament Lesson 29: Elisha @ Feast Upon the Word
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“Conspicuous Service, at the Risk of Their Lives”: An American Consul Praises LDS Missionaries, 1906 @ Keepapitchinin
- Conspicuous Service
Moving on Pioneer Day @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- For the last month I have been living between two homes. That means attending two...
Anderson Cooper–Who’s Keeping Him Honest On The Warren Jeffs FLDS Story? @ Messenger and Advocate
- A
No Botticelli, This— @ A Motley Vision
- I’ve been working on a number of projects lately, including my own poetry. What...
Disseminating “The Vision” in England @ Life on Gold Plates
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During this summer's Mormon Scholars Foundation Seminar at BYU the participants...
Utah Supreme Court Reverses Warren Jeffs’ Conviction @ Messenger and Advocate
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“A Preparatory School of Intensive Teaching and Training”: The Church’s First Missionary Home @ Keepapitchinin
- Missionary Home
Sweet! More Extravagant Claims for Sugar @ Keepapitchinin
- Well, no, not really. What an extraordinary difference between advertising in 1920 and...
Humane Sermon in Three Parts, 1917 @ Keepapitchinin
- Humane Sermon
How We Taught This Lesson in the Past: Lesson 30: “Come to the House of the Lord” @ Keepapitchinin
- Lesson 30
The Return of Lorenzo Barnes: Don’t Leave My Bones Far From Home @ BOAP.org Blog
- A
Stories from the Book of Mormon: The Story of Lehi, parts 9 and 10 (GRAPHIC NOVEL) @ Keepapitchinin
- Lehi 9-10
What Is the Doctrine and Covenants? Part I, Introducing the Question @ Feast Upon the Word
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Mormon Artist Magazine interview–three cut Qs & As @ A Motley Vision
- Mormon Artist Magazine interviewed me for their latest issue (Issue 10). You can find...
Things I think about when I get bored at church @ Millennial Star
- Let me say this: I get bored at church all the time, usually multiple times every Sunday....
Mormon.org Shows Who Mormons Are @ LDS Newsroom Blog
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Eighteen months in the making, mormon.org 4.0 is now online and being used by...
Review of Ockham’s Razor by Alan Williams @ A Motley Vision
- Title: Ockham’s Razor
Author: Alan Michael Williams
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing...
A second Benton County History @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- I found this account of early Mormon history in Benton County in a book by Jonathon...
Don’t Wait to Educate @ Millennial Star
- Your child is never too young to learn about appropriate sexual boundaries and what is...
How Vulnerable is the LDS Market? @ A Motley Vision
- What will the LDS market look like 20 years from now? Will there even be an LDS market?...
Flash fiction: The Monte Cristo Minnesotan @ A Motley Vision
- This is the short short story that I wrote for this year’s mn artists.org flash...
Do elite colleges and universities discriminate against Mormons? @ Millennial Star
- This study is getting a lot of attention lately. An analysis by two Princeton...
Why Anthropogenic Global Warming Isn’t the Real Issue (My Case: Part 3 of 3) @ Millennial Star
- In my last two posts, I first made the case that Anthropogenic CO2 Levels is basically...
Review: Susan Easton Black, "The Best of the Frontier Guardian" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: The Best of the Frontier Guardian
Editor: Susan Easton...
Benton County LDS History @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- In the a book of Benton County, Tennessee history I found the following quote.
"The...
Urban legends among the Mormons: No one is immune @ FAIR Blog
- Urban legends have always existed. The Internet has multiplied and accelerated them, but...
FAIR blog and politics @ FAIR Blog
- The FAIR blog is an occasional blog staffed by volunteers. Posts are typically driven by...
Sunday School Lesson 29: 2 Kings 2, 5-6 @ Feast Upon the Word
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KD Old Testament Lesson 28: Elijah @ Feast Upon the Word
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Gospel Principles Chapter 14: Priesthood Organization @ FAIR Blog
- Once again, this week’s lesson on Priesthood Organization is basically another look...
Why Our Science is Probably Not Up to the Task of Resolving the Global Warming Debate (My Case: Part 2 of 3) @ Millennial Star
- In my last post, I finally made the point that is most crucial to me: that CO2 Levels are...
Bringin’ Down the (Lord’s) House @ Millennial Star
- I wipe the sweat from my brow on the sleeve of the white jumpsuit. The red smear left...
Portable New Testament Available @ LDS Newsroom Blog
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has taken another step to make...
My Case for Acting on Curbing CO2 Emissions – Immediately (My Case: Part 1 of 3) @ Millennial Star
- In my previous posts I explained my own frustrations of trying to make sense of the...
FAIR Podcast, Episode 2: Terryl L. Givens @ FAIR Blog
- Episode 2 – Terryl L. Givens
Terryl L. Givens
We’re working on getting an...
FAIR Podcast, Episode 2: Terryl L. Givens @ Life on Gold Plates
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Dr. Givens is Professor of Literature and
Religion at the University of Richmond. He...
ZTC Presents _Immortal Hearts and Other Short Plays_ @ A Motley Vision
- The Directors: Alex Barlow, Mahonri Stewart, Brian Randall and Rachel Baird
Zion Theatre...
The Life and Death of Imprints @ A Motley Vision
- One of the sometimes inscrutable changes that happen frequently in book publishing comes...
Unknown Sermons of Joseph Smith @ BOAP.org Blog
- A
KD Old Testament Lesson 27: A Divided Kingdom @ Feast Upon the Word
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Sunday School Lesson 28:1 Kings 17-19 @ Feast Upon the Word
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Sunday School Lesson 27: 1 Kings 12-14; 2 Chronicles 17, 20 @ Feast Upon the Word
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RS/MP Lesson 14: “Priesthood Organization” (Gospel Principles Manual) @ Feast Upon the Word
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Gospel Principles Chapter 13: The Priesthood @ FAIR Blog
- Here are some resources available from FAIR about the priesthood:
Blacks and the...
Joseph Smith’s Dispensational Transition: Elias to Elijah to Messiah @ BOAP.org Blog
- A
RS/MP Lesson 12: “The Atonement” (Gospel Principles Manual) @ Feast Upon the Word
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Commentaries on Newsroom @ LDS Newsroom Blog
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One of the features of newsroom.lds.org that journalists, bloggers, opinion...
The Mormon Chapel that never was @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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In Duff, Tennessee, less than a mile from the site of the historic marker for the actual...
KD: Old Testament Lesson 26 @ Feast Upon the Word
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors @ LDS Newsroom Blog
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Youth from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Renton,...
JSP Revelations and Translations volume – Collectors Edition @ BOAP.org Blog
- A
The Home of Abraham Church @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- One of the ways I like to look at history is by identifying places. All the better if the...
RS/MP Lesson 13: “The Priesthood” (Gospel Principles Manual) @ Feast Upon the Word
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Mormon Communitarianism- Distinct by Eschatology @ BOAP.org Blog
- A
Duff Chapel Marker @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- In early June, I took a business trip to Knoxville, Tennessee. While I was there I met...
Sunday School Lesson 26: 1 Kings 3; 5-11 @ Feast Upon the Word
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Friends and Lost Hope @ Feast Upon the Word
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Maintaining Accurate Public Perceptions of Mormonism @ LDS Newsroom Blog
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The Mormon Channel recently interviewed Church Public Affairs managing director...
Printing Joseph Smith’s Sermons – Redux In Two Parts @ BOAP.org Blog
- A
Remembering June 1978 - Margaret Blair Young @ Life on Gold Plates
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This is the final installment of the "Remembering June 1978" series this year. My...
Memphis Tennessee Sunday School 1923 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Most of the earliest events of Church history if Tennessee were in middle Tennessee. But...
The Priesthood Revelation of 1978, The Book of Abraham and Missionaries @ BOAP.org Blog
- A
KD Old Testament Lesson 25: Psalms @ Feast Upon the Word
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Changing Wards @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- I'm moving into a new Ward. In many ways the change is hard. We are leaving friends we...
Sunday School Lesson 25: Psalms @ Feast Upon the Word
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Sunday School Lesson 24: 2 Samuel 11-12; Psalm 51 @ Feast Upon the Word
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Praise to the Man @ BOAP.org Blog
- A
Remembering June 1978 - Greg Prince @ Life on Gold Plates
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Gregory A. Prince is an American pathology researcher, businessman, author, and...
Four Gentle Brothers Bracing For Shock @ Messenger and Advocate
- A
SS OT #24 David, Bathsheba, Psalm 51, etc. @ Feast Upon the Word
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The Farm: A modern collective @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- I know it isn’t strictly Mormon history, but given the recent string of articles on...
CNN Video Shows Mormon Temple in Sacred Spaces @ LDS Newsroom Blog
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A recent video offering from CNN covers the recently completed Vancouver British...
Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tops Charts @ LDS Newsroom Blog
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A three-disc collection of their most popular songs propels the Mormon...
When Death Died @ Feast Upon the Word
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KD: OT Lesson 24 Notes @ Feast Upon the Word
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Vengeance is Mine, Saith the Lord @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- I have studied the Mormon experience in the US south for a couple of years now. That...
A Review Post: Joseph Smith and Catholicism @ BOAP.org Blog
- A
Remembering June 1978 - Darius Gray @ Life on Gold Plates
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The following is a transcript from the documentary "Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of...
Review: The Joseph Smith Papers Television Documentary Series, Season 1 (DVD Set) @ FAIR Blog
- Those of us in Utah were treated, beginning near the end of 2007, to a TV series created...
Joseph Smith’s “David Doctrine” and King Follett I. @ BOAP.org Blog
- A
Mormons in Cades Cove @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- In an LDS history of East Tennessee, I came across a reference to a Mormon family living...
Maturity. The Evolution of Man. @ BOAP.org Blog
- A
Preexistence: Reviewing the Review of Terryl Givens @ BOAP.org Blog
- A
Gospel Principles Chapter 12: The Atonement @ FAIR Blog
- This week’s lesson on the Atonement takes what is the most important part of what...
Old Testament Lesson 23 Study Notes: 1 Samuel 18-20, 23-24 @ Feast Upon the Word
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Apostle Talks Religious Freedom to Boston Youth @ LDS Newsroom Blog
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Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles addressed a group of...
Kingship in Israel @ Feast Upon the Word
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Mormon Missionaries Lend Helping Hand to Ohio Tornado Victims @ LDS Newsroom Blog
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A vicious tornado that made its way through northwest Ohio on June 5 has left...
Remembering June 1978 - Ron Romig @ Life on Gold Plates
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Formerly the archivist for the Community of Christ, Ron Romig is the
current president...
Much ado about McAdoo @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Most Americans today will not recognize the name William Gibbs McAdoo Jr. But his career...
Gospel Principles Chapter 11: The Life of Christ @ FAIR Blog
- This week’s priesthood and Relief Society lesson is on The Life of Christ. Listed...
James and Belle Eardley's photo @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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Last September I posted an article on James Walter Eardley. Today, thanks to Julie, an...
The Church on Twitter @ LDS Newsroom Blog
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A post on the LDS Media Talk blog today lists the official Mormon Twitter...
Remembering June 1978 - Edward L. Kimball @ Life on Gold Plates
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Edward L. Kimball is the son and biographer of Spencer W. Kimball. On 4 May 2010 he...
A Song of Tennesse keeps back the Mob @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [Marianne, an AMH reader, sent some missionary recolletions written by an ancestor of...
A fictional Book of Mormon and Moroni’s visit @ FAIR Blog
- I’ve guest-posted over on Millennial Star about reconciling the Book of Mormon as...
RS/MP Lesson 11: “The Life of Christ” (Gospel Principles Manual) @ Feast Upon the Word
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Notes on Ruth (Bruce Jorgensen) @ Feast Upon the Word
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In search of a song @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Last week I ran across a song about Tennessee. I'll post the context in a couple of days,...
Old Testament Lesson 22 Study Notes: 1 Samuel 9-11, 13, 15-17 @ Feast Upon the Word
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Grant Hardy’s Take on Captain Moroni @ Feast Upon the Word
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Remembering June 1978 - Michael R. Ash @ Life on Gold Plates
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I was a nearly 17 when the revelation was announced. We had been living in Nurnberg...
Robert Edge by Elder Belnap Part 8 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [Below are some random observations Hyrum Belap made about Robert Edge. Hyrum was...
Civility by Any Other Name @ LDS Newsroom Blog
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Public relations and poetry may not be cousins, or even distant relatives, when...
My favorite presentation at the MHA Conference @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Let me preface this with the disclaimer that I was not able to attend the whole...
Remembering June 1978 @ Life on Gold Plates
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On June 8, 1978 a revelation was announced to the world by press release:
"He...
The Conder Family before and after the Massacre @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [This paper was presented at the MHA conference on May 29, 2010. ]
Prologue
On August...
MHA Paper Bibliography @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [A few attendees at the conference asked about the sources I used for my paper. So below...
You Have a Choice @ Feast Upon the Word
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What if Abraham Failed the Test? @ Feast Upon the Word
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Old Testament Lesson 21 Study Notes: 1 Samuel 2-3; 8 @ Feast Upon the Word
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My Abstract for the MHA Conference @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Today I am presenting a paper for the Mormon History Assocition Conference so I will not...
Haitians Finding Hope @ LDS Newsroom Blog
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Haitians are not quite ready to say life has returned to normal yet, after...
Hosting the new FAIR Podcast @ Life on Gold Plates
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Before last year's FAIR Conference some of the volunteers got together to talk about...
Doing business with God and Satan @ FAIR Blog
- In the early 20th century, noted Evangelist Billy Sunday proclaimed, “I know there...
Robert Edge by Elder Belnap Part 7 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [Below is the continuation of an article written by Hyrum Belap about Robert Edge. Hyrum...
How a loving God could command the wholesale extermination of nations @ Feast Upon the Word
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DNA and the Concept of Kinship in the Book of Mormon @ Life on Gold Plates
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What is the relationship between the Lamanites of the Book of Mormon...
When Abraham Knew @ Feast Upon the Word
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Hampshire Branch @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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I love this photo. I know it is hard to read, but the inscription above the doorway...
Church Canneries Help Local Communities @ LDS Newsroom Blog
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The cost to building better communities is peanuts. The Church's welfare complex...
Margaret Nomie Church Bryant @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- An AMH reader, Julie, provided me with this autobiography. It has some great...
OT Lesson 20 Study Notes: Ruth; 1 Samuel 1 @ Feast Upon the Word
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Review: Craig L. Foster, "A Different God?: Mitt Romney, the Religious Right, and the Mormon Question" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: A Different God?: Mitt Romney, the Religious Right, and the Mormon...
Robert Edge by Elder Belnap Part 6 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [Below is the continuation of an article written by Hyrum Belap about Robert Edge. Hyrum...
Doctor Glenn Beck? @ Messenger and Advocate
- A
Judges @ Feast Upon the Word
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The Philosophies of Women–Mingled With Scripture . . . @ Messenger and Advocate
- A
Karl-Heinz Schnibbe Leaves Legacy @ LDS Newsroom Blog
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This week in Germany, Church members join with the rest of their nation in...
Pluck-em-in ... again @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- George Church was a brother of Hayden Church and early LDS missionary. Most of...
"My Faves" on the Book of Mormon - Richard Bushman @ Life on Gold Plates
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In this abbreviated edition of the "My Faves" series, Richard Bushman sent his list of...
Review: Angela Hallstrom, "Dispensation: Latter-day Fiction" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: Dispensation: Latter-day Fiction
Editor: Angela Hallstrom
Publisher:...
Joshua @ Feast Upon the Word
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Joseph Smith and Abou Ben Adhem @ Feast Upon the Word
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Finally: An Outline of a Book of Mormon Remnant Theology @ Feast Upon the Word
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Sold by God or Selling Yourself? @ Feast Upon the Word
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When Higher Education Challenged My Faith @ Life on Gold Plates
- It's been argued that higher education is often damaging to religious faith. Part of our...
RS/MP Lesson 10: “Scriptures” (Gospel Principles Manual) @ Feast Upon the Word
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OT Lesson 19 Study Notes: Judges 2; 4; 6-7; 13-16 @ Feast Upon the Word
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RS/MP Lesson 9: “Prophets of God” (Gospel Princples Manual) @ Feast Upon the Word
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Google Earth Mormonism @ Life on Gold Plates
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In honor of the concluding semester and my graduation, here's a really rough cut of...
OT Lesson 18 Study Notes: Joshua 1-6, 23-24 @ Feast Upon the Word
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OT Lesson 17 Study Notes: Deuteronomy 6; 8; 11; 32:1-4, 15-18, 30-40, 45-47 @ Feast Upon the Word
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They Shoot People–Don’t They? . . . @ Messenger and Advocate
- A
As Usual, Utah’s Old Testament Sins Fall On the Mormon Church @ A Soft Answer
- Granted, media bias is a favorite chew-toy for bloggers. And while it certainly exists,...
The Remnant in the Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 20-21, Regarding Themes @ Feast Upon the Word
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What God Learned from the Flood @ Feast Upon the Word
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“The Holy Ghost is a Son of God” (?!) @ Feast Upon the Word
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OT Lesson 16 Study Notes: Numbers 22-24; 31:1-16 @ Feast Upon the Word
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OT Lesson 15 Study Notes: Numbers 11-14; 21:1-9 @ Feast Upon the Word
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A problem with the LDS solution to the Problem of Evil @ Life on Gold Plates
- There are a few problems with the Mormon solution to the problem of evil. I'm not saying...
"My Faves" on the Book of Mormon - Brant Gardner @ Life on Gold Plates
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The next installment of the "My Faves" series includes selections by Brant Gardner....
OT Lesson 14 Study Notes: Exodus 15-20, 32-34 @ Feast Upon the Word
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The Remnant in the Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 20-21, Regarding Isaiah @ Feast Upon the Word
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Official LDS iPhone/iPad App: Gospel Library @ A Soft Answer
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Yesterday, the Church released its own official iPhone app that’s compatible with...
Why Utah Isn't Deseret—or Pop History, Ahoy! @ Life on Gold Plates
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180 years ago on April 6, 1830, the now-named Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
LDS & Mormon Blogs is Dead @ A Soft Answer
- For me anyway.
As some of you may have noticed, A Soft Answer’s sister site, LDS...
When Utah imitates the Onion @ A Soft Answer
- I understand sex education isn’t a cut and dried issue. But parents demanding that...
Spaulding Manuscript and the Book of Mormon: A New Parallel @ Life on Gold Plates
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Last year a new study purported to reveal the real author(s) of the Book of Mormon. The...
Review: John Sanders, "No Other Name: An Investigation into the Destiny of the Unevangelized" @ Life on Gold Plates
- Title: No Other Name: An Investigation into the Destiny of the...
Review: Grant Hardy, "Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide
Author: Grant...
A Shady Craigslist Posting In Provo @ A Soft Answer
- Helping my wife google for Elder Scott talks on the sacrament (the search on lds.org...
Kristen's Dilemma: Eternity or Annihilation @ Life on Gold Plates
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They played Alphaville's "Forever Young" at every junior high dance I ever awkwardly...
First Presidency Urges Church Members To Participate in Census @ Messenger and Advocate
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Review: David Bentley Hart, "Atheist Delusions" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies
Author:...
More Anti-Mormon Proposition 8 Hysteria @ Messenger and Advocate
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Shocker: “Mormons Most Conservative Major Religious Group in U.S.” @ A Soft Answer
- Alternatively, “Confirmed: The Bloggernacle is in no way a reflection of what most...
Proposition 8 Proponents Ask High Court To Ban TV Coverage Of Trial @ Messenger and Advocate
- A
New Jersey Senate Defeats Gay Marriage @ Messenger and Advocate
- A
Two Church-State Scrambles @ A Soft Answer
- I believe most of the “separation of church and state” rhetoric is overblown...
Religious Intensity and Party Identification @ A Soft Answer
- Gallup takes another look at how religious intensity correlates with party identification...
Caring for the Poor as a “New Emphasis” for the Church @ A Soft Answer
- Picking up on an earlier post, the SL Trib confirms that caring for the poor as a...
“To Care For the Poor and Needy” @ A Soft Answer
- Bishop Edgley strikes again. Tonight was the adult session of our stake conference, with...
