Even More Islands and Atolls
Mormon Women Bare @ Exponent
- Despite the inconvenience of an 8 AM Sunstone session this past July, my friend Katrina...
Mandela Elevated; Brigham Thrown Under the Bus @ Mormon Heretic
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Mormons, Mandela, and the Race and Priesthood Statement @ kiwimormon
- And yet there is more that could be said and done. Call me cynical but the timing of...
Announcement: Give the Gift of Exponent II This Christmas @ Exponent
- Exponent II’s Winter issue will come out after Christmas this year, but that...
Lit Review: George and Wolfe “Natural Law and Public Reason” #rawlsreligion @ Approaching Justice
- NOTE: This is a research note as I compile my literature review. Robert George and...
Video: The Life of Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) @ Approaching Justice
- I have been looking for a brief video that might serve as a good introduction to the life...
The Best New Year’s Resolution I Ever Made @ Exponent
- A couple years ago as it came time for New Year’s goals, I realized that I had made the...
46664 #mandela @ Approaching Justice
- As the world mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela many are making lists of their favorite...
December 2013 Visiting Teaching Message: The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: The Only Begotten Son @ Exponent
- I was 18 and preparing to go home for my first holiday break from University. Being in...
Once in Royal Jethro’s City. @ Approaching Justice
- There was a nugget of a find at the local Thrift Shop today, “The Jethro Tull Christmas...
Guest Post: The Miracle of Forgiveness @ Exponent
- By East River Lady
(CW & TW: child and sexual abuse; suicide)
“Ask God for...
Atheism, Relativism, and Morality #rawlsreligion @ Approaching Justice
- Rawls says that atheism is one view that Bodin could not abide. For Bodin, atheism is not...
Relief Society Lesson 1: Our Father in Heaven @ Exponent
- credit: NASA/JPL
In the Book of Mormon, Alma debated Korihor about the existence of...
Guest Post: What I Didn’t Know About Abusive Relationships @ Exponent
- By Kathy West
I know someone in an abusive relationship. Chances are, you do, too.
The...
All I Really Need To Know About Mothering I Learned From My Cat @ Exponent
- While I raised my children I remember watching myself over-expend energy. I was aware of...
Sacred Music: a New Series on The Exponent @ Exponent
- On Sunday after our most recent General Conference, I was pooped. The concern for my...
Is Motherhood Enough? @ Exponent
- Because of my involvement with Ordain Women, I have many conversations about women and...
Why Snuffer Got Exe’d @ Mormon Heretic
- A
Is a More Beautiful World Possible? @ Approaching Justice
- I may be the problem. In his new book The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is...
“Asking peace of all the world And good will to man” @ Approaching Justice
- Calling the song that is the subject of this post a “Hymn of Social Justice”...
Videos Posted: Interpreter Conference on Science and Mormonism @ LDS Science Review
- Videos from the Interpreter conference, Science & Mormonism: Cosmos, Earth & Man, are now...
Reflections @ Ethesis
- I very much enjoyed the speakers at Church this last Sunday. As always, I had to leave...
Inclusiveness and the gospel @ Ethesis
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Wherever you are, whatever you are wearing, whatever
language you are hearing, you...
I am Thankful for…Monty Python’s Philosopher Football @ Approaching Justice
- With the announcement of a Monty Python reunion, I thought I would share my favorite...
Put The First Thanksgiving on Your Christmas List @ Approaching Justice
- I loved reading The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and...
“Look in their eyes ma, You’ll see me” #hymnsofsocialjustice @ Approaching Justice
- Bruce Springsteen is teaming up with Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello to...
On giving a Sacrament Meeting Talk about Official Declaration Two @ kiwimormon
- On Sunday I was asked to give a sacrament talk on Official Declaration Two, which is the...
Latter-day Saints Must Do a Better Job Answering Atheism @ LDS Science Review
- Last February Elder Jeffery R. Holland gave a talk (recently published) at the J. Reuben...
Single Party Domination @ Mormon Heretic
- A
Mormon Movies @ Mormon Heretic
- A
“The Upward Path”: Progression in the Earthly and Heavenly Realms (Part 2) @ Worlds Without End
- An important thread running through Mormonism is the religious significance often...
Todd Christensen Passes Away @ Mormon Heretic
- A
Evangelical Wants to Keep Mormon Moment Alive @ Mormon Heretic
- A
Movie Review for Thor, The Dark World @ Ethesis
- I have not seen it, but I've been told this is pretty...
“The Sometimes Sandy Soil of Doubt & Uncertainty”: Humility and Church Leadership @ Worlds Without End
- In his best-selling book Good to Great, business author and former Stanford professor Jim...
Mormons Being Proselytized @ Mormon Heretic
- A
Nature Doesn't Care About Your Morality @ LDS Science Review
- A few days ago Slate.com published a fun (in a bit of a perverse kind of way) article,...
The Allegory of the Sinus @ kiwimormon
- Firstly, let me point out that this post isn’t really about my husband or his...
AAR Northwest Call for Papers @ Worlds Without End
- Call for Papers 2014
PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION
AAR/SBL/ASOR
Regional Meeting
University...
What the New Computer Study Can Tell Us about the Book of Mormon @ Worlds Without End
- In my last post I reviewed Duane and Chris Johnson’s new computer study that purports...
New Computer Study Purports to Detect Literary Influences on the Book of Mormon @ Worlds Without End
- The Internet’s been abuzz with hype this week about a new computer study by Duane...
Women Addicted to Porn too @ Mormon Heretic
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Can’t we all just get along? @ Worlds Without End
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This year I have had the enlightening opportunity to attend three Mormon-themed...
On raising children -- what economists have to say @ Ethesis
- I was listening to...
Senator Lee and D&C 121 @ Mormon Heretic
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On being ‘that girl’ no longer @ kiwimormon
- I used to be that girl. Devout, unquestioning, orthodox, loyal, safe. But I’m not...
Are These Mascots Offensive? @ Mormon Heretic
- A
New Andrei Orlov Book Released: Heavenly Priesthood in the Apocalypse of Abraham @ Heavenly Ascents
- As I previously announced on Heavenly Ascents, my MA advisor, Professor Andrei Orlov, has...
The Truth of Untrue Storytelling in Mormonism @ Worlds Without End
- A common point of frustration many Mormons feel concerns the inconsistencies and...
Mormon Culture Wars: Samoan Members Take on the Corporation! @ kiwimormon
- I belong to a very diverse ward which includes Maori, Pakehā (Haolies or Palagi),...
Mourning With Those That Mourn: A Homily on the Lord’s Supper @ Improvement Era
- The following is adapted from a message I presented as a Sacrament Meeting talk in two...
Archaeological Discoveries Reveal an Israelite Belief in God’s Wife and a Pantheon? (Haaretz) @ Heavenly Ascents
- A recent article in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz (online), presents some recent (and...
Conference: THE LADY OF THE TEMPLE: EXAMINING THE DIVINE FEMININE IN THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION @ Heavenly Ascents
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Conference Schedule
The Academy for Temple Studies and the Utah State University...
The Legend of the Ten Lost Tribes “Carried Over the Waters” @ Heavenly Ascents
- Eli Yassif of Haaretz has a recent article that looks at legends surrounding the ten...
Blood and Horror on this Earth @ kiwimormon
- Thousands and thousands of Mormons all over the world attend temple services on a daily...
Where Do Spirits Meet Electrons? @ LDS Science Review
- I enjoy reading physicist Sean Carroll because he is a penetrating thinker and good...
Celebrations of Learned Men: Nibley, Schoolmen, and the Denial of Revelation @ Worlds Without End
- Worlds Without End is once again pleased to host Allen Hansen. Allen is originally from...
Yellow Rain: The Chemical Attack that Probably Didn't Happen @ LDS Science Review
- Current events in Syria--the alleged use of sarin gas--have brought the opaque methods of...
Testimony tips @ A Latter-day Voice
- Man, do I love the Book of Mormon.I have for some time. It is a key element of my...
The Oceans Are Still Part of the Globe @ LDS Science Review
- There are a lot of news stories out today about a new study that explains the recent...
Seeing with an Eye of Faith (from www.plantingmindseeds.com) @ Heavenly Ascents
- A remarkable phrase shows up a number of times in the Book of Mormon. It involves...
Why I Still Dislike Intelligent Design @ LDS Science Review
- Over at Interpreter, Gregory Smith has written a longish review of several books on the...
Spiritual Sudoku @ A Latter-day Voice
- I recently worked my first Sudoku puzzle. If you’re not familiar, Sudoku puzzles have...
On Being One @ A Latter-day Voice
- In yesterday’s High Priest group meeting, one of our members led us in a discussion of...
The Secret @ Ethesis
- My mother was a professional cake decorator for much of the time I was growing up,...
On reading a new copy of the Book of Mormon @ A Latter-day Voice
- I don’t know how many times I’ve read the Book of Mormon. I imagine (conservatively)...
Balance @ A Latter-day Voice
- I’m back.I’ve been on a self-imposed hiatus. There was some vacation time, some minor...
“We Like It When Gentiles Study Us”: Sunstone Panel 2013, Or: Why I Think WWE Is Important @ Worlds Without End
- “We like it when Gentiles study us. We already know we’re important, but it feels...
Science Makes Us Less Dumb @ LDS Science Review
- I came across a nice essay in praise of the scientific method. It's actually an excerpt...
“All Things Unto Me Are Spiritual”: Worship Through Corporeality in Hasidism & Mormonism (Part 1) @ Worlds Without End
- An important thread running through Mormonism is the religious significance often...
I’d Like to Bear my Testimony that I Know Family Home Evening is True. @ kiwimormon
- I only recently became sold on the importance of Family Home Evening. Orthodox...
Save the Date: Interpreter Symposium on Science & Mormonism @ LDS Science Review
- The Interpreter Foundation (Daniel Peterson and other FARMS cast-offs) is sponsoring a...
A flood of seminary @ A Latter-day Voice
- I am returning to teach seminary again in the fall. (I’d posted before that I was...
The Future of the Church IS the ‘International’ Church @ kiwimormon
- It’s a beautiful Winter’s day in Christchurch today. Clear blue skies, cool...
Joseph Smith and Symmes's Hole @ LDS Science Review
- Today, Slate.com's history blog calls attention to the attempt in 1818 by John Cleves...
Testimony and Faith Journeys @ A Latter-day Voice
- As I think about my membership in the LDS church (nearly 37 years now), I realize that I...
Addiction Recovery and the Twelve Steps @ Ethesis
- Elder Mathew Cowley of
the quorum of the twelve apostles in 1954.
"Sometimes our own...
Pitch Illustrates Geological Time in a Lifetime @ LDS Science Review
- Perhaps my favorite feature of Provo Canyon (right) is the bent rock layer toward the...
A series on Addiction Recovery @ A Latter-day Voice
- I was out last week at a family reunion, so did not post. While I was gone, Real Intent...
Some inspiration @ Ethesis
- Recently...
Mission Call Madness @ A Latter-day Voice
- A recent Salt Lake Tribune opinion piece about Bountiful HS grads who “announced”...
Spiritual Mentors @ A Latter-day Voice
- The kernel of the idea for this post came from a comment over at Real Intent. In response...
Revisiting electronic scriptures @ A Latter-day Voice
- Some time ago, MMM did a great post on electronic vs paper scriptures and I joined...
Let's talk about sex @ A Latter-day Voice
- We had an awesome 5th Sunday lesson yesterday. Our bishop taught us about teaching...
Adoption, Creation, and Spirit Birth: It's All Matter @ LDS Science Review
- Let's do a thought experiment. We'll imagine 6 different parallel universes where Bob and...
The Big Meeting @ A Latter-day Voice
- Like many others, I watched the leadership training broadcast yesterday afternoon, and...
The Work of Salvation Broadcast: An Antipodean Summary @ kiwimormon
- In light of the recent ‘Work of Salvation’ broadcast it appears that the...
Material Continuity in the Resurrection and Bold Inquiry @ LDS Science Review
- You have probably seen the following quote from Joseph Smith before, delivered at an 1843...
"We're just like you." @ A Latter-day Voice
- We had a special stake conference this past weekend. Four general authorities (including...
Provider, Protector and Plumber @ A Latter-day Voice
- Yesterday was an awesome Father’s Day. I had calls and wishes from all my kids, a...
The Boomerang, My Father, and Me @ A Latter-day Voice
- When I was 11 or 12, my father and I embarked on a project to build a boomerang.I’m not...
35 Years Later -- Memories of the revelation on the priesthood @ A Latter-day Voice
- Saturday was the 35th anniversary of the announcement of extension of priesthood...
So you’ve been called to serve a mission in New Zealand! Some insider tips for the Americans @ kiwimormon
- I’ve been travelling over the last three weeks and last night I found myself in...
The Best Kept Secret @ A Latter-day Voice
- In the last months of my mission, my companion’s brother was travelling through Europe...
Experience coaches vs. helicopter parenting @ A Latter-day Voice
- Last week’s Wall Street Journal featured this story on parents’ serving as...
My Plan for Stopping Tornadoes @ LDS Science Review
- What, if anything, should we do about tornadoes? James P. Pinkerton at The American...
My conversion story @ A Latter-day Voice
- Encouraged by MMM’s 2nd Annual Hug a Convert Day, I am sharing my own conversion...
Wow, it's here early! @ A Latter-day Voice
- See that button over there to the right? It looks just like this:If you click on...
The Changing Political Climate on Climate @ LDS Science Review
- Good Republicans don't worry about climate change--except as a liberal plot to destroy...
Good things come in threes @ A Latter-day Voice
- No, this is not a follow up on my Three Good Things post from last week, but I suppose in...
Terryl Givens on the "Prophetic Mantle"; Myth of Infallibility @ Clean Cut
- From Terryl Givens' "Letter to a doubter":"Abraham deceived Abimelech about his...
In Defense of "The Orange Shirt" @ A Latter-day Voice
- I’m still an avid reader of The Friend, even though my youngest graduated Primary last...
The Church's Position on Embryonic Stem-cell Research @ LDS Science Review
- Embryonic stem cells are back in the news, so I thought it might be worth reminding...
Three Good Things @ A Latter-day Voice
- I’m dealing with a rather long period of depression. I wrote about it at Real Intent a...
Listen to the still small voice! Listen. Listen. @ A Latter-day Voice
- In 12-step programs there are often promises associated with working the steps. ...
Happy 400 ppm! @ LDS Science Review
- Carbon dioxide concentrations have hit 400 parts per million for the first time in human...
And God Created Fowl @ LDS Science Review
- If you have 3 minutes to spare, have a look at this video. Science writer Carl Zimmer...
But what have you done? @ Ethesis
- My mother-in-law tells the story of her first ward after she was married.
The bishop had...
Don't Forget that the Universe is Strange @ LDS Science Review
- Over at BOAP.org, WVS expresses his doubt that absolute foreknowledge and free will can...
Appreciating the Tapestry/Symphony @ Clean Cut
- When I was thirteen my family made a trip to Utah where we saw the BYU Young Ambassadors...
Should Tea Be Allowed in Africa? @ LDS Science Review
- The history of Word of Wisdom observance in the Church is more interesting than you might...
Let Us Speak of Bowels, and the Fullness Thereof @ LDS Science Review
- A couple of days ago I got to wondering about the scriptural use of the word bowels, as...
Asking Questions: What should I expect from this lesson? @ Ethesis
- In the Lorenzo Snow manual there is a sub-heading (on page 25) "Ministering to...
Grace & the Person in the Pit analogy (at Feast Upon the Word) @ Beginnings New
- In order to reach both YW and YM leaders, I have posted some notes about the March...
On diet supplements and vitamins @ Ethesis
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My mother got a free subscription to a nutrition magazine that mostly wrote about...
Women in the Military, women in combat @ Ethesis
- There has been a lot of discussion over the years about women in the...
Converging Paths to Truth...and Peace? @ LDS Science Review
- A little over a decade ago I purchased my first book on Mormonism and science, The Search...
@ Ethesis
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"This conspiracy of silence was partially my fault because, as is typical and...
Come and share your thoughts @ Beginnings New
- Those of us who have been writing for this blog for the past few years have all felt...
More tiny house news @ Ethesis
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Ella and
Tumbleweed: A Perfect Combination
Ella Jenkins, has recently joined...
REVIEW: War and Peace In Our Time: Mormon Perspectives @ Improvement Era
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Title: “War & Peace In Our Time: Mormon Perspectives”
Editors: Patrick...
Living with Grief @ Ethesis
- When Jessica first died, I had sent to me a quote from David O. McKay's wife about how,...
Escaping the lies @ Ethesis
- The
reason people believe the second lie seems obvious. It allows them to
seek what...
Lies that separate us from God @ Ethesis
- Preface
There are many lies that can keep us away from God. Most commonly, lies keep...
Lead Heads @ LDS Science Review
- The Guardian's George Monbiot:At first it seemed preposterous. The hypothesis was so...
Doomed, yet we try anyway ... @ Ethesis
-
So much truth in this one.
And, should it need to be said, nominate and vote...
More on Tiny Houses @ Ethesis
- I am receiving no compensation or inducements to share this material, I'm just doing it...
Saying foolish things @ Ethesis
- Based on personal experience, I can tell you that people saying foolish things to those...
Ethical Climates and Religion @ Ethesis
- One growing area of study in experimental ethics is the effect of what are often called...
Share, Teach, Act: Questions on getting Youth more involved with the New Curriculum @ Beginnings New
- Like many of you, our ward is spending several Sundays getting ready to teach the New...
Baptism -- Guest Post @ Ethesis
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How Joshua's Sun Stood Still While the World Turned @ LDS Science Review
- I've been reading John Walton's Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament:...
Autobiography @ Ethesis
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My biography makes for bad
fiction.
My paternal grandfather, Robert
Henry Marsh...
Understanding commandments (rough draft) @ Ethesis
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A rough draft of a submission to Real IntentToo
often commandments look like a crazy...
Funerals @ Ethesis
- I was at a child's funeral yesterday, at least as long as my heart could take it. Just...
Adrr.com is down @ Ethesis
- Not sure what the problem is, other than servers on the East Coast.
Will see how long...
Training Video for the New Curriculum: Determine What to Teach @ Beginnings New
- I'm starting to explore the material on lds.org about the new curriculum. I think these...
Welcome to the new curriculum! @ Beginnings New
- The time has finally come!!!! I wish we could hold some celebration of sorts...
New Youth Curriculum, and the Digital Facilitation of New Revelation @ Improvement Era
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[Cross posted over at Worlds Without End: A Mormon Studies Roundtable, a wonderful...
The Book of Abraham and the Great Toilet Paper Test @ LDS Science Review
- In light of the recent controversy over whether and how the length of the original scroll...
REVIEW and MUSINGS – Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet @ Improvement Era
- John Turner’s Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet is an excellent book. An important book....
180 Years (and 1 month) Ago In Church Periodicals: August 1832 @ Improvement Era
- I’ve been trying to make sure I get these up during the same month they were initially...
Best thing about Girls Camp this year? @ Beginnings New
- What things can you share with us from your Girls Camp that you were excited about and/or...
Pioneers @ Clean Cut
- PioneersMy people were Mormon pioneers.Is the blood still good?They stood in awe as...
180 Years Ago In Church Periodicals: July 1832 @ Improvement Era
- The second edition of the Star featured The Vision, known to us today as Doctrine and...
Youth Media - Pure and Simple Faith @ Beginnings New
- Happy summer! Today I'm posting the newest video from youth.lds.org. It...
Book of Mormon Stories That My Toddler Told To Me (1 Nephi) @ Improvement Era
- Here’s a glimpse of Family Scripture Study here at my home, with my 2 1/2 year old...
HGTV Gardening Shows @ Our Mother's Keeper
- Since launching in 1994, HGTV has grown exponentially to include an impressive collection...
Teaching to Understand @ Beginnings New
- I've been reading, off and on, Elder Bednar's book Increase In Learning: Spiritual...
Book of Mormon, Joseph Spencer, and Collective Salvation @ Improvement Era
- I think we’re finally being to see the fruits of what President Benson was really...
Think Before You Pass Out @ Beginnings New
- Why, why do Young Women leaders persist in doing this?Go here, and read this post.Treats...
Youth Media - Our True Identity @ Beginnings New
- President Uchtdorf has a way with words. I find so many of his talks to be poetic...
180 Years Ago In Church Periodicals: June 1832 @ Improvement Era
- While the June 2012 issue of the Ensign has arrived in nearly every subscriber’s...
Growing Vegetables – Tips and Planting Times @ Our Mother's Keeper
- More and more people are deciding to save money and eat healthier by planting their own...
Melchizedek Priesthood - notes on D&C 128, D&C 121, and Alma 12 & 13 (YW Lesson 15, Manual 1) @ Beginnings New
- Our ward is teaching the lessons on Priesthood after the lessons on the temple. We're...
Top 10 Garden Perennials to Spice Up Your Garden @ Our Mother's Keeper
- The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and the trees are green once again. It is...
Documentary Hypothesis – The Name of God @ Banner, Sword, and Shield
- A
Cherry Blossoms and Their Peak Season @ Our Mother's Keeper
- The cherry blossom is by far, considered one of the most beautiful trees. It has been...
Is the Documentary Hypothesis antithesis of Mormonism or a point of explanation? A discussion @ Banner, Sword, and Shield
- A
Closing the Loop @ Beginnings New
- I haven't written a blog post in ages, so I'm really glad ks is here keeping things...
Vegetable Gardening Basics @ Our Mother's Keeper
- Growing your very own vegetables and sustaining your own vegetable garden can be...
Top Ten Annuals for Your Garden @ Our Mother's Keeper
- Growing a garden is not only a rewarding experience, but it can also be fun. It...
Youth Media - Dare to Stand Alone @ Beginnings New
- So today I wanted to share the newest youth.lds.org video (these can also be found on...
Harshness and Fear: Not My Thing @ Clean Cut
- I was reading Enos in the Book of Mormon, and he had me the whole time, all the way until...
Teaching About the Temple (YW Lesson 18: Temple Marriage) @ Beginnings New
- Last Sunday I had the wonderful opportunity to teach on the temple. I got permission from...
True Christians @ Clean Cut
- As I sat in church yesterday I started looking around at all the people who by their own...
YW Lesson 17: The Purpose of Covenants and Ordinances @ Beginnings New
- From my perspective, it seemed like the purpose of this lesson was to teach about...
Family First: Twins Born A Week Ago (4-12-12) @ Clean Cut
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Youth Media - Things as They Really Are @ Beginnings New
- It's time for another media review! This time I wanted to share one of my...
REVIEW: “Parallels and Convergences: Mormon Thought and Engineering Vision” @ Improvement Era
- Title: “Parallels and Convergences: Mormon Thought and Engineering...
"Women and Priesthood Bearers" (YW Lesson 16, Manual 1) @ Beginnings New
- There was one quotation from this lesson that I wanted to think about, line by line. It...
A few thoughts on motherhood and not judging other moms @ Beginnings New
- A friend recently shared with me this article at Salon about how much mothers label,...
Advice on teaching youth about family history? @ Beginnings New
- Our ward is about to embark on some teaching and training on family history, the temple,...
Fortune Cookies Are Original and Creative @ Clean Cut
- You are too, dear fortune. You are too.
Happy Easter! @ Beginnings New
- A few things I noticed around the web over the last few days...Some beautiful Easter...
Thoughts from your experience of teaching about the Priesthood? @ Beginnings New
- So most of you have probably already taught the lessons on the Priesthood (we haven't,...
Further Thoughts On the Temple, Virtue, Personal Progress, and Family History @ Beginnings New
- When I posted my notes from meeting Sis. Dalton, I didn't add very many of my...
Youth Media - Arise to the Mountain @ Beginnings New
- Hello! My name is Sharon, aka dieMutti ("the mom" in German), and I am delighted to...
Resource suggestions for teaching on the Priesthood? (YW Lesson 13, 14, 15 and/or 16) @ Beginnings New
- Until I get a chance to write again, I thought I could at least provide a place to start...
Self Reliance (YW Lesson 11 and Lesson 12, Manual 1) @ Beginnings New
- Note: I glanced through the lesson outlines, and it appears to me mostly to be a lesson...
Fascinating Discussion on Mormonism and Politics @ Clean Cut
- Back in 2007 we had a fascinating discussion on Mormonism and Politics involving the...
Pruning Our Bitter Fruit (And a Lesson From the Osmonds) @ Clean Cut
- Some of my favorite insights have come from fellow bloggers, and Ray/Papa D once shared...
A Standing Ovation and an Amen @ Clean Cut
- [Update] In addition to Brad's BCC post, I'm also wanting to applaud a...
A Beautiful Prayer @ Clean Cut
- Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace;where there is hatred, let me bring love;where...
As Droves Out Our Windows @ Clean Cut
- Reuters published a fascinating and timely article yesterday, and the opening four...
Some Muddled Thoughts on Mormonism @ Clean Cut
- In a recent GOP debate, Mitt Romney was asked what he would do as president if he found...
Genuine Mormon Relationships @ Clean Cut
- I can't say enough about the awesome experience I had attending the Mormon Stories...
Did Thomas S. Monson echo Dolly Parton? @ Clean Cut
- We can't direct the wind, but we can adjust the sailsWhile reading the First Presidency...
"The litmus for our elected leaders must not be the church they attend but the Constitution they defend." @ Clean Cut
- "...In fashioning this remarkably enduring document, the 55 delegates to the...
Great Example of Respectfully Agreeing to Disagree @ Clean Cut
- Letter from Henry Eyring to Joseph Fielding Smith on page 94 here:Dear President...
"I see through a glass darkly and I kinda like it" @ Clean Cut
- Spotlighting a great post by Blair Hodges: "I see through a glass darkly and I...
Who is Joseph Smith? @ Clean Cut
- I know a lot of people might answer that question a lot of different ways; here's...
Heretical Beliefs and Feeling Welcome in the Church @ Clean Cut
- There is a great story on pages 55-56 in “David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern...
"BYU blew it" @ Clean Cut
- From the Eugene Register-Guard's "Ask a Duck: Mark Asper":Q: As a Mormon, how did...
Unrelated (but still really great!) Thoughts @ Clean Cut
- I glanced this week at the new Teachings manual for George Albert Smith we'll...
His Prayer Is My Prayer @ Clean Cut
- Lately I've become a bit more selective of when I say "amen". (It's not a passive...
Why The Priesthood Ban Matters @ Clean Cut
- I highly recommend Margaret Blair Young's 3 part series at By Common Consent:"All God's...
Ethan Allen: Jehovah's Witness @ Clean Cut
- Context: Teaching about the Revolutionary War and how Ethan Allen and the Green...
Constitutional fight about polygamy @ Banner, Sword, and Shield
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All Hallows Eve – A History @ Banner, Sword, and Shield
- A
Stephen Hawking is wrong and here is why @ Banner, Sword, and Shield
- A
