Even More Islands and Atolls
Project 2025 Drags Vaccines into the Abortion Wars @ LDS Science Review
- Just for fun (of a sorts), I decided to see what the infamous Project 2025 document has...
Have We Found King Noah’s Palace?: A Proposed Geography for the City of Lehi-Nephi @ Sit At Cit
- The best candidate site for the lands of King Noah's people so far. Warning: Will blow...
Things Your Geography Model for King Noah’s City Must Have @ Sit At Cit
- Book of Mormon geography checklist for the Zeniffite lands.
What People Get Wrong About Zeniff (Mosiah 9-10) @ Sit At Cit
- Fixing the Zeniffite timeline.
The Etymology of Zeniff @ Sit At Cit
- This Egyptian meaning for the name Zeniff makes a ton of sense.
Was Sherem from the Lost Tribes of Israel? @ Sit At Cit
- Jacob 7 might be hinting of non-Lehite Israelites.
I was interviewed about the Jaredites coming from Gobekli Tepe @ Sit At Cit
- I covered some things I haven't written about yet.
Rumor of a Link between Noah’s Ark and Gobekli Tepe @ Sit At Cit
- Was Noah's ark depicted at Gobekli Tepe?
D&C Sections and When They Were Added @ Sit At Cit
- Easy-to-read diagram of when each revelation was put into the D&C.
The Hill North of Shilom (Mosiah 11:13) @ Sit At Cit
- Plausible narrative in the lost 116 pages about when Aminadi and Shilom happened.
The 144,000 According to Mormonism @ Sit At Cit
- We've got some names!
A Brief Retrospective on the Global Warming Debate @ LDS Science Review
- You may have seen news reports that 2023 was the warmest year on record. The same thing...
@ Ethesis
- My blogging history (old links).My attempt at a backpacking blog for when we...
@ Ethesis
- Sacrament talk on coveting
I
was asked to talk on the tenth and final...
“Open-Theme” – Spring 2023 Call for Submissions @ Exponent
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SUBMIT YOUR WRITING & ARTWORK FOR THE SPRING 2023 ISSUEExponent II is always...
Vol. 42 No. 2 — Fall 2022 @ Exponent
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COVER ART — “Spontaneous Choreographies” by Ashley...
“An Unabashed Love Letter” by Rachel Rueckert @ Exponent
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I’m writing this letter fresh off the annual Exponent II retreat in New Hampshire,...
“Proximity/Affinity” by Lorren Lemmons @ Exponent
- The first time I met Stephanie, I was exercising. I was dripping sweat, my face flushed...
Excerpt from “Contradictions of Friendship” by Aubrey Johnson @ Exponent
- II. Remnants Leaves alight with flame from dying rays split by rocky silhouettes. Another...
“Compassionate Conversation: Tips and Techniques” by Orinda Darling @ Exponent
- The following is adapted from a Relief Society lesson. One of the best compliments I’ve...
“After We Spoke” by Marni Asplund-Campbell @ Exponent
- 1. After We Spoke After we spoke, on the road to Canada, I remembered when we saw god in...
Our 2022 Pushcart Prize Nominees! @ Exponent
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We are honored to nominate the following pieces from our quarterly print magazine for...
“Tripp” by Kate Bennion @ Exponent
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There’s an old story about how the relationship between people and dogs came to be, a...
“Breaking the Silence” by Katie Ludlow Rich @ Exponent
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Book Review of I Spoke to You with Silence: Essays from Queer Mormons of Marginalized...
COVID: The Latest Evidence for a Lab Leak Isn't Great @ LDS Science Review
- Ever since COVID-19 burst upon the world in early 2020, there have been people who really...
Remembering and Honoring Anti-Miracles @ LDS Science Review
- During my recent sickness with COVID [1], I had some time to contemplate the amount of...
You Make the Call - Oil Edition @ LDS Science Review
- The price of gasoline has grabbed the nation's attention, and the political fighting over...
Bateman's Only Real Sin Was Blaming the Jews @ LDS Science Review
- Dave Bateman, founder and (now former) chairman of a Utah tech company, made a splash...
Differences Between the Creation Accounts @ LDS Science Review
- This is a slightly updated version of something I posted four years ago.
The focus of...
How did Jesus read the Old Testament? @ Stagger Onward Rejoicing
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One of the most insightful things I read last year was Joseph Spencer’s book on...
Brigham Young: Don't Expect God to Save You From Your Own Folly @ LDS Science Review
- In July of 1868, the Saints in Utah were struggling with grasshoppers destroying their...
@ Ethesis
- Just had the best birthday I've had in my life. I'm grateful for that.And Win...
Initial Thoughts on Omicron and Vaccines @ LDS Science Review
- You've no doubt seen discussion in the news and social media about the emerging...
“The Blood and Sins of This Generation” and Cultural Critique @ Stagger Onward Rejoicing
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In James Goldberg’s evocative new collection of poems, there is one early set of...
Sure, Go Ahead and Undo Your Vaccine @ LDS Science Review
- I have to admit that I got a bit of a chuckle from an NBC News article about people...
Anti-Vaccine Sentiment is Not Uncommon Among Chiropractors @ LDS Science Review
- Following my last post on anti-vaccine lies told by a chiropractor, I came across two...
A Chiropractor Tells Blatant Lies that Feed COVID Craziness @ LDS Science Review
- Apparently there is a movement on Facebook by anti-vaccine groups to discourage sick...
Example of a COVID Chart Crime @ LDS Science Review
- A chart crime is when a chart is used in a misleading way [1]. It could be that the data...
Unanswerable Mormon History Questions @ Mormon Heretic
- I’ve been thinking about an alternative Mormon history. What if things had occurred...
COVID Vaccines: Letter to a Friend @ LDS Science Review
- An old friend recently contacted me with some questions about the COVID vaccines. I...
Why Anti-Viral Drugs are Hard to Come By @ LDS Science Review
- This post isn't specifically about hydroxychloroquine or ivermectin, but the craziness...
Time to Clean Up Some Vaccine Information Pollution @ LDS Science Review
- There is a viral video going around of a pathologist claiming that the COVID vaccines are...
Consecration and Community, or Living “As for Years” @ Stagger Onward Rejoicing
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Last month, I was asked to give a talk in my new ward in New York City. I was given...
My “New” Article with Interpreter @ Worlds Without End
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Well, that was interesting. Following my last post, which expressed some...
The COVID Lab Leak Hypothesis @ LDS Science Review
- Humans abhore uncertaintly like nature abhores a vaccum. The exact origin of the...
A Prayer in the Face of Anxiety @ Stagger Onward Rejoicing
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This has been an anxious week for me. A lot of changes have happened with the move to...
Critical Race Theory, Injustice, and a Gospel of Life @ Stagger Onward Rejoicing
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“Critical Race Theory”, a legal theory focused on the intersection of race...
The Christian Mood @ Stagger Onward Rejoicing
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Following-up on yesterday’s post on emotion and discipleship: I’ve been...
Feeling What One Ought to Feel @ Stagger Onward Rejoicing
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Is emotion important to discipleship? I’ve increasingly come across great authors...
How To Get the Church's Stock Returns @ LDS Science Review
- And now for something different: Today my attention was drawn to news articles...
Learn to Look @ Stagger Onward Rejoicing
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Related to yesterday’s post and D&C 88:78-80:
So acquire the habit of being...
Apologetics and the Documentary Hypothesis: A Response @ Worlds Without End
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Since the 19th century, scholars have made exciting discoveries that shed...
God Wants Me to Learn because He Wants Me to See @ Stagger Onward Rejoicing
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When I arrived at Brigham Young University over a decade ago—bright eyed and...
U.S. Excess Mortality was Not Higher in 2017 @ LDS Science Review
- Yesterday over at Millenial Star, Geoff B. asserted that, according to a recent study,...
Worries about COVID vaccines and infertility are ridiculous @ LDS Science Review
- Public Service Announcement: Claims that the COVID vaccine could cause infertility are...
Vaccination: What If I Already Had COVID? @ LDS Science Review
- Current recommendations are that people who had COVID should still get vaccinated. Does...
Vaccine #2 Achieved @ LDS Science Review
- This week I received my second dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine. Hooray! The next day was...
Worship as Real-making @ Stagger Onward Rejoicing
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Is religion easy or hard? In How God Becomes Real: Kindling the Presence of Invisible...
Vaccine #1 Achieved @ LDS Science Review
- This week I received my first dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine. Hooray! Right now, cells...
How the New COVID Vaccines Compare to Other Viral Vaccines @ LDS Science Review
- The leading vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are based on a new technology that delivers mRNA...
Four Years Ago: What I Got Right and Wrong About Trump @ LDS Science Review
- Four years ago today, on the first day of the new Trump administration, Sean Spicer...
Review: Producing Ancient Scripture @ Worlds Without End
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I’ve been intrigued with what seem to be esoteric[1] influences flowing into...
From my mission. @ Ethesis
- Thanks to President & Sister Siddoway and the A.P.'s who put this together...
Adam Clarke’s Commentary and the Book of Mormon @ Worlds Without End
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In his most recent podcast episode, Radio Free Mormon spent an hour and a half exploring...
“Writing Mormon History” is an emotional roller coaster ride @ Worlds Without End
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A review of Joseph W. Geisner, ed., Writing Mormon History: Historians and Their Books...
3rd Father’s Day Without Dad @ Mormon Heretic
- This is my 3rd Father’s Day since my dad passed away. It feels a little weird...
Review: The Writings of Oliver H. Olney: April 1842 to February 1843 – Nauvoo, Illinois @ Worlds Without End
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The Writings of Oliver H. Olney: April 1842 to February 1843 – Nauvoo,...
Book Review: Mercy without End: Toward a More Inclusive Church @ Worlds Without End
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Title: Mercy without End: Toward a More Inclusive Church, by: Lavina Fielding...
Book Review: Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon @ Worlds Without End
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Title: Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon by...
Book Review: Kingdom of Nauvoo @ Worlds Without End
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Title: Kingdom of Nauvoo: The Rise and Fall of a Religious Empire on the American...
Mormon Political Trilogy: A Brief Book Review @ Worlds Without End
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Utah, the Murder Hornet, err, Beehive State!
It was not a planned, coordinated...
A Reign of Dangerous Lunacy @ kiwimormon
- In 2016, when Donald Trump was elected to be President of the United States, I was...
Hoarding the Sacrifices of Ordinary People: A Question of Ethics @ kiwimormon
- “There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and...
A Year After a Church Discipline and I’m Still Mormon! @ kiwimormon
- I would be remiss if I didn’t give a huge shout-out to President Russell Nelson who...
A post about charity vs. poverty zoo visits @ Ethesis
- https://wheatandtares.org/2019/11/21/charity-or-holiday-entertainment/
It is better than...
Please ignore this post if you are here for actual content. @ Ethesis
- Please ignore this post if you are here for the older content.
The last substantive...
Please ignore this post if you are here for the older content. @ Ethesis
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Please ignore this post if you are here for the older content.
The last substantive...
Marketing sample @ Ethesis
- Please ignore this post if you are here for the older content.
The last substantive...
Coda on my law practice @ Ethesis
- When I retired, I still had three appeals pending.
The last of them just had an opinion...
Five Days after the Christchurch Shootings: Subversive Compassion @ kiwimormon
- As I read the international response to the Christchurch mosque shootings, I find some...
Matriarchy and Patriarchy at Baptism @ Mormon Heretic
- My brother called me up a few days ago and asked me if I would serve as a witness to his...
From Christchurch: A Critique and a Lament @ kiwimormon
- After gathering in our five sons from their schools where they had been in lockdown for...
A change of pace @ Ethesis
- I think I have said what I have to say about grief, recovery and finding life again.
So,...
On hope @ Ethesis
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Borrowed from Tatiana Boshenka
Thought 1: This post reminds me of what Vaclav...
Grief, recovery and changes @ Ethesis
- One thing that happened, each time a child died, a coping mechanism that I was using...
Father Forgive them…Not in Original Bible? @ Mormon Heretic
- My wife gathered the family together to go over the 1st lesson of the new Home Study...
An Open Letter to the Christchurch Stake on the Day of My Church Discipline @ kiwimormon
- Dear Sisters and Brothers of Christchurch Stake, I recall several years ago talking with...
Why not just resign? @ kiwimormon
- Before I address the concerns of the many, many people who have reached out to me since...
When the LDS Church Disciplines a Woman @ kiwimormon
- Whatever you may think about the soteriology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Mixed Feelings About 2-hour Block/Pageants @ Mormon Heretic
- I am probably in the minority. I think I’m going to miss weekly Sunday School....
In the Wake of General Conference: Let’s Talk About Spiritual Abuse @ kiwimormon
- Zina Huntington (1821-1901) was a young woman in her prime when she married Henry...
Is the Church Running Scared? (Plus Elizabeth Smart Notes) @ Mormon Heretic
- The LDS Church has been subject to increasing leaks and protests lately. MormonLeaks...
When Church Leaders are More Important than Church Children @ kiwimormon
- “Some churches, sects, cults or religious movements are basically collective egoic...
Please Give Me Advice for a Calling I Don’t Want @ Mormon Heretic
- After a few pleasantries, including how busy my life is, here’s the gist of a...
Things That Make You Go Hmmm… @ Mormon Heretic
- Fair warning: this post is a downer. But first let me say how blessed I am. I was...
Backpacking shoes @ Ethesis
- I've found that I can't use zero drop (causes me knee problems, probably because of tight...
Elder Oaks: Be One, Unless You’re Gay @ Mormon Heretic
- I attended the “Be One” celebration last night at the Conference Center. It...
Selling off a now extra tent. @ Ethesis
- Same tent I have listed at Gear Trade, discounted since if I sell direct it will have...
A Couple of Interesting Sacrament Meetings @ Mormon Heretic
- I’ve attended a couple of interesting Sacrament Meetings the past 2 weeks. In...
On Temples (a religious post) @ Ethesis
- I wrote this:
https://wheatandtares.org/2017/09/07/asking-about-the-temple/
It follows...
Lesson in church today @ Ethesis
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-Women need to be faithful to themselves.:how do they do that?:how do...
Bible Lessons @ Ethesis
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May you be like Ruth and like Esther,
Marry someone of a different race,
All will...
The day my dad got arrested @ Ethesis
- In the hospital.
While donating blood.
There was a police officer bleeding out, and...
@ Ethesis
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Most organizations face a dilemma. On the one hand, too much factionalism and...
@ Ethesis
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Getting Involved
Wondering how to get involved? These resources can help you and
your...
At the last day the King shall come ... @ Ethesis
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This moment does not define the refugees, but our response will
help define...
Lesson 12, Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson @ Ethesis
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Chapter 12: “Seek the Spirit in
All You Do”
Teachings of Presidents of the Church:...
Working on a rough draft @ Ethesis
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Changes.
Introduction
There have been four changes in the Church in the last fifty...
Lesson Eight -- Overcoming the Walls of our Minds. @ Ethesis
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“The purpose of the gospel of Jesus Christ is to bring about love, unity,...
Memory, Simplification and Lies @ Ethesis
- I realized recently that by the standards of some people who insist that all...
