Even More Islands and Atolls
Christmas Book Review: 250 Fascinating Facts About LDS Temples @ Exponent
- Welcome to the Exponent Book Review Series and Cyber Monday Giveaway!
Over this week...
The Harms of Projecting the Mormon Male Gaze Onto Young Women @ Exponent
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Last Sunday a male speaker visiting my ward repeated a variation of a joke that...
Christmas Book Review Series: The Sacrament Is for Me @ Exponent
- Welcome to the Exponent Book Review Series and Cyber Monday Giveaway!
Over this week...
Christmas Book Review Series: Forbidden Faith @ Exponent
- Welcome to the Exponent Book Review Series and Cyber Monday Giveaway!
Over this...
Guest Post: Porcupines, Islands and Congregations @ Exponent
- By Maureen Edgerly
What do porcupines, islands and congregations have in common?...
Guest Post — To Wear or Not to Wear: Rethinking How We Teach Modesty @ Exponent
- By Emily
Upon my acceptance to BYU, I was put in a group message with almost 300 other...
Christmas Book Review Series 2018: Amazing Scriptures @ Exponent
- Welcome to the Exponent Book Review Series and Cyber Monday Giveaway!
Over this week...
#hearLDSwomen: My Voice Is Dismissed; Men’s Voices Are Heard @ Exponent
- I started bringing my husband to all one on one interviews such as callings because if a...
#hearLDSwomen: My Bishop Asked Me Sexually Explicit Questions I Didn’t Understand, so I Researched Them. I Was Eleven @ Exponent
- I was eleven years old. I had been called in for a pre-YW/Primary graduation interview....
The Risks of Giving Birth Early and Often Fall Mostly on Women and Children @ Exponent
- During the October 2018 Women’s Session of General Conference, President Dallin H....
It’s a beautiful day for hot springs hunting in the valley of the Great Salt Lake! @ Worlds Without End
- Pioneer journals speak often of hot springs near the Great Salt Lake. To indigenous...
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....
Information Terrorism as a Tool of the Far Right @ LDS Science Review
- This article from Wired is worth a read. It shows how the Kavanaugh hearing fit right in...
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...
A Mormon Priesthood of All Believers in Alma 13 @ Worlds Without End
- I have a new essay out in A Preparatory Redemption: Reading Alma 12-13, edited by...
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...
Review: “Foundational Texts of Mormonism: Examining Major Early Sources” @ Worlds Without End
- Foundational Texts of Mormonism: Examining Major Early Sources, edited by Mark...
On the twists and tangles of church: Reflections on Kirtland @ kiwimormon
- A few days ago I sat in the Kirtland Temple. It’s currently the only Mormon (or...
Elder Oaks: Be One, Unless You’re Gay @ Mormon Heretic
- I attended the “Be One” celebration last night at the Conference Center. It...
Far as the Curse was Found, Farther than We Think @ LDS Science Review
- My ancestry is thoroughly European and Mormon. The ancestors of three of my grandparents...
Would You Buy A Product That Tells You It Doesn't Work? Of Course You Would! @ LDS Science Review
- Whenever I go to a drug store, I feel a renewed sense of amazement. Consider the...
The Creationification of America @ LDS Science Review
- In this strange era of 'fake news,' where truth is discounted as lies, and lies are...
Selling off a now extra tent. @ Ethesis
- Same tent I have listed at Gear Trade, discounted since if I sell direct it will have...
When the Soul Needs a New Home @ kiwimormon
- I think I’ve always been a God girl. I knew I loved Jesus when at seven years...
Mules: On Confusing Outcomes with Inputs @ LDS Science Review
- While surfing the Internet I came across a new scientific article describing progress in...
The First Presidency Letter on Clergy Sexual Abuse That Never Came @ kiwimormon
- 27 March, 2018 Dear Sisters, Children, and Brothers of the Church, In light of...
A Couple of Interesting Sacrament Meetings @ Mormon Heretic
- I’ve attended a couple of interesting Sacrament Meetings the past 2 weeks. In...
Weeks 3 & 4: Am I an apostate if I prefer Jesus Christ to Russell Nelson? @ kiwimormon
- A couple of Sundays ago I preached three back to back sermons at All Souls Anglican...
We All Fall @ LDS Science Review
- We each had our own fall.The first, almost immediate condition the fall introduced was a...
How the Creation Accounts Differ @ LDS Science Review
- One of the first questions in Lesson 3 (The Creation) of the Sunday school Old Testament...
Dear First Presidency: We are not your flavours @ kiwimormon
- Dear First Presidency, I refer you to just one of the many conclusions from...
Week Two: Cultivating Environments of Developmental Expectation @ kiwimormon
- To what degree, (do) our congregations constitute “environments of developmental...
Revisiting Mormonism: Week One: On Certainty @ kiwimormon
- Last week I stated that I was going to bring my best and honest out-of-the-box self to...
Out-of-the-Box in 2018 @ kiwimormon
- Last night as our family and some friends saw the New Year in, we talked about our...
Conspiracy Theories are Sweatpants of the Mind @ LDS Science Review
- There's a classic scene in Seinfeld where Jerry admonishes George for wearing...
Remember Planet Nibiru? It's (Not) Back! @ LDS Science Review
- Some people never learn. The Washington Post reports that a poor NASA scientist is having...
Reactions to ‘The Policy’: November 2015 @ Worlds Without End
- On the 2nd anniversary of what has become known simply as the “Policy,” or...
The ghoulish tactics of Dan Peterson and fiendish apologetics @ Worlds Without End
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Here I sit waiting for ghouls and goblins to manifest at my door with their insatiable...
Why It's Hard for Me to Get On Board with the Pro-Life Movement @ LDS Science Review
- Few topics in politics get as heated as abortion, and the Church is pretty clear about...
On Temples (a religious post) @ Ethesis
- I wrote this:
https://wheatandtares.org/2017/09/07/asking-about-the-temple/
It follows...
Losing a Lost Tribe @ Mormon Heretic
- The 2nd post ever on this blog was Why are the 12 Tribes of Israel important? ...
President Erying, His Father, and the Letter @ LDS Science Review
- In two different General Conference addresses, President Henry B. Eyring has briefly...
Donald Trump is Nothing If Not Meticulous About Facts @ LDS Science Review
- At yesterday's press conference, when asked why he didn't condemn the hate groups...
When Modesty is a Matter of Life & Death @ Mormon Heretic
- I hate modesty posts. This is my first modesty post. I appreciate how it is a big...
The Paper Plates of Laban @ Worlds Without End
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Bind up the testimony, seal the teaching among my disciples. I will wait for Yahweh, who...
Baptist Church Problems with Race @ Mormon Heretic
- Mormons have long had a problem with race regarding the ban that resulted in blacks being...
Coke on Campus @ Mormon Heretic
- According to the Salt Lake Tribune Sometime this spring, LDS Business College in Salt...
On Paris and Tribal Politics @ LDS Science Review
- I don't have much to say about President Trump's announcement today that the U.S. will...
FIRM: The Misleading of Latter-day Saints by Latter-day Saints @ LDS Science Review
- Last week, while on vacation, my attention was called to an article in the Salt Lake...
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...
Mitt Romney Supports A Carbon Tax / Dividend @ LDS Science Review
- Earlier this month, Mitt Romney posted the following message on Twitter:Thought-provoking...
The day my dad got arrested @ Ethesis
- In the hospital.
While donating blood.
There was a police officer bleeding out, and...
Embrace the Weirdness: Review of ‘The Garden of Enid, Part 2’ @ Worlds Without End
- Review of Scott Hales, The Garden of Enid: Adventures of a Weird Mormon Girl, Part Two...
BYU and the Reconstruction of the Legend of the First Vision @ LDS Science Review
- Last year Richard Bushman generated a bit of a stir when he said,I think that for the...
Day 1: Official Propaganda Begins @ LDS Science Review
- On the first day of his presidency, Donald Trump's press secretary, Sean Spicer, called a...
Obama Did a Really Crappy Job.... @ LDS Science Review
- ...of taking away our guns....of setting up death panels....of instituting Sharia...
Joseph Fielding Smith and the Milk Mystery @ LDS Science Review
- I have a collection of draft posts in various phases of completion, most of which will...
Shaping History: Joseph Fielding Smith Milks a Cow @ LDS Science Review
- I have a collection of draft posts in various phases of completion, most of which will...
A Colorful God: Review of ‘The Garden of Enid’ @ Worlds Without End
- Review of Scott Hales, The Garden of Enid: Adventures of a Weird Mormon Girl, Part One...
Glenn Beck is Sorry for Paving the Way for Trump @ LDS Science Review
- In case you missed it, after years of stoking the paranoia of the right about Barack...
My Post-Election Takeaway @ LDS Science Review
- Like just over half of Americans, I am quite distressed and disturbed by the election of...
The Policy on Gay Couples, and the Priesthood Ban: A Comparison @ Worlds Without End
- I’ve heard people wonder what relationship there might be between the Church’s policy...
Christ’s Unassuming Kingdom: A Review of “One Hundred Birds Taught Me to Fly” @ Worlds Without End
- Worlds Without End is pleased to welcome guest blogger James Egan to the WWE family!
A...
The Church Has No Official Position on Evolution - New Era @ LDS Science Review
- The Church's October 2016 issue of the New Era magazine says the following about...
Joseph Fielding Smith: Time Will Level All Things @ LDS Science Review
- In the October 1952 General Conference, Joseph Fielding Smith, then President of the...
@ 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...
Make America Better by Leaving - A Potent Image @ LDS Science Review
- My family and I visited the Statue of Liberty in the fall of 2011. The presidential race...
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...
Rough Draft Interview of Jerilyn Hassell Pool @ Ethesis
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Welcome to the interview series Ms. Jerilyn Hassell Pool. You are famous in some...
Finding Faith in Jesus Christ -- January 10th lesson @ Ethesis
- When you think about how Howard W. Hunter lost his job about seven months after getting...
On the passing of my father-in-law @ Ethesis
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In
the end it comes to three things.
Did
we accept that we needed a Savior?
Did
we...
Why didn't anyone tell me -- about literal interpretation vs. allegory @ Ethesis
- Many people claim to believe "literally" in the Bible. More or less. They read it as...
Sacrament talk, November 29, 2015 @ Ethesis
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Brothers and Sisters, the Apostle Paul wrote:
o
But whether there be prophecies,...
Lesson 19 @ Ethesis
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In leading the Twelve, President Benson encouraged
quorum members to express their...
A book review of Fresh Courage Take @ Ethesis
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Why should we mourn or think our lot is hard? 'Tis not so; all is right. Why should we...
Mitch Mayne Interview, rough draft (goes live on Wheat & Tares Thursday morning) @ Ethesis
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Mitch, you’ve become well known because of how you’ve interacted with the Church,...
Today's Lesson @ Ethesis
- I'm following our schedule in our local ward, and teaching the high priests, so my focus...
Lesson on the Family @ Ethesis
- “God intended the family to be eternal. With all my soul, I testify to the truth of...
Down at the [Y]MIA ... @ Ethesis
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For the last twenty-thirty years the Church has explored alternatives to scouting. One...
Rough Draft of Nick Literski Interview @ Ethesis
- Nick Literski was a blogger at Mormon Matters, ran a site on LDS Temples and was married...
