Even More Islands and Atolls
World Wide Wed: Focusing on a Mormon Temple Wedding! @ Mormon Life Hacker
- An old adage says to marry your best friend, and Sergio and Melissa lucked out. See how...
You’ve got to watch this Daddy-Daughter Lip Sync — “Meant to Be” Bebe Rexha (feat. Florida Georgia Line) @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Jason Wright, the author of Christmas Jars, is back doing his awesome lip sync renditions...
God Friended Me—new series on CBS ties social media with divine messages (literally) @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Brandon Micheal Hall stars in a humorous, uplifting drama about Miles Finer (Hall), an...
Its All Greek To Me: Part II @ Wheat & Tares
- This posts continues my discussion of ideas and notes from reading the Greek sources....
Religion As Placebo @ Wheat & Tares
- Did you know that the “Close Door” button on the elevator probably does not...
Effectiveness of Petitions @ Wheat & Tares
- It certainly appears to me that the LDS church has started receiving more petitions for...
LDS Media Talk Merges with LDS365 @ LDS Media Talk
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For 12 years, you’ve enjoyed articles from LDSMediaTalk.com about new LDS...
Limited Apostasy and Donatism @ Wheat & Tares
- Beginning in 303 AD, the Roman emperor Diocletian began a series of official persecutions...
The Notorious RBG @ Wheat & Tares
- I recently saw the documentary RBG about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her personal and...
The Problem with Mormon Morality @ Wheat & Tares
- Or: The problem with the Mormon approach to morality. I’m using as a reference Mark...
Hofmann & Church Leaders/Why No Death Sentence? @ Wheat & Tares
- Bomber and forger, Mark Hofmann had a tangled web of interactions. Forensics expert...
When Gold Plates were Stayin’ Alive @ Wheat & Tares
- When Gold Plates were paper plates scored and bound with glue, reformed Egyptian proudly...
Military service and the Church @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Elder Nelson ran into his cousin the first week of serving in the Kentucky Louisiville...
Discernment @ Wheat & Tares
- Over the years, I have probably sat in over 300 interviews by church leaders with...
😂 SISTAS IN ZION ZANDRA VRANES talks about her calling as a Trek “Ma” 😂 @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Zandra Vranes was skeptical at first when she was asked to help her church's youth...
Jane Manning James—early black Mormon convert and faithful Saint #BeOne @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Over a century after that funeral, the example of Jane Manning James continues to inspire...
LDSwedding.com—SUBMISSIONS NEEDED! Share the Story of Your LDS Wedding 👰 🤵 @ Mormon Life Hacker
- SUBMISSIONS NEEDED! Share the Story of Your LDS wedding! 👰 🎩
Read the rest on MLH...
Reply to John Dehlin on Neo-Apologists @ Wheat & Tares
- John Dehlin shared a post to the ExMormon Reddit forum. Here’s the link to the...
Polygamy Culture and Temple Rites @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
- In my previous discussions of polygamy culture, I mentioned that the 19th century...
Faith: “I don’t have to have it all figured out, as long as He does” @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Check out this video from a believing Millennial, Mike Steinkamp, for the 2018 Film Your...
“SHAMELESS,” a short film by Cooper Anderson, opens your eyes to labels, inner struggles, and healing through the atonement of Jesus Christ @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Get a new and unique view of the hope and healing that come through Jesus Christ and his...
Film Your Faith video contest from FAITH COUNTS: Top 10 finalists announced! @ Mormon Life Hacker
- The ten finalists of the Film Your Faith Video Contest have been announced! VOTE...
Por Que o Rótulo “Seita” Atrapalha o Entendimento de Novas Religiões @ Vozes Mormons
- “Seitas” estão de volta ao noticiário. O documentário “Wild Wild...
Connect with Your Family: Past, Present, and Future @ LDS Media Talk
- The following is from the article “Connect with Your Family: Past, Present, and...
Music Video: “My Heavenly Father Loves Me” by Rexburg Children’s Choir @ LDS Media Talk
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“I Know Heavenly Father Loves Me” is the first music video by the Rexburg Children...
Updated LDS Media Library App 2.0 @ LDS Media Talk
- The LDS Media Library app—the mobile app version of the LDS Media Library on...
Revisions Announced for LDS Hymnbook and Children’s Songbook @ LDS Media Talk
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Today, the Church announced plans to revise the current hymnbook and children’s...
Relatives Around Me @ LDS Media Talk
- Have you ever sat in a room full of people and wondered if or how you might be related to...
Ellen DeGeneres Gets It Wrong About Mormons and Teen Suicide @ LDS Media Talk
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On her TV show, Ellen DeGeneres recently stated that “the leading cause of death for...
Father’s Day Video: I Love Being a Dad Because… @ LDS Media Talk
- Enjoy this Father’s Day video, “I Love Being a Dad Because…,”...
LDS FamilySearch Database to Include Same-Sex Relationships @ LDS Media Talk
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The world’s largest genealogy organization is redesigning FamilySearch.org so it...
LDS Leaders Can Send Emails to Members Using Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) @ LDS Media Talk
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LDS leaders can...
My Definition of God and a Possible Response to Homosexuality in Church Policy @ Mormon Momma
- Two issues many members of the church—myself included—are struggling with are gender...
Qual o tamanho da Arca de Noé em Campos de Futebol? @ Vozes Mormons
- A Bíblia Hebraica reconta a estória da Arca de Noé, na qual um idoso profeta recebe...
40 Anos do Fim da Segregação Racial Mórmon @ Vozes Mormons
- Celebramos hoje 40 anos desde o fim oficial do racismo institucional n’A Igreja de...
Desafio de História Mórmon: Madame Pattirini @ Vozes Mormons
- Qual a verdadeira identidade do artista mórmon na foto abaixo, apresentando-se com o...
Why Race Matters @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
- I am white. I grew up in a very conservative home in a very conservative suburb of Los...
This Life Is Meant to Be a Kingdom, Not Just a Cross @ Things of My Soul
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A belief in the afterlife can have negative effects. Some people seem to disengage from...
Igreja SUD Restringirá Internet em Capelas @ Vozes Mormons
- A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias anunciou ontem que irá restringir...
Lorenzo Snow: Socialismo Mórmon @ Vozes Mormons
- O então Apóstolo Lorenzo Snow, futuro Profeta da Igreja SUD, fez os seguintes...
Polygamy Culture, Pt II @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
- My recent post regarding polygamy culture, followed as it was by this interview from...
Polygamy Culture @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
- There’s “rape culture,” and then there’s “polygamy culture.” Most people...
Profeta Mórmon a Africanos: Dízimo Eliminará Pobreza @ Vozes Mormons
- O Profeta Russell Nelson, Presidente d’A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos...
‘Paulo, Apóstolo de Cristo’ está mais à Coca-Cola que à Bíblia @ Vozes Mormons
- O cartaz de Paulo, Apóstolo de Cristo mostra um Paulo com olhar determinado (James...
Novos Apóstolos do Mormonismo Ilustram Crescente Alcance Global @ Vozes Mormons
- Em sua Conferência Geral anual, realizada de 31 de março a 1º de abril, A Igreja de...
Two Tiny Gender Changes You Might Not Have Noticed at the March-April 2018 General Conference @ Mormon Momma
- Large institutions move slowly. Sometimes painfully slowly. When your own impressions of...
A Ética Mórmon e o Espírito do Capitalismo @ Vozes Mormons
- Tivesse vivido um século mais tarde, talvez Max Weber fizesse perspicazes...
Spring 2018 General Conference Thoughts @ Mormon Momma
- Happy Easter! Due to the long lack of substantive activity here, I realize few will see...
The Bishop, the Mission President, and the Sexual Predator…Now What? @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
- It sounds like the lead-in to a bad joke, but the reality is, Joseph Bishop, a former LDS...
The Pedestal and Ecclesiastical Abuse @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
- Stake President Russell Clayton has apologized to Tiercy Hadlock in an email, copied...
My Own Bucket List @ Things of My Soul
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I loved the movie, "The Bucket List." I had seen it one time previously, but it was...
The Need for Charity: We Aren't as Smart as We Think We Are @ Things of My Soul
- A friend of mine recently said something truly profound about our tendency to judge...
November 5th and Why I Stay @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
- Two years ago this November 5th, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints applied...
Power and the New Class of Sinners @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
- Like most progressive Mormons engaging in the discussion about inclusion levels of the...
My Favorite Mathematics Curriculum @ Mormon Momma
- Over the years (often as a result of my overt distaste for Saxon math) I have been asked...
False Assumptions: A Response to MWS “A Protected Class of Sin” @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
- Even though it’s more important to do right than to be right, its frighteningly...
On Forgiveness: Two Important Things @ Things of My Soul
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Two thoughts on forgiveness this Easter weekend:
1) We only can forgive those who...
ThyMindOMan.com – Exploring the Mind’s Relationship to God @ Temple Study
- “Thy Mind, O Man,” photograph of original manuscript. The Joseph Smith...
We Are More than Just Children of a King @ Things of My Soul
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A friend of mine said the following today, in reference to common statements about...
Being Nothing without Charity and "Being Worthy": How We Miss the Mark @ Things of My Soul
- I interpret the idea that we are nothing without charity as being a refutation of the...
A Beautiful Explanation of Not Judging Others @ Things of My Soul
- A friend of mine shared the following, and I want to share it here. It is one of the most...
Why This Mormon Rejects “Love the Sinner; Hate the Sin” @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
- There was a time I accepted the phrase “Love the sinner; hate the sin,” but I always...
Yes, We Are Our Brothers' and Sisters' Keepers @ Things of My Soul
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Remember: It was Cain (a murderer) who replied to God, when asked where Abel was, "Am I...
What Does the Sacrament Prayer Really Say: Not What We Often Teach @ Things of My Soul
- [quote="squarepeg"]The Sacrament Prayer says that we will always have His spirit to be...
Jesus as Advocate and Judge - and We as Advocates Only @ Things of My Soul
- We had a wonderful lesson in our High Priests Group, and I want to share one particular...
We Can Be "Atoners" in This Life @ Things of My Soul
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We talk of an infinite Atonement, but I have seen an example of how powerful a mortal,...
God Loves His Children Even as They Toddle, Falter, and Fall @ Things of My Soul
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We have all seen a toddler learn to walk. He takes a small step and
totters. He falls....
Does God Really Direct Us Down "Wrong Roads" Sometimes? @ Things of My Soul
- Elder Holland gave a talk in General Conference a couple of years ago about what he...
Individual Exceptions Are between Each Person and the Lord @ Things of My Soul
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“There are exceptions to some rules.
For example, we believe the commandment is not...
Sometimes, Our Obsession with Proper Prayer Language Is Unhealthy @ Things of My Soul
- I have a friend who is convinced we are wrong to pray in modern formal...
Revelation As a Process of Sifting and Winnowing @ Things of My Soul
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“The Lord uses imperfect people…He
often allows their errors to stand...
The Restoration Is On-Going, and We Can Be Restorers or Destroyers @ Things of My Soul
- According to Jacob 5, the tree will continue to be pruned right up until
the end - and I...
We Must Be Open to People Outside Our Usual Circle of Friends @ Things of My Soul
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In this Church our wards and our
quorums do not belong to us. They belong to Jesus...
Some Excellent, Practical Advice to Help Us Find Peace @ Things of My Soul
- I almost never share things here that I find being forwarded on Facebook or
other...
The LDS Church Also Evolves in Its Understanding and Its Recognition of Past Mistakes @ Things of My Soul
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"Seventy years ago this Church was
organized with six members. We commenced, so to...
Why Is the Gospel Sometimes So Hard to Find? @ Things of My Soul
- A friend of mine who has struggled mightily to figure out what the Gospel means to him...
Cannot Keep Track @ Mormon Momma
- Mom: How did your date go? Monica (19): Fine, but I almost called Tanner...
Partnership Is More Important than Rigid Roles @ Things of My Soul
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“The Church has nothing to fear from the strength of women. On the
contrary, it...
The Danger of Living in the Past: A Principle for Personal Consideration @ Things of My Soul
- I was watching a TV show with one of my daughters a while ago, and the following was
a...
It Is Important to Be Interested in Many Things - and to Understand Many Perspectives @ Things of My Soul
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"Suppose one man likes strawberries and
another does not; in what respect is the...
The Samaritans in Our Lives: Some Might Be Surprising @ Things of My Soul
- I gave a talk in a ward years ago about charity in which I asked the
congregation to...
Righteous Sassing @ Mormon Momma
- Monica (18): I’m really good at sassing people in my head. I wish I could to it in...
Easy Date @ Mormon Momma
- [Sam walks into my office late Friday afternoon.] Sam: Hey, honey, do you want to go on a...
Overheard at the Boys’ Second Breakfast @ Mormon Momma
- Talking to his 15-year-old brother, Samson. Caleb (12): It’s called skills, bro....
Kicking It Old School @ Mormon Momma
- [Driving to karate with the boys. Trying to find a radio station they like.] Mom: How...
Not Getting Married Today @ Mormon Momma
- Mom: Samson, what was your favorite part about Saturday’s Warrior? [pause] Samson:...
Sass In Your Frass @ Mormon Momma
- Caleb (12): Mom, just so you know, I’m going into my teenage years. So it’s...
Tickets to Provo City Center Temple Open House @ Mormon Momma
- The Provo Tabernacle was a staple of my youth. When I was a child (pre-stake-center days)...
Mormon Hacks: Preschool Edition @ Mormon Momma
- Thanks to Common Core and other cultural problems—you know, like legal mandates that...
Simple FHE Ideas: Real Heroes @ Mormon Momma
- The world is full of idols, athletes, entertainers, people famous for no reason at all,...
Mormon Hacks: New Year’s 2016 Edition @ Mormon Momma
- Happy New Year! And Happy 13th birthday to Mormon Momma! If you’re looking for some...
Tolerance Is Not a Virtue @ Mormon Momma
- Cliff Notes version of this post: Tolerance (inclusion, acceptance, etc.) is not...
Do Mormon Women Oppose Priesthood Ordination? Redux @ Mormon Momma
- In October of 2013, a Pew survey made the claim that “big majority of Mormons...
The Gospel of Inclusivity and Nothingness @ Mormon Momma
- Last week I engaged in a libertarian-esque discussion about geopolitical borders. In the...
New Order Mormonism and the Teenage Mind @ Mormon Momma
- The Teenage Mind When I was in junior high, a mere 14 years old, I was positive I was in...
Same-Sex Marriage/Cohabitation Policy Clarification: Time to Fire the Legal Department @ Mormon Momma
- This morning the Office of the First Presidency clarified the handbook changes. These...
Videos of 2014 Temple on Mount Zion Conference Now Available for Free Viewing @ Temple Study
- The Interpreter Foundation has announced the availability of the videos of the...
Gratitude Precedes Zion @ Temple Study
- Orderville Utah, circa 1890 (click to enlarge)
Note: My wife and I were asked to give...
Official Church Video on Temple Garments and Robes @ Temple Study
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The Church has released a new video explaining the temple garment, and the temple robes....
The Temple on Mount Zion 2014 Conference @ Temple Study
- The Interpreter Foundation has announced a forthcoming conference, the 2014 Temple on...
LDS Women Hold and Exercise Priesthood Authority @ Temple Study
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LDS woman being set apart for a calling in the Church.
“We are not accustomed to...
Sistine Chapel in Official Virtual Reality Simulation @ Temple Study
- The Vatican’s 360 degree photographic virtual reality simulation of the Sistine...
“Because of Him”: Share the Easter Message This Week @ Temple Study
- The Church is launching a worldwide initiative today, Palm Sunday, that will run through...
Unfreezing Our Hearts: Choosing to See the Beauty in Disney’s Frozen @ Temple Study
- Anna and Elsa embrace at the end of Frozen.
This is a guest post by Raven Haymond, my...
Videos of Science & Mormonism Symposium Now Available for Free Viewing @ Temple Study
- The Interpreter Foundation sponsored a conference on November 9, 2013, entitled...
