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• The Book Of Mormon Bait & Switch

  

  Previously: The Denver Snuffer Debacle We Latter-day Saints love to revere the Book of Mormon, then tend to ignore its teachings in favor of doctrines found... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Book Of Mormon Bait & Switch

  

  Previously: The Denver Snuffer DebacleWe Latter-day Saints love to revere the Book of Mormon, then tend to ignore its teachings in favor of doctrines found... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Denver Snuffer Debacle

  

  Imagine you're on the Board of Directors of a major U.S. corporation -let's say Kentucky Fried Chicken, just for the sake of this analogy. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Circling The Wagons

  

  Previously: My Testimony of the Church Regular readers of this blog will be thrilled to learn that this post will be mercifully short, because I'm going to spen... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Circling The Wagons

  

  Previously: My Testimony of the ChurchRegular readers of this blog will be thrilled to learn that this post will be mercifully short, because I'm going to... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• My Testimony Of The Church

  

  Previously: "Of Alms and Offerings" Recently a young lady I do not know, having discovered this blog, sent me a friend request on Facebook so she could engage m... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• My Testimony Of The Church

  

  Every now and then I will hear from someone who demands to know if I have a testimony of the Church. Recently a young lady I do not know, having discovered... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Of Alms And Offerings

  

  Back in December, I posted a piece here showing how most of us have been acting contrary to doctrine regarding what constitutes a proper tithe, and how the... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Of Alms And Offerings

  

  (Previously: "Why Do We Keep Celebrating Our Disobedience?")Back in December, I posted a piece here showing how most of us have been acting contrary to... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Do We Keep Celebrating Disobedience?

  

  Wouldn't it be something if Americans decided to declare a national Day of Repentance? Three years ago the tiny country of Papua New Guinea instituted just... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Danger Is My Middle Name

  A Very Dangerous Man I got a bit of a chuckle out of an email I received the other day. It was from a woman named Carol from a ward I used to live in, and she... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Wilford Woodruff's Pants Are On Fire

  

  It's a good thing my testimony of the gospel is no longer dependent on the teachings of the living prophets, because the living prophets sure can disappoint.... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Wilford Woodruff's Pants Are On Fire

  

  It's a good thing my testimony of the gospel is no longer dependent on the teachings of the living prophets, because the living prophets sure can disappoint.... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Training Day

  

  (Previous entry: Bad Science, Weird Science, and Strange Mormon Prophecy) I recently received this email from an online friend who happens be serving as bishop... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Training Day

  

  (Previous entry: Bad Science, Weird Science, and Strange Mormon Prophecy)I recently received this email from an online friend who happens be serving as bishop o... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Bad Science, Weird Science, And Strange Mormon Prophecy

  

  (Previous entry: City Creek: How Did We Come To This?)I was never one of those people who saw science as the natural enemy of religion. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• City Creek: How Did We Come To This?

  

  As a child of the '50s, one of my heroes was The Lone Ranger, portrayed on TV by Clayton Moore. Later, as an adult, I carried on a brief correspondence with... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Are We Paying Too Much Tithing?

  (Previous Entry: The Opposite of Fear)We Latter-day Saints have become so accustomed these days to having false doctrine preached at us in church that we... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Opposite of Fear

  

  If you happened to follow the comment section following my last post, you will have read how several readers of this blog came together and discussed ways to... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Rock Waterman Audio Glut

  

  I don't get around to posting pieces here as often as I would like, but as with home teaching, I do try to get at least one in before the end of the month. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2012 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY