Continuing the series of facts about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members, here I have collected some facts about how the church and the membership approach service, welfare, and self-reliance. The previous post is facts…
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A few facts about how the Latter-day Saints approach SERVICE.
Tagged with: faith, latter-day saints, LDS, mormonism, mormons, religion
Posted in Love, miracles, my thoughts
Posted in Love, miracles, my thoughts
Who’s to Blame for Suffering?
The opening paragraphs of the exciting new narrative history of the LDS church begin, oddly, in a jungle village on the slopes of Mount Tambora, Indonesia in 1815. Think about how nonsensical that seems for the history of a religion…
Tagged with: faith, LDS, mormon, problem of evil, suffering
Posted in doctrine, Happiness, Jesus Christ, LDS History, my thoughts
Posted in doctrine, Happiness, Jesus Christ, LDS History, my thoughts
Self Driving Cars and the Rebirth of Consecration.
Tesla recently unveiled its new “autopilot” feature. Right now it isn’t quite as “automatic” as the name suggests, but the cars can, with some impressive accuracy, keep the car in its own lane, parallel park, and even safely change lanes…
Tagged with: autopilot, charity, consecration, LDS, mormon, self driving car, uber, zion
Posted in my thoughts
Posted in my thoughts
When is it okay to correct the Sunday School teacher?
I remember an experience I had as I became old enough to attend grown-up gospel doctrine class. One Sunday, sitting with my parents, we were listening to the lesson. A couple of the old high priests really dominated the discussion…
Understanding the Tough Questions About Mormonism
Have you ever wondered “what are the hard questions?” If you’re like me, you probably have been curious more than once. But that’s not what this post is about. This time we ask the question: “Why are they hard?” I’ve…
Tagged with: criticism, doubts, faith crisis, framing, LDS, mormon, mormons, questions
Posted in Anti-Mormon, LDS History, my thoughts, Questions, Struggles
Posted in Anti-Mormon, LDS History, my thoughts, Questions, Struggles
Mormon’s Mistake
So as we read through Alma 54, Mormon tells the story of Moroni fighting the Lamanites and dealing with the loss of his Nephites as well as the problem of the Lamanite prisoners he held. Here’s the verse: “Now the…
Tagged with: Book of Mormon, latter-day saints, LDS, mormon, Moroni, scriptures
Posted in Theory, thoughts on scriptures
Posted in Theory, thoughts on scriptures
“Be One” – Symbols of unity and temple worship.
“Behold, this I have given unto you as a parable, and it is even as I am. I say unto you, be one; and if ye are not one ye are not mine.” – D&C 38:27 My first encounter with…
Tagged with: atonement, Jesus Christ, latter-day saints, LDS, mormon, mormonism, scripture study, symbolism, symbols, temple worship, temples
Posted in Jesus Christ, my thoughts, Theory
Posted in Jesus Christ, my thoughts, Theory
A Small Answer to Prayer
Last week I thought about how it had been 10 years since the day I entered the MTC and began my mission for the Mormon church. I thought about all the stories I collected over the course of my mission.…
Blackberries and Truth
When I was a child we had a huge blackberry hedge next the the garden at our home. Taking care of the hedge was not a huge priority so after a few years went by the hedge had turned into…
Tagged with: god, LDS, mormon, mormonism, parables, revelation, similies
Posted in Comparisons, LDS History, my thoughts, Testimony
Posted in Comparisons, LDS History, my thoughts, Testimony
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