We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression” (Articles of Faith 1:2).
The Road to Tyranny: (Steps to take in order to transition a limited government of the people, by the people and for the people, to a tyrannical government that runs the people.) 1. Wage war on independence and personal responsibility. Play up the victim angle. Everyone is now a victim…a victim of their race, a victim of their...
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About a week and a half ago in anticipation of writing this post I posted a poll in a Facebook group that is by and large inhabited by heterodox Mormons. There are other variations of belief ranging from none, to close to Orthodox but the meat lies in the middle. The question I posed was “Do you believe in Satan?” It is...
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This term I began studying Biblical Hebrew. Languages do not come easily to me. I devised a plan to motivate my study- rekindle my love of Judaism. I have been amazed by how much my heart sang within the richness of Jewish thought and the scriptural and life lessons that have filled my reading. The books have...
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I want to start out with full disclosure. I have said it 800 million times before, but I am a fan of hyperbole. I think hyperbole makes a good story a great one. The story of how I broke my foot becomes exponentially more funny and interesting when I tell the “story-teller’s version”. Hyperbole employed to improve our lives...
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Recently in the news we got a little taste of a “Mormon moment” when on Valentine’s Day a male BYU student passed a note to a female student declaring that she was immodestly dressed and should think about how her appearance was affecting others. I’m sure he was just trying to do his duty as stated in the BYU...
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ALMA 13-16 “Give us Strength According to Our Faith…in Christ” Alma2 Explains the Ordination of Priests: Alma 13:1-12 13:1 “..cite your minds forward to the time when the Lord God gave…” Why is Alma2 mixing up the future with the past? 13:2 “those priests were ordained…in a manner...
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