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Before we get to the letter:
And it came to pass that the internet was born, and over time, blogs sprung forth.
Without these blogs, one could feel very alone in their Mormon struggle and desire for acceptance.
I suppose the “fish out of water” analogy would apply here. Blogs like Rational Faiths provide a fishbowl for the...
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A couple years ago when we were studying Gospel Principles in church, my wife and I were preparing for the week’s lesson. During our study I noticed some differences in my book (from my mission) from what she was reading online. Even though the changes were minor, I was curious to know if there were more throughout the book. What...
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When my oldest daughter was about 18 months old, my wife gave me the o.k. to buy a boxer puppy. I had wanted one for years. Their square heads, under-bite, and wiggly butts, just charmed me. We drove up to Grants Pass, Oregon on Father’s Day and bought a beautiful brindle boxer. The brown in his fur was...
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In the winter of 2001, my French-speaking daughter, Lauren, suggested she and I take a trip before she graduated college, went on a mission, got married and whatever else would follow. She had been to Europe during high school and longed to return to Paris. Flights were cheap and hotels aplenty that year because terrorists in jet...
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With the semester winding down I have been really busy lately so I haven’t really gotten an opportunity to do a post in a while. Even now, I should be doing schoolwork, but I have to put it off in order to write something here today. I sort of intended to poach an old post from my personal blog but it just didn’t convey what I...
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By Mike Barker
I’ve had an idea bouncing around in my mind for quite a while now, unformed until recently.
For me, this past Sunday was one of those days that you wish hadn’t happened. It was a horrible day. While the details aren’t important, it did cause me to seriously question (again) my relationship with the...
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“Never Has Man Believed in Me As Thou Hast”
The Book of Ether
Click here to listen to Jared Anderson’s podcast that goes over this lesson.
The abridgment of the Jaredite record is promised in Mosiah 28:17-19. In 1920, a headnote was added that read: “The record of the Jaredites, taken from the...
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It has been almost a year since my brothers and I started this small blog. So, we thought it would be fun to do a little reflecting on what we have done, what we have learned from our blogging experience so far, and what we hope to do in the future.
Over a year ago, my youngest brother, Jonathan, as well as some of the young...
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This talk was given at the Convocation of the Latter-day Saint Community at Stanford University on October 16th 2012 in the Memorial Church. The annual Convocation of the Latter-day Saint community at Stanford University gathers all Stanford alumni, faculty, staff, affiliates, students, parents, and friends of Stanford who are...
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When I was the young men’s secretary, I approached my previous two young men’s presidents and bishop as well as my current bishop about approaching some of the more “sticky” historical issues regarding our LDS past. My previous bishop seemed open to the idea, but the two young men’s presidents were...
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