by Jason L | Jan 3, 2019 | Empowerment, Featured, Repentance, Temple |
The Endowment session has been significantly altered in the new year. In particular, many changes have been made that bring greater gender equality to the temple ceremony and covenants. Rather than address the particular changes, I want to highlight one lesson I hope...
by Jason L | Oct 19, 2017 | Authority, Featured, Leadership, Priesthood |
I attended a stake conference recently, in which a general authority was visiting. Listening carefully to his message along with the message of my stake president made me more certain that ever of two things: The worthy women of this faith should hold the priesthood....
by Jason L | Aug 22, 2017 | Book of Mormon, Featured, Racism |
(Author’s Note: This was a tough post to write and I expect a tough post to read. Please read carefully for what I am and am not saying before commenting. I think we can have a productive conversation, but only if we’re committed to doing so.) Before we...
by Jason L | Aug 17, 2017 | Church History, Featured, Racism |
As the events of Charlottesville made clear, the United States has a long way to go in addressing its racial history. The same is true for our Church. The initial official statement by the Church was, well, a bit tepid. It condemned violence. It also quoted a...
by Jason L | Jul 20, 2017 | Featured, ordinances, Priesthood, Service |
There’s a new party line emerging in the Church about the priesthood. It is this: “No one blesses themselves through the priesthood, so everyone is equally blessed by the priesthood.” This is becoming the neat little response to concerns about the men-only nature of...
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