Temple Baptisms – A Reflection
TEMPLE BAPTISMS – A REFLECTION It was the combined opening priesthood meeting when the announcment was made that the youth in our ward would be going to the temple in two days to do baptisms for the dead. They needed some volunteers from the Melchizedik...
A Letter to a Liberal Mormon
A LETTER TO A LIBERAL MORMON Dear Liberal Mormons, I have heard things and read things as they have come across my Face Book feed that are concerning and need to be addressed. There seems to be a rise among liberal and so-called “intellectual” Mormons to...
Joseph Smith’s Polygamy, Volume 2: History – A Book Review
NOTE: This is a review of only Volume 2. To read my review of Volume 1, click here. Joseph Smith’s Polygamy, Volume 2: History – A Book Review “We obeyed [the command to practice plural marriage] the best we knew how, and, no doubt, made many...
Nanawatai
NANAWATAI Note: This essay relies heavily on The movie, Lone Survivor. I’m not going to give a spoiler alert, because if you can’t tell from the movie’s title how the movie ends, um, I don’t know what to tell you. The movie ended and I was...LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
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