Apples and Oranges and Ligers…..OH MY!!!
Recently we have had two excellent posts, one written by Kelly Andersen (click here to read) and the other written by Chris Brewer (click here to read) that addressed the issue of how, as a Mormon culture, we tend to deify our leaders. This along with the...
Teaching the Apostasy and Restoration to 14 & 15 Year Olds: A Lesson in Keeping it Simple Stupid
Introduction: I am not the regular teacher of the 15 and 16 year old youth in my ward. I was called earlier in the week and asked if I would help teach about the Great Apostasy and the Restoration. My concern is that the historical data does not necessarily point...
My Daughters, Our Church
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf: “…the benediction will then be given by Sister Jean Stevens, First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency…” My wife and I had told our eleven and seven year-old daughters that a woman would be praying...
A SURVEY & CRITIQUE OF THE DIFFERENT RESURRECTION HYPOTHESES PART VII: INFERENCE TO THE BEST EXPLANATION
Click here to read Part I of this series. Click here to read Part II of this series. Click here to read Part III of this series. Click here to read Part IV of this series. Click here to read Part V of this series. Click here to read Part VI of this series. A SURVEY...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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