Longing for a Moroni 6 Church
I love Moroni chapter 6. I love that Moroni, fleeing for his life and carrying around this heavy record, took the time to record some of the little details about Christ’s church that were missing. I love what he wrote about what the Nephite church was. “And now I...
Tea for Mormon Dummies
Since starting The Queens’ Tea in 2012, tea has become a way of life, and increasingly, a philosophy for Michael and me. For those who say that they don’t like tea, we say, “There’s a tea for everyone.” For those who think only of old ladies in white gloves who sip...
What if the Book of Mormon was True?
Some of the hardest questions come when our belief system is challenged. It can be really uncomfortable. But some of the best learning takes place when we ask those questions. The object of asking the right questions is not necessarily to find answers or to come to a...
The Gift and Power Meets Stylometry
The Audience and an Overview I think it would be a mistake to read The Gift and Power: Translating the Book of Mormon, by Brant Gardner, as an apologetic work. Gardner certainly takes up, and to an extent takes on, many of the reasons people give for rejecting the...
Mormon Myths: The secret history of UFOs (part 1)
I originally became aware of this topic after hearing a vague quote at a gathering of friends, something about a prophet saying Quaker people lived on the moon, something something, Brigham Young. It wasn’t until after researching the source of this quote, that I...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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