by James Jones | Dec 19, 2015 | Featured, Homosexuality |
Note: This is a cross post. To visit where the post was originally published, click here. By now, all of us have heard of the policy change by the LDS church. Reactions varied widely. I cannot explain exactly why I’m writing, but I can tell you what I hope for. I...
by Jason L | Dec 18, 2015 | Christmas, Family, Featured, Jesus Christ, parenting, Savior |
It began with my nativity set, given to me a few pieces at a time by my mother-in-law. The reason for that gift goes back to my childhood. Our Christmas Eve tradition centered around a ceramic nativity set. While my father read the story from the New Testament, my...
by Jason L | Dec 17, 2015 | decisions, Featured, General authorities, Jesus Christ, Obedience, The Holy ghost |
In his October 2013 General Conference address, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf declared, [T]o be perfectly frank, there have been times when members or leaders in the Church have simply made mistakes. There may have been things said or done that were not in harmony with...
by Dr. LaShawn Williams | Dec 16, 2015 | Apostasy, Black Mormon History Month, decisions, Disagreement, Excommunication, faith crisis, Family, Featured, General Conference, History, Honesty, Humanity, Individuality, infallibility, Jesus Christ, LDS Missions, Racism, spirituality, Truth, Uncategorized, unity, Why I Am Mormon |
In October, I was on a panel about Black Women and Race in the LDS Church as part of the “Black White and Mormon” Conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah the week after General Conference. After the panel, an audience member approached me because he knew my writing...
by Julie de Azevedo Hanks | Dec 15, 2015 | Featured, General authorities, Mental Health, Mormonism, spirituality |
There have been a handful of moments in my life when I’ve realized that common words and phrases in LDS culture have become so familiar that they have lost their original meaning. For example, stake center, FHE, and “without a shadow of a doubt” are such common jargon...
by Thomas Hatton | Dec 14, 2015 | Featured, Mormon Humor |
The Christmas season is upon us. Colored lights are adorning fences and awnings and lamp posts. Christmas songs are beginning to take over radio stations, and big family dinners are being planned. Children all over are beginning to mark off their calendars and...
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