Doctrine and Covenants Sections 24, 25, 26, & 27: An Historical Perspective
By Michael Barker Doctrine and Covenants Section 24 (Book of Commandments (BoC) 25 (cf. LDS D&C 24 and Community of Christ (CoC) D&C 23)) Date: [4-31]July 1830 Place: Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Historical Note: On 9 June 1830 the first...
Porn and The New 2013 LDS Scriptures
I caught up with an old friend of mine that has served as bishop many times in his life. While our conversation covered many subjects, the most interesting was the topic of repentance and an experience he had while counseling a young married couple. He remembered the...
Divinity
By Heidi Doggett “Heavenly Mother” entered my religious vocabulary sometime during Middle School. She was a thing that might exist, nebulously up there doing stuff, but not stuff related to me, because that was God’s job. He didn’t want us talking to her,...
The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance: A Memoir (A Book Review)
“Impossible is Nothing,” it said. “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not...
The Mystery of Monotheism
This is the second post written by Dr. Tom Roberts; click here to read his first post. The Mystery of Monotheism By Tom Roberts, PhD For centuries, the people of God had fought an uphill battle attempting to defend the one God concept. Monotheism is defined...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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