This Is My Doctrine: The Development of Mormon Theology By Charles Harrell – Book Review
Growing up in the church I was taught that revelations and doctrines build upon one another in a linear upward path, “line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little”. Not only do doctrines build upon one another, but they also don’t contradict...
No Agenda. Just Pants. At Church.
Over all February 10th was a nice Sabbath day. For me the best part was playing Sunday School Jeopardy with my class of twelve-year-old girls. At one point in the game each girl in turn shared her “first time you felt the holy ghost” experience with...
Doctrine and Covenants Sections 11, 12, &13: An Historical Overview
By Michael Barker Section 11 (from Book of Commandments (BoC) 10 (cf. LDS D&C 11; Community of Christ (CoC) 10) Date: May 1829 (after 25 May) Hyrum Smith arrived in Harmony, Pennsylvania, after Samuel H. Smith’s baptism on 25 May 1829. Thus, section 11...
The Mother I (thought I) Never Had
This is the fourth essay in our series about Mother in Heaven Click here to read the first essay in this series Click here to read the second essay in this series Click here to read the third essay in this series Finding opportunities to discuss the concept of a...
The Pope and the Mormon Hierarchy
Thomas Monson: After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the office of President of the Church. I am well aware that this calling,...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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