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 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...
Chosen Generation
A close friend recently mentioned that it would be interesting to see how the use of the phrase “chosen generation” had changed in general conference over the years. He remembered hearing it a lot growing up, but not as often now. So I decided I would try...
A SURVEY & CRITIQUE OF THE DIFFERENT RESURRECTION HYPOTHESES: PART III
If you have not read Part I, click here. If you have not read Part II, click here. A SURVEY & CRITIQUE OF THE DIFFERENT RESURRECTION HYPOTHESES: PART III In this post, the Subjective Vision (Hallucination) Theory, The Objective Vision Theory, and The...
Doctrine and Covenants Sections 19, 20, 21, 22, 23: An Historical Perspective
By Michael Barker Doctrine and Covenants Section 19 (from Book of Commandments (BoC) 16 (cf. LDS D&C 19; Community of Christ (CoC) D&C 18)) Date: March 1830 (between 26 and 31) Place: Manchester, Ontario County, New York Historical Note: When the...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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