by Michelle Wiener | Dec 23, 2015 | Agency, Book Reviews, Charity, Christmas, decisions, Faith, faith crisis, Family, Featured, Forgiveness, General authorities, History, Humanity, Movie Reviews, Repentance, restoration, Revelation, Service, spirituality, Symbolism, The Holy ghost, the Spirit World, Theology, Why I Am Mormon |
“‘I am in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?’ said Scrooge. The Spirit answered not, but pointed onward with his hand,” – Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol 1 I have always found this image from Charles Dickens’ A...
by Jeremy Timothy | Dec 7, 2015 | Charity, Compassion, Disagreement, Faith, Featured, Forgiveness, General authorities, History, Humanity, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, Politics, prayer, Racism, Radical Compassion, Repentance, Truth |
Dear Lord and God above, My heart is groaning for the world even at it groans now in sin. More and more we are becoming a world divided. I pray that we can remember that which you taught us. At this time, as violence comes upon our shores, with those gunned down in...
by Jonathan Cannon | Nov 16, 2015 | Agency, Featured, General authorities, Obedience, prayer, Repentance, Revelation, The Holy ghost |
I was strongly influenced by my Mission President, Halvor Clegg, in my understanding of how the Holy Ghost speaks to humans. First I share an edited list of instructions he gave us about getting answers to questions we had as missionaries. Second some examples of how...
by Jeremy Timothy | Jun 18, 2015 | Charity, Compassion, Faith, Featured, Gospel Topics, Humanity, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, New Testament, Obedience, Old Testament, Pearl of Great Price, Priesthood, Repentance, scripture, Standard Works, Theology |
1 Peter 2:9 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: We have been taught that we are a chosen people. What does...
by Dr. LaShawn Williams | Mar 18, 2015 | Atonement, Compassion, Faith, Featured, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mental Health, New Testament, Polygamy, Racism, Radical Compassion, Repentance, Savior, Theology, Truth, unity |
There’s a beautiful thing that happens when 9 verses are removed from a chapter and given a chance to expand into healing scripture. This is one of the things that has troubled me about the correlation of LDS curricula – all of the answers are there. There’s...
by Jeremy Timothy | Feb 19, 2015 | Faith, Featured, Feminism, Honesty, Humanity, Individuality, Mental Health, Mormonism, Priesthood, Repentance, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Theology |
I have a deep, dark secret that I have lived with for too much of my life. I hate my gender. Maybe I don’t hate to the point I feel born the wrong gender or wish to change or anything. I just have a deep seated loathing of what men are and by extension, what I am. At...
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