CELEBRATING PALM SUNDAY AS A MORMON WARD – A REFLECTION
CELEBRATING PALM SUNDAY AS A MORMON WARD – A REFLECTION We piled into our minivan almost a half hour earlier than we normally do. “Okay, I’ll say family prayer,” I said. “…Heavenly Father, we are grateful that today we can remember...
The King James Bible in the Book of Moses, Part I
With the recent publication of David Bokovoy’s Authoring the Old Testament: Genesis-Deuteronomy, many have wondered to what extent the Bible has had influence on the Book of Moses. The discussion has mainly revolved around the parts of the text that are obvious...
An Insider’s View–a personal review
I want to apologize for the negative, critical review I wrote about Grant Palmer’s book, An Insiders View of the Mormon Origins. While I don’t share the authors beliefs on several topics, I believe I was ungenerous in my examination and treatment of his...
What are the doctrines of the Priesthood?
If you are looking at the length of this post and thinking tl;dr then please just click here to jump to the heart of the post. Mormon gender roles and the Ordain Women movement have been in the news recently. Most arguments I’ve seen used to denounce the...
The Prodigal Son
Our ward recently had stake conference and in Relief Society we were given a lesson on The Prodigal Son by our stake president. It was a wonderful lesson and I was touched by the words and thoughts that were shared by my wonderful stake president and members of my...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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