The Untouchables
There was a message behind these healings, and it sounded throughout all of Galilee, Judea, and the known parts of the world: When God became human, when he wrapped himself in our blood and skin and bones, his first order of business was to touch the ones that we...
An Open Letter to Conservative Mormons
Let’s just get this out of the way first: I do not share your political views. This does not mean that I am not an “active,” “faithful,” committed Mormon. It does not mean that I have failed to sustain the prophet or that I no longer believe the Church is true. It...
L. Tom Perry and Family First Weddings
Everyone seems to have their favorite apostle, some might even have a story of "the one time I met Elder so and so". I don't know if I had a favorite at this particular time in my life, but I do have three moments I have shared with Elder L. Tom Perry. These are the...
Keep Calm and Don’t Be Gay
What follows is a retelling of this meridian magazine article. I'm pretty sure that everyone, from those who think homosexual relationships make God angry, to those who are happy to accept that they were born homosexual, can agree on one thing, which I know is a...
Helping our Children be Themselves
This essay was originally published here. There’s a pretty toxic article floating around from Meridian that I hope, by the time I publish this, gets taken down by the magazine’s editors. I’ve known them to be reasonable before, which is why I was particularly shocked...
Time Machine to the Past
I’ve at times posited to myself what I’d do if I had one moment to go back in time. Most times the overwhelming answer has been one that I’m not necessarily proud of. If I could turn back the clock, or visit myself as a 20-year-old bride to be… what are the words of...
Top Post-Conference Newspaper Headlines
“Investigation confirms Elders Quorum President’s conference notepad not actually full of spiritual insights.”
75: Anger
We all get angry from time to time, whether resulting from a minor disagreement or from a more traumatic life event we cannot escape feelings of frustration and anger when the world doe not comport itself in accordance with our views. We also tend to think that we...
What is the Temple?
The following is a talk which my wife gave in our ward last month. I went to the temple last night. As I sat in the celestial room, it struck me how empty and quiet it was. It had been a very chaotic day. My morning had started with the sounds of screaming children...
On Yom Kippur
With today being Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in the Hebrew calendar, I would like to reflect on a very sacred experience that I had, and one that is very unique within Mormonism, although I was actually not yet a member of the Church when I had this...
Reflections on Discovering the “Lost Mormon Cave”
Earlier this month, my friend Greg Pavone and I lead an initiative to locate and excavate a cave located in Miner’s Hill, in Manchester New York. This project was the culmination of over a year’s worth of exploring, research, and coordination, and thanks to a great deal of hard work, tenacity, and a few strokes of good fortune, we finally found the time to meet back up in New York, and were successful in finding and unearthing the cave. It was was truly a remarkable and unforgettable experience.
What Doth a Prophecy Profit?
If I predict an event and it happens, there are several possible explanations. The first explanation is pure chance, it will either happen or it won’t, I have a 50/ 50 chance of getting it right. It could also be because I caused it to happen. “The garage shall be...
74: John Dominic Crossan at Writ and Vision
Renowned New Testament scholar and author John Dominic Crossan was featured in the Writ and Vision bookstore on Tuesday, July 28th, to sign copies of his new book, 'How To Read The Bible And Still Be A Christian.' In addition to book signing the event included oral...
Growing Doubt
I was once told. . . 2002 by Jonathan G. Cannon I was once told there’s danger in a question— Faith and doubt cannot live in one mind, And doubt leads men to shun the truth and fight Their God—so I was told. I also learned Truth shines eternal in the Son, and that is...
What Does My Mormonism Demand of Me?
I am writing from a place of privilege. I am straight. I am male. I am happily married. I have a good job. I have healthy children. For all intents and purposes, I am white. I am not writing this so as to say, "It's so hard as a white, straight male. Woe is me." No...
You may be irreverent, but you’re no thug
When that radio host blasted the men of color who are members of the BYU football team, it was not the time for White Mormons to co-opt an experience and make a joke out of it at the expense of Mormons of color. It was time for white Mormons collectively, and BYU as a whole, to defend their players by supporting their presence on the team, not making a mockery of the racism that impacts the lived experiences of their team members off the field.
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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