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Mormonism is Not Book of Mormon Christianity

Mormonism is Not Book of Mormon Christianity

by L Thomas | Dec 10, 2014 | Book of Mormon, Featured, Priesthood, scripture, The Holy ghost | 51 comments

With the new BYU curiculum change, one of the classes that will be required is “Teachings and Doctrine of the Book of Mormon.” It made me think about doctrinal similarities and differences between the Book of Mormon and modern Mormonism. Since I...
How I Stopped Doubting – Does Elder Andersen’s Advice Work?

How I Stopped Doubting – Does Elder Andersen’s Advice Work?

by L Thomas | Oct 8, 2014 | Apologetics, Faith, Faith Crisis, Featured, Individuality, Revelation, The Holy ghost, Truth | 3 comments

Doubts and Faith Crises  A faith crisis in Mormonism is often caused by doubts in doctrine, practice, or history of the Church. Doubts come when new information conflicts with our prior beliefs about the Church. How do we overcome these doubts? One example is a...
Will a Real Mormon Theologian Please Stand Up?

Will a Real Mormon Theologian Please Stand Up?

by John Burton | Aug 25, 2014 | Featured, Theology | 15 comments

  In the summer of 1865 the First Presidency issued a statement in the Deseret News condemning certain theological writings they considered to be so objectionable that they ordered copies of the works to be destroyed.  The volumes in question had been written by...
GAY STUFF AND MORMON DOCTRINE

GAY STUFF AND MORMON DOCTRINE

by Miguel Barker-Valdez | May 20, 2014 | Featured, Homosexuality, News, Theology | 10 comments

NOTE: This post was first published on December 6, 2013 on the blog, No More Strangers.   With Oregon’s ruling on gay marriage yesterday,me being an Oregonian, and one of my best friends (and fellow ward member), Jerilyn Hassell Pool, performing the first gay...
What are the doctrines of the Priesthood?

What are the doctrines of the Priesthood?

by Geoff Nelson | Mar 28, 2014 | Apologetics, Doctrine and Covenants, Featured, Feminism, Gospel Topics, LDS Church History, Mormonism, News, Priesthood, Sacrament, Standard Works | 4 comments

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...
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