by Jason L | Oct 15, 2015 | Agency, Atonement, Faith, Featured, Revelation |
In college I lived down the hall from a very serious Christian. He worked hard to encourage others to be more active and outspoken about their Christianity. He was antagonistic to my Mormonism, considering it as non-Christian and me as having been led astray. We still...
by Jeremy Timothy | Sep 14, 2015 | Church History, decisions, Faith, Faith Crisis, Featured, General authorities, Gospel Topics, Humanity, Joseph Smith, LDS Church History, Mormonism, Racism, Revelation, spirituality, Truth, Why I Am Mormon |
It has now been 9 years since I first listened to the Mormon Stories podcast with Darius Gray and Margaret Young on blacks and the priesthood and temple ban. In it they put the priesthood ban into context of the surrounding culture. I learned that in the beginning,...
by L Thomas | Aug 12, 2015 | Bible Scholarship, Featured, Joseph Smith, Revelation, scripture, Standard Works |
I have always enjoyed scripture study. I was attempting to “feast on the words” of the Bible but it had always been difficult for me. There seemed to often be some bit of historical context I was missing, or certain passages that seemed to contradict Mormon doctrine....
by Azul Uribe | Feb 21, 2015 | Featured |
The amount of things that have been chosen for me by men I have never met is high- things like what entertainment I can partake in, how much jewelry I can wear, how I can alter my body, how I can’t kiss, or how I really shouldn’t serve a mission....
by L Thomas | Feb 11, 2015 | Apologetics, Book of Mormon, Featured, Gospel Topics, Revelation, Standard Works |
As part of their “Gospel Topics” essays, the Church released an article on the translation of the Book of Mormon [1]. Some of the controversial topics discused include the use of the “seer stone” vs the “Urim and Thummim” and the use of a hat along with these stones....
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