A Book of Mormon Mystery
There is a mystery in the middle of the Book of Mormon. It involves a stone. But not just any stone. A very unusual stone. A stone that shines. A stone that recalls the words of Galadriel, “May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.” This...
What the Hell did Joseph Mean By Translation?
WHAT THE HELL DID JOSEPH MEAN BY TRANSLATION? by Michael Barker This post was provoked by three things: The LDS Church’s recent statement on the Book of Mormon Translation (click here to read the statement). Dan Wotherspoon’s Mormon Matters episode where...
The Starter-Kit of the Restoration
“Unto My Servants, in Their Weakness” The early period of the Restoration saw Joseph Smith and his associates through some remarkable sequences of events. In Joseph’s early encounters with Moroni, he was first told of a book writen on golden plates,1 then told of a...
Doctrine and Covenants Sections 28, 29, 30, 31: An Historical Perspective
Doctrine and Covenants Section 28 (Book of Commandments (BC) 30 (cf. LDS D&C 28; Community of Christ (CC) D&C 27)) Date: September 1830 Place: Fayette, Seneca County, New York Historical Note: No longer enjoying the protection of Isaac Hale, and concerned...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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