Monthly Archives: March 2008
A post worth reading
The Lord knows if I had lost a rib for each wife I have, I should have had none left long ago. – Brigham Young A very funny quote from an excellent post by Jared over at LDS Science Review. … Continue reading
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Deep religion and deep logic
Orson Scott Card has an outstanding column over at Mormon Times on what he calls “deep religion“: I had unknowingly tapped into their religion at a level so deep that they didn’t even understand why my comments made them so … Continue reading
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Rough stone polished
While out walking this morning, D&C 128 came up on my iPod Shuffle. I have always loved this section, even as a teenage convert, because Joseph Smith’s voice and character seemed to come through so clearly. The section itself — … Continue reading
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Church/state tension in Jacob 1-3?
Listening to the book of Jacob on my iPod while driving around today, I picked up on something that I hadn’t noticed or considered before. There is, I think, a hint of tension between Jacob and the new Nephite king, … Continue reading
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A few thoughts on “Anti-Nephi-Lehi”
[Updated 03/26/08 -- made some additions and changes] Bruce Nielson had a post over at Mormon Matters earlier this month on the use of the name “Anti-Nephi-Lehi” in the Book of Mormon and what it could mean. I posted a … Continue reading
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“All are alike unto God”
For none of these iniquities come of the Lord; for he doeth that which is good among the children of men; and he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men; and he inviteth them all to … Continue reading
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A few thoughts on Alma 17 (and 18)
The books of Mosiah and Alma have some of the most complex and fascinating narratives in the Book of Mormon. Little nuggets and insights crop up every time I read it. Here are a few, both old and recent, from … Continue reading
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OK, here’s my rating
This website purports to rate the reading level of a given blog. Here’s its rating for this blog: I’d like to think it’s because of the thoughtful and intellectual nature of the posts here. But it probably just shows that … Continue reading
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Pre-Columbian shipping between South America and Mexico?
A group at MIT has been building scale models of balsa wood rafts to test the feasibility of Pre-Columbian shipping having occurred between Chile and Mexico: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–Oceangoing sailing rafts plied the waters of the equatorial Pacific long before Europeans … Continue reading
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Some quotes on Native American ancestry
Meridian Magazine has an excellent set of quotes dating back to the 1920s — including from Church publications and General Authorities speaking in General Conference — cautioning members (e.g.) against the error of supposing that all the American Indians are … Continue reading
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