Category Archives: LDS History
Five Nephite restorations
As Latter-day Saints, we tend to be locked into the narrative of our own history, namely: Christ’s mortal ministry in Palestine; the eventual apostasy of the Christian churches; and the restoration of the Church in the early 19th century, some … Continue reading
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Interesting commentary on the US District Court ruling on DOMA
The Defense of Marriage Act, passed by the US Congress in 1996, defines marriage as being solely between “a man and a woman”. Judge Joseph Tauro of the US District Court of Massachusetts just issued a ruling striking down the … Continue reading
The Second Quorum of the Twelve
[Note: this is a follow-up to the discussion in the comments to this post some months back.] We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church . . . . – 6th Article of Faith Yea, behold, … Continue reading
Early thoughts on “The Book of Mormon: The Earliest Text”
FedEx showed up about a few hours ago with my pre-ordered copy of Royal Skousen’s magnum opus, The Book of Mormon: The Earliest Text (Yale University Press, 2009, 848 pages). This volume represents over 20 years of work on Skousen’s … Continue reading
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Mormons, the Mossad, and 9/11
Courtesy of Article VI Blog comes a link to this, ah, fascinating article that not only repeats the tired and ridiculous trope that Israel was behind the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001, but that the Mormons were … Continue reading
Posted in BYU, Current events, Humor, LDS History, Main, Military
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Future(s) of the LDS Church
The last two posts have dealt with the future (in America) of Evangelism in particular and Christianity in general. Ardis Parshall’s comments on the former post raise the question of the extent to which these same factors impact the LDS … Continue reading
Posted in LDS Doctrine, LDS History, LDS Organization, LDS Society, Main, The Last Days
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LDS history and organization: a cautionary tale from the Catholics
Within the LDS Church, we continue to debate publicly and agonize privately over issues in LDS history (hagiography, naturalism, etc.) as well as occasionally getting our knickers in a twist over perceived or real issues in LDS leadership, both local … Continue reading
New approaches to modern music: “Stairway to where?“
First off, major props to Ardis “Ace” Parshall, Mormon Detective and blogger at the always-excellent Keepapitchinin, for her fast and (as usual) outstanding research work. Those of you who are familiar with her work on the Great Mormon Marijuana Myth … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Hymns, LDS History, Main, Media
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“O My Father” sung to “Gentle Annie”
First, before you play the video below, go over to Keepapitchinin (one of my favorite LDS blogs) and read this post about an LDS missionary pamphlet printed over 100 years ago that is absolutely exquisite. Or, better yet, start the … Continue reading
Posted in Hymns, LDS History, Main, Music, Video
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A people set apart: Mormons and Prop 8
There has, of course, been much discourse on the bloggernacle about Proposition 8 in California and the Church’s involvement in it. Leaving aside the various arguments on the merits of gay marriage itself, the merits of the arguments on both … Continue reading
Posted in Current events, LDS Doctrine, LDS History, LDS Organization, LDS Society, Legal, Main, Media, Politics
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