Category Archives: LDS Organization
Deacons and the sacrament
Not having a teaching assignment myself during Sunday School, I tend to bounce between Gospel Essentials and Gospel Doctrine, while occasionally going to neither and instead hanging out in the chapel with my iPad. A few weeks back, I happened … 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
The effectiveness of the Mormon Network
Here in the Denver area, we are in the middle of what may turn out to be the heaviest snow storm of the entire winter. We’ve got drifts 2-3′ deep on our back deck, and our driveway (which is about … Continue reading
Posted in LDS Organization, LDS Society, Main, Preparedness
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Yet another cautionary tale from other churches
In the LDS Church, we sometimes chafe at the strict control that Church HQ imposes on what individual wards can do or buy. Among other things, this often leads to a slow adoption of technology; less than 10 years ago, … Continue reading
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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Some thoughts from a Catholic as well
E. D. Kain at The League of Ordinary Gentlemen has also taken note of Michael’s Spencer’s prediction of the collapse of Evangelical Christianity and added some thoughs of his own from a Catholic point of view: Now my personal take … Continue reading
Posted in Belief systems, Current events, LDS Organization, LDS Society, Main, World Religions
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And now a cautionary lesson from the Evangelicals
Early in February, I wrote a post titled, “LDS history and organization: a cautionary tale from the Catholics“. It deal with the controversy within the Catholic Church over the Legion of Christ and recent revelations regarding its founder, Father Marciel … Continue reading
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
LDS International Society Conference Proceedings
The proceedings of the 19th Annual LDS International Society Conference are available online as a PDF file. This was held last April at the Hinckley Center at BYU. Here’s the table of contents: “Building Bridges: Ambassador Hosting Program” — Panel … Continue reading
Posted in BYU, Current events, Humanitarian, LDS Organization, LDS Society, Main, World Religions
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Money-back tithing guarantee, ATMs at church
Here’s an approach to tithing we probably won’t see from Church HQ any time soon: Here’s something different. LifeChurch.tv, the church with locations in Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and online is offering a three-month tithing challenge. Give for three months. If … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, LDS Organization, Main, Technology, Uncategorized, World Religions
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