Mormon Bloggers

A new post entitled “The Mormons Are Now Our Friends” is now available at The Fulness. Reminder: The Fulness blog has moved to www.justandtrue.com AKPC_IDS += "245872,";Popularity: 1% [?] Read More →

A new post is now available at The Fulness. Reminder: The Fulness blog has moved to www.justandtrue.com AKPC_IDS += "241759,";Popularity: 1% [?] Read More →

A new post on the topic of confession is now found at www.justandtrue.com which is the new home for .The Fulness blog Please engage in the discussion here. AKPC_IDS += "239154,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →

Joseph Smith (1805 – 1844) A few years ago in recognition of the 200th anniversary of his birth in 1805 on December 23rd, our stake held a youth fireside at the end of the year honoring the Prophet Joseph Smith.  I was asked to be the keynote speaker. I assembled many notes for that talk, most of which I never used.  This morning I discovered them in a deeply buried archive file on the computer, and share them here with the readers of this page.  Joseph Smith was a remarkably candid and forthright speaker and writer.  He pulled no punches, it appears to me, particularly in his own self-appraisals.  Most of what I have gathered below comes from his History of the Church compilation (hereafter HC), some 3,200 pages in total.  (Many of these statements have also been compiled by Joseph Fielding Smith in Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith.)  Today legislation in Washington can be cobbled together approaching that many pages with ease and... Read the rest of this entry »

There is a new post at The Fulness on what it means to live the gospel. It can be found at: www.justandtrue.com The Fulness has moved. AKPC_IDS += "231954,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →

July 1, 2003 This is an article prepared by Hugh Nibley for the Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Jake (our son, then serving as a missionary in the Brazil Porto Alegre Mission) asked in a recent e-mail whether or not the ancient temples administered the same ordinances as our temples today. The answer is partially shrouded in incomplete ancient records, but the usual question from investigators is this: Did Joseph Smith restore temple worship as it originally existed, or did he borrow from all the fragments that had been handed down through the ages, such as the Masonic rituals?  The belief that man can become as God is part and parcel of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Nibley in his usual style is a little obtuse and hard to follow for the casual reader, but the kernel of his article appears in the next to last paragraph.  The references to CWHN are the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley throughout. There is no question in his mind that Joseph delivered a perfect... Read the rest of this entry »

This is the season of the year when we remember our America heritage, but only if we are aware of it. Pilgrims Detail of Edgar Parker’s Embarkation of the Pilgrims “They knew they were pilgrims, and looked not much on those things, but lifted up their eyes to the heavens, their dearest country.” — William Bradford The Pilgrim saga began with a group of religious dissidents who believed it was necessary to separate from the Church of England. Persecuted in England, these “Separatists” moved to Holland in 1607/1608. The group, joined by other colonists recruited by the venture’s financial backers, began the move to America in 1620. Bacon’s Landing of the Pilgrims Early Plymouth records refer to all passengers from the first four ships as “First Comers.” These ships were the Mayflower (1620), the Fortune (1621), the Anne and the Little James (1623). The term “Pilgrim” was not generally used until the early... Read the rest of this entry »

The scene is the courtroom. A witness takes the stand and, under oath, recites their story. The court process allows the witness to speak specifically to events that they personally viewed or participated in. There is a quick objection launched when the discussion strays into areas that do not represent fact but may represent personal [...] AKPC_IDS += "195978,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →

Several Mormon women writers wrote about some of our basic beliefs in a one-day “blogfest” on April 27. We wanted to share links to (and snippets from) their posts here. The Book of Mormon and missionary work with Kayeleen Hamblin: “Missionary work is a pretty big focus of the LDS Church. It’s not that we’re trying to be pushy or tell everyone they are wrong. It’s that we have something amazing and want to share it with everyone…. [When I was a missionary] one of the things that I spent months sharing with people is the Book of Mormon. It tells the story of a people who who lived in the American continent. They believed in and waited for the coming of Jesus Christ and their experiences of faith and testimony have changed my life.” Faith in Jesus Christ with Myrna Foster: “There have been times in my life when I’ve struggled with depression and the hopelessness that goes with it….I don’t want anyone who’s... Read the rest of this entry »

Person A: “God revealed to me that religion X is the only religion that He is well pleased with.”Person B: “God revealed to me that religion Y is the only religion that He is well pleased with.” Thus, it seems likely that the veracity of revelation received/reported by persons A, B, or both is flawed.  Duo non possunt in dolido unam rem possidere “two cannot possess one thing each in entirety.”  It would be inconsistent for God to affirm two mutually exclusive claims.  (“In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong. God cannot be for, and against the same thing at the same time.” – Abraham Lincoln)  This is how I would summarize the “diversity problem” in religion.  (see also religious pluralism, exclusivism, inclusivism, and the same sex marriage study I referenced in my post about homosexuality).  Especially look at... Read the rest of this entry »

The Book of Mormon teaches us that the restoration of the gospel in the latter days would be given to the Gentiles. As we read, after many generations, ‘then shall the fulness of the gospel of the Messiah come unto the Gentiles and from the gentiles unto the remnant of our seed.’ (1 Nephi 15:13) Shortly [...] AKPC_IDS += "148043,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →

The following dialogue is occurring over at TILM’s blog. 6 Responses to this post. Posted by Timothy Berman on January 12, 2010 at 7:40 pm So, would you agree that if someone posted the following Billboard message, that it is okay and correct? Christians celebrate and worship Human Sacrifice as an appeasement to a better life. Reply This first comment [...] AKPC_IDS += "124555,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →