Mormon Bloggers

The Revelation of John contains a rehearsal of the vision John received of the future, our future. One of the quandaries I always find myself in when I read these revelations is when to consider them as figurative or symbolic and when to assume they are literal. This is especially true for me as I [...]  Read More →

Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending the graduation ceremony for the UC Berkeley school of Molecular and Cell Biology. The invited speaker was Dr. Bruce Ames, a noted scientist, who for decades has produced ground breaking work in genetics and how various substances impact our health at the molecular level. Dr. Ames provided a [...]  Read More →

I would like to point you to another blog that I enjoy. Torahbytes is a blog and email produced along the theme of Messianic Judaism. I regularly find an interesting perspective from the author, Alan Gilman. This week’s post is entitled “Some Things Only You Can Carry” and presents the idea that we should only be [...]  Read More →

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 [...]  Read More →

Last month, our family mourned the passing of my wife’s grandmother. A centenarian, she lived a long and difficult life but had a faith that was unshaken. She endured the many trials associated with carving a living out of the dust and sagebrush in Eastern Utah in an era that did not have powered machinery [...]  Read More →

Both talks by Pres. Uchtdorf and Elder Scott continued with the focus on Jesus Christ; a message appropriate for a sacred holiday that has been hijacked by the pagens and the shopkeepers. As I listened to the talk by Dieter Uchtdorf, there was a segment that again led my thoughts to a scripture. As he described [...]  Read More →

This was my Earth Hour. Well, not exactly, but I thought about responsibility and loving-kindness. And denounce force and extortion. Decided not to categorize this “Politics” because this is not “politics”, although it is.  Read More →

As you may recall, Antionum is the land where the Zoramites settled. Immediately following the encounter with Korihor, we find Alma and his brethren amid a people with some peculiar worship techniques. We learn from Alma 31 that this people dissented from the Nephites and were not keeping the law of Moses. As I read [...]  Read More →

It was supposed to be the dream family vacation to Hawai’i. I had enough frequent flier miles to get the six of us to the islands and got up at 4am on the specific day to make sure we had the flights we wanted. I spent a lot of time acquiring lodging on three different [...]  Read More →

“I think, therefore I am,” right? Well, think again. Questioning the deeper mysteries of mind and consciousness. Not trying to answer questions as much as ask the right questions about mind and matter.  Read More →

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 [...]  Read More →

What is the ‘baptism with the Holy Ghost and with fire’ from the biblical perspective? Many will say that there is only one reference to this topic coming from the words of John the Baptist as found in Matthew 3:11: 11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is [...]  Read More →