“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth . . .” Genesis 1:28 “Birth control” is a relatively new expression, coined only sixty years ago. […]
In his Socratic dialogue Phaedo, Plato offered a multi-layered argument for the immortality of the soul, claiming that the human spirit belonged with the Forms —that is, the highest and most fundamental kind of […]
Jack slowed down, looking for a sign. Seeing none, he sped on down the highway, grumbling to himself. Dean could have given more specific directions — or better, first-hand instructions, not this friend-of-a-friend nonsense. It […]
Headed west, Brother and Sister Gustavson pushed their handcart for many miles singing, “Some must push and some must pull” before their miracle happened. They inherited a wagon -— all in the moment a hand […]
[…] of the toes poking out of my sandals, talking to them individually, giving each a Hawaiian name —Hawaiki. Kamehameha. Kahumanu. Lifting both my arms, she sang, “Fly, pretty bird. High over the ocean, fly.” […]
[…] and highly readable book. In attempting this book-length examination of the principle of forgiveness, Elder Kimball seeks “not . . . to entertain,” but to entice many to “repent of their sins . . […]
[…] us, there is little doubt that science was victorious in its centuries-long warfare with theology. From Galileo —kneeling in the robes of a penitent criminal before his Inquisitors, pleading for mercy on the grounds […]
[…] for information. He liberally riddled the diary text with bracketed editorial comments set off in smaller type —except when typesetters forgot the pattern (pp. 31, 46, 110-118). His bracketed annotations include many quotations from […]
[…] and the Lord has said that “he makes them equal in power, and in might, and in dominion.” —Joseph Fielding Smith, 1956 (Doctrines of Salvation, 3:132) The importance of the endowment and such temple-associated rituals as […]
[…] and author recommendations that have shaped our preparation for this proposed book (now slated for publication in 2021). The dedication page of this book will appropriately honor Armand Mauss. Meanwhile, most important for us […]