[…] the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, edited by B. H. Roberts (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 6 vols. published 1902-12, Vol. 7 published 1932; 1978 printing), 6:308-9. Stan Larson, “The King […]
[…] Save the leg? The doctor had crossed hairy arms over his scrubs. How do you deliver bad news? How do you drop barbells without cracking the floor? They can try. He’s gone upstairs. You […]
[…] recently, I directed a production for the Bountiful Fine Arts Theater, which was acclaimed by the Deseret News as among the state’s five best for that year’s season. Todd: You compare the moral conflict […]
[…] part of a body of believers whose collective faith and devotion constitute a vital force in the world. I was reminded of this goodness while watching the October 2007 general conference on television. The […]
[…] City Adopts Pro-Gay Statutes.” “Sutherland’s Statement on LDS Response to Nondiscrimination Ordinances,” November 10, 2009, http://www.sutherlandinstitute.org / news/news_details.asp?id=631 (accessed October 20, 2010). Ibid. “The Church Supports Nondiscrimination Ordinances.” The wife of God (or Heavenly […]
[…] America—to use language I learned in church—a “city on a hill,” an example to the big wide world my extended family came from, or was it “Babylon,” worldwide marketer of wickedness, where wrong was […]
[…] are “the untaught” (2 Nephi 9:26; Mosiah 3:11, 15:24). Wesley observed that “enlightened Heathens in the ancient world” and “the most intelligent Heathens that are now on the face of the earth” are “totally […]
[…] who approach the shrines exhibit an unusual intimacy. The worshippers drop the walls around themselves as they share their pain and hope. These observations suggest a research agenda for historians looking at other abundant […]
[…] members (and leaders), a lack of confidence between leaders and members, and the high social costs of breaking other cultural expectations. In all fairness, the LDS Church has worked in the past decades to […]
[…] of our physical universe, or was it implemented by intelligent beings? Further, what is the consequence of breaking a physical law? There is always a natural physical consequence. But what is the consequence of […]