[…] heritage condensed in the widely disseminated “Proclamation on the Family,” we learn of a divine intention for human destiny based on eventual marriage and procreation, both in mortality and in eternity. Some church members […]
[…] so since the Enlightenment and the astounding successes of science and technology that virtually every enterprise in human knowledge has come to define itself as an extension of reason. Mythos as method has been […]
[…] forged of steel of a caliber high enough to demonstrate the remarkable ability to repeatedly cut off human arms without becoming dull (Alma 17: 37-39). Such a broad assortment of weapons could inflict wounds […]
[…] held by some that Adam was not the first man upon this earth, and that the original human being was a development from lower orders of the animal creation. These, however, are the theories […]
[…] concepts that our people have traditionally taught or believed. But I also see such things as the human cloning controversy, stem cells, debates over resource management and human populations, and continuing brain research as […]
[…] and victims can produce bafflement in LDS viewers unaccustomed to the depiction of a full range of human behavior. But faithful readers of Roth and another fierce moralist, Tom Wolfe, will recognize the technique […]
[…] the truth and being full of yourself. Life is a test of individuals. Unfortunately, we forget this. Human beings love company so much that right or wrong isn’t nearly as important to us as […]
[…] form of survival involves an ability to manipulate one’s environment. One could also argue that manipulation of human thinking and motivation demands intense indoctrination. Indoctrination is where I believe the church impacts our lives […]
[…] and hours of tracting door-to-door yielded one conversation that lasted more than a few minutes at best. Human interaction was scarce. On top of all that, my mission was strict. We had rules for […]
Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have engaged in missionary work since the year of the religion’s founding. But sociological research on the experience of these missionaries is still young and stands as a field white and ready to harvest.