[…] to the witch hunts, from the massive slaughter, enslavement, exploitation, and oppression of Indigenous peoples throughout the world sanctioned by Christian colonizers to the use of theological and scriptural “truth” to oppress and marginalize […]
[…] was told that under Smith’s direction a dog was sacrificed on the spot in the hope of breaking the charm that held the “pots of money.” According to Austin, the digging occurred before Smith […]
[…] made him famous? Because it was a sacred and privileged communication; it was never published to the world and never should be. Nibley takes the point of view that the story of the vision […]
[…] children, and to their eternal parents additional glory, power, and exaltation—the entire process of exaltation cycling forever worlds without end. Evidence This section compiles the evidence for each pre-martyrdom plural marriage in alphabetical order […]
[…] Sottile also analyzes Chad’s background as the author of bestselling novels that predicted the end of the world. She argues that Chad’s acceptance within the Mormon community allowed Lori to see him as a […]
[…] I drive to the grocery store, bumper stickers remind me that Overpopulation Begins At Home, and I am admonished to Make Love, Not Babies. At church I have the opposite problem. My youngest is […]
[…] and many were healed under their hands. HC 4:4-5 In his book Early Mormonism and the Magic World View, D. Michael Quinn cites additional examples of healing handkerchiefs, including those of Lorenzo Snow, Newel […]
[…] responsibility for looking after the welfare of LDS servicemen and their families soon after the onset of World War I. The previous fall this had led Lyman and three other Relief Society women representing […]
[…] soon it was clear that the new president and his top leaders were committed to this new worldview. In January, 1979, the First Presidency invited all of the church’s fulltime appointee ministers and their […]
[…] ERA”—through the skies of Pasadena. I was so curious, but there were no Mormon feminists in my world—at least none that I knew of. Not until Eugene England walked into the classroom where I […]