Taking Up the Cross
March 28, 2018[…] had nothing else on his back. And yet he carried the weight of the world. Likewise, in order for us to take up the cross, we must unburden ourselves of earthly treasures and other […]
[…] had nothing else on his back. And yet he carried the weight of the world. Likewise, in order for us to take up the cross, we must unburden ourselves of earthly treasures and other […]
Mormon history contains its fair share of ironies and unintended consequences. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began with a mission to restore the ancient church, but not for everyone at the […]
[…] tame olive-tree, which a man took and nourished in his vineyardβ (Jacob 5:3). The beginning of chapter 6 also specifically discusses some aspects of the allegory, particularly the last section in which the good […]
[…] the Central American countries, Guatemala has the highest proportion of Mormons: 1.3 percent of its population. In order to shed light on the dynamics of Mormon membership in Latin America, this paper will identify […]
[…] sacrifice personal peace for the peace of others, for his willingness to risk exclusion and loneliness in order to be obedient to his own inner integrity.Β Where others wept and prayed for the poor, […]
[…] and on balance, the col lection left several subjects untreated which would need to be addressed in order to serve the intended audience of serious, introductory readers, such as college students in religious studies […]
[…] later, another door opened. Karen and Sharlene asked me to go with them into St. George to buy supplies. I was usually the one to stay at home with the younger children when they […]
[…] belief was that the best course was to let wounds alone for a day or so in order for the bodyβs natural immunity to initiate healing. One Cedar Valley youth, a McKenny boy, painfully […]
I am twenty-one years old. I lie in the golden light of a Korean September afternoon. I have curled myself up on the musty, avocado-skinned sofa that occupies a large corner of the living […]
[…] history of Nauvoo is friendly history at its finest. It gently questions some deeply held beliefs about the Saintsβ tumultuous sojourn at the fringes of western Illinois. The writing is read able and engaging, […]