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Without Purse or Scrip in Texas: 5 February – 18 February 1900 @ Keepapitchinin
- (Previous installment) Monday, February 5, 1900 Getting up before daylight and eating...
Jonathan Edwards, Freedom, Henry Tappan, Joseph Smith and Foreknowledge @ BOAP.org Blog
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Sunday Lit Crit Sermon: Keeping Journals — Junius F. Wells @ A Motley Vision
- Keeping a journal is perhaps one of the few areas where the advice given to the general...
Stories of the Book of Mormon: The Title of Liberty, parts 1 and 2 (GRAPHIC NOVEL) @ Keepapitchinin
- Title, 1-2
Eric Metaxas Putting Politics and the Gospel in Their Place @ A Soft Answer
- This week of politics has been wearying. The primaries are starting to take their toll...
RS/MP Lesson 3: “Our Testimony of Jesus Christ” (George Albert Smith Manual) @ Feast Upon the Word
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Book of Mormon lesson 7 now on blog @ Millennial Star
- Sunday School Book of Mormon lesson 7 is now on my blog. Covers 2 Nephi 3-5. I discuss...
On This Date: February 4, 1949 @ Keepapitchinin
- February 4, 1949
FAIR Study Aid Lesson #6 (2 Nephi 1-2) @ FAIR Blog
- The FAIR Study Aid for Book of Mormon Lesson #6 (2 Nephi 1-2) is now available on the...
Defense of natural rights in the scriptures @ Millennial Star
- By the very fact that you were born and are reading this, you have three natural rights....
Funny Bones, 1914 (5) @ Keepapitchinin
- The Safer Way “That ol’ man o’ yours is a purty good provider.” “He shows his...
An Experiment on the Word: Reading Alma 32 (A Book Review) @ Feast Upon the Word
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The Thickness of Water @ Keepapitchinin
- Thickness of Water
Tell It All @ Keepapitchinin
- I attended a meeting recently of a committee considering a community history of one of...
Steven Peck reading from The Scholar of Moab today at BYU library @ A Motley Vision
- Steven Peck will be reading from his novel The Scholar of Moab. today, Friday Feb 3, at...
The Kiss @ Keepapitchinin
- The Kiss By Theodore E. Curtis A shy little miss, mighty easy to kiss, Met Jim at the...
Romney, the NDAA, War, and Rumors of War @ Millennial Star
- I just discovered 3 videos that explain in crystal clear terms why I cannot in any way...
BTGOYD: VI. Do You Have Growing Pains? @ Keepapitchinin
- BTGOYD 6
Bright Angels & Familiars: “Hit the Frolicking, Rippling Brooks” by Karen Rosenbaum @ A Motley Vision
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I must admit I would find it difficult to talk badly about this story if it deserved it...
The Romney-Paul Alliance @ Millennial Star
- The Washington Post is running a front page article today, “For Romney and Paul, a...
FAIR Examination 8: Aversion Therapy at BYU–Dr. Eugene Thorne @ FAIR Blog
- Dr. Eugene Thorne was a member of the psychology department at BYU during the 1970s, and...
46th Super Bowl picks @ Millennial Star
- A break from politics and Mormonism for a moment (or is that now the same things?). So,...
The Mother of Nancy @ Keepapitchinin
- Mother of Nancy
Women of Faith in the Latter Days, Vol. 1 : eBook and Bonus Content Available @ Keepapitchinin
- Women of Faith: eBook
Peculiar Pages at Sunstone West @ A Motley Vision
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This Saturday at Claremont Graduate University, Sunstone West, a small tidier Sunstone...
One of the best articles I have ever read debunking the supposed Mormon conspiracy @ Millennial Star
- Take a gander at this great, concise article by Nate Oman. Here are the key graphs: In...
“Personal Revelation and Testimony,” Sister Barbara Thompson, Oct. 2011 (RS/MP 4th Sunday) @ Feast Upon the Word
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Modern political campaigns @ Millennial Star
- Listening to some news shows lately (such as Morning Joe), it is interesting to hear them...
On Robert Goble’s Across a Harvested Field @ A Motley Vision
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1. Relatively spoiler-free backcopy.
“To Jordan Fairchild, the dark-haired girl...
Back Talking Cure @ Millennial Star
- Question: “How do you stop children from back talking?” Answer:...
The irresistibility of the Joseph Smith story: Crown Colonies edition @ A Motley Vision
- I recently finished At the Queen’s Command by Michael A. Stackpole. It was okay to...
Book of Mormon Lesson #7: “I Know in Whom I Have Trusted,” 2 Nephi 3-5 (Sunday School) @ Feast Upon the Word
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Church handbook on unmarried Latter-day Saints @ Millennial Star
- Let’s face it: being an unmarried Latter-day Saint is really rough. We are a church...
Sunday Lit Crit Sermon: Truth Speaks for Itself – Orson F. Whitney @ A Motley Vision
- The more I read of Elder Orson F. Whitney, the more convinced I am that he was the most...
“Apply the subject to the cases of such as are convinced of the truth of Christianity but do not heartily embrace it, and openly espouse its cause” @ BOAP.org Blog
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McCain sees anti-Mormonism in the Gingrich win in South Carolina @ Millennial Star
- We are getting way too political on this blog, even for a hyper-political person like...
Emboldening Women (Through Story): an interview with Neylan McBaine, founder of the Mormon Women Project @ A Motley Vision
- “Deliberate disorientation” is a phrase Neylan McBaine uses to describe her...
“Finding Joy In Our Divine Potential” (YW Lesson 5, Manual 1) @ Feast Upon the Word
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Book of Mormon Lesson #6: “Free to Choose Liberty and Eternal Life,” 2 Nephi 1-2 (Sunday School) @ Feast Upon the Word
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Emboldening Women (Through Identity): an interview with Neylan McBaine, founder of the Mormon Women Project @ A Motley Vision
- These days Mormons can’t seem to get off the op-ed page. As folks who share the...
Sundry Moldy Solecisms # 2 Thinking to Thank the Jews and Thank the Jews For @ A Motley Vision
- Title: The New Covenant, Commonly Called The New Testament: Volume I The Gospels and...
“FAIR Conversations,” Episode 14: Tom Mould on Folklore and Personal Revelation @ FAIR Blog
- Perhaps the most underrated Mormon-themed book of 2011 was Tom Mould’s Still, the...
Preaching Manuals, The Eighteenth Century, Jonathan Edwards and Joseph Smith @ BOAP.org Blog
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Southern Colorado's Mormon Trail Digitation Program @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Many of the saints who emigrated from Tennessee during the late 19th century, ended up in...
Lehi’s Knowledge of Scripture @ Feast Upon the Word
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What is the Book of Mormon, really? @ Feast Upon the Word
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Mormon FAIR-Cast 70: The Gift and Power: Translating the Book of Mormon @ FAIR Blog
- Brant Gardner is interviewed on KTKK Radio and on KSL Radio regarding his new book, The...
Book of Mormon Lesson #5: “Hearken to the Truth, and Give Heed unto It,” 1 Nephi 16-18, and 19-22 (Sunday School) @ Feast Upon the Word
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“Always Remember…” (YW Lesson 4, Manual 1 – Seeking the Companionship of the Holy Ghost) @ Feast Upon the Word
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What makes a missionary journal a good historical source. @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- In my chosen hobby, good sources are a valuable treasure. In that regard I have been...
Book of Mormon Lesson #4: “The Things Which I Saw While I Was Carried Away in the Spirit,” 1 Nephi 12-14 (Sunday School) @ Feast Upon the Word
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FAIR Examination 7: Therapy and same-sex attraction–David Matheson @ FAIR Blog
- David Matheson is a licensed professional counselor at the Center for Gender Wholeness...
“Waiting upon the Lord: Thy Will Be Done,” Elder Robert D. Hales, Oct. 2011 (RS/MP 4th Sunday) @ Feast Upon the Word
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Something new: fourth-Sunday lessons @ Feast Upon the Word
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Some thoughts on 1 Peter 2:18-25 from “Following the Example of Jesus Christ” – YW Lesson 3, Manual 1 @ Feast Upon the Word
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Moses Sanders and his Mormon Horse @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- What do you think of when I say Mormon horses? If you put the two words into a search...
Book of Mormon Lesson #3: “The Vision of the Tree of Life,” 1 Nephi 8-11, 15 (Sunday School) @ Feast Upon the Word
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KFD5 (the Sermon in the Grove) and Display Postscript @ BOAP.org Blog
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Joseph Smith Papers Journals vol. 2 @ BOAP.org Blog
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Discussions without Destinations: A Tangent From “Jesus Christ, Our Savior” – YW Lesson 2, Manual 1 @ Feast Upon the Word
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RS/MP Lesson 2: ““Love Thy Neighbour as Thyself”” (George Albert Smith Manual) @ Feast Upon the Word
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FAIR Examination 6: Overcoming same-sex attraction–Blake Smith @ FAIR Blog
- Blake Smith is a member of the church who has a history with same sex attraction. In...
Administrative update: FAIR Blog user registration @ FAIR Blog
- In an effort to more effectively manage the FAIR Blog, we will now require users to...
RS/MP Lesson 1: “Living What We Believe” (George Albert Smith Manual) @ Feast Upon the Word
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The Jolley Family of Dresden Tennessee @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- In 1825, Henry Jolley and his wife Frances Manning took their family from their...
Book of Mormon Lesson #2: “All Things According to His Will,” 1 Nephi 1-7 (Sunday School) @ Feast Upon the Word
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Being “A Daughter of God” – YW Lesson 1, Manual 1 @ Feast Upon the Word
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FAIR Study Aids for the Book of Mormon @ FAIR Blog
- With the upcoming year of Book of Mormon study in Gospel Doctrine classes, FAIR has...
FAIR Examination 5c: Marriage to a man with same-sex attraction–Joshua & Alyssa Johanson @ FAIR Blog
- This is the third of a three-part interview.
FAIR Examination 5b: Marriage to a man with same-sex attraction–Joshua & Alyssa Johanson @ FAIR Blog
- This is the second part of a three-part episode.
FAIR Examination 5a: Marriage to a man with same-sex attraction–Joshua & Alyssa Johanson @ FAIR Blog
- How does a man with same-sex attraction find the only woman in the world to whom he is...
Taking the Book of Mormon Seriously as History @ Feast Upon the Word
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The Book of Mormon and the Documentary Hypothesis — from Gerald Smith @ Feast Upon the Word
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Getting Ready for Book of Mormon Lessons 2-11: Some Preliminaries on Nephi @ Feast Upon the Word
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Missionaries Return to Pikesville Tennessee @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Recently I was speaking with a missionary, Elder Miller, who in May of 2011 was serving...
Book of Mormon Lesson #1: “The Keystone of Our Religion” (Sunday School) @ Feast Upon the Word
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Happy Christmas and New Year to All @ BOAP.org Blog
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FAIR Examination 4: Fred & Marilyn Matis @ FAIR Blog
- Fred & Marilyn Matis are Co-Authors with Ty Mansfield of the book published by...
Shop Springs Serendipity @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- One of the things I like about doing historical research on Tennessee is that I am in...
FAIR Examination 3b: Two mothers of sons with same gender attraction @ FAIR Blog
- This is the second part of a two part interview.
FAIR Examination 3a: Two mothers of sons with same gender attraction @ FAIR Blog
- How do Mormon parents respond when they find out they have a son or daughter with same...
Those Ad Men @ BOAP.org Blog
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Association for Documentary Editing 2012 Summer Institute @ BOAP.org Blog
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Bethany Blankley and the “Mormon Question” @ FAIR Blog
- Introduction
The great German literary demigod Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once remarked:...
New Testament Lesson 45 (KD): Revelation 1-3,12 @ Feast Upon the Word
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The Riches of Parley Parker Pratt @ BOAP.org Blog
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FAIR Examination 2: An active LDS mother with same gender attraction @ FAIR Blog
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When we think of people with same sex attraction, we usually don’t imagine a...
Lived Religion – Lived History @ BOAP.org Blog
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New Testament Lesson 44 (KD): 1-3 john @ Feast Upon the Word
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Call for papers: ADE. @ BOAP.org Blog
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The Mormon Naturalist @ BOAP.org Blog
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History and Documentary Editing – Urgent @ BOAP.org Blog
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Guns of the Fathers @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- A few weeks ago I visited the owner of a place that is today called Talley Hollow on Cane...
RS/MP Lesson 47: “Exaltation” (Gospel Principles Manual) @ Feast Upon the Word
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FAIR Examination 1b: Why would a gay man with AIDS join the Church? @ FAIR Blog
- This is the second half of a two part interview with Steven Wilson.
FAIR Examination 1a: Why would a gay man with AIDS join the Church? @ FAIR Blog
- Steven Wilson is a member of the Church living in the San Francisco Bay area. Twenty...
Review, Tom Mould, “Still, the Small Voice” @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: Still, the Small Voice: Narrative, Personal Revelation, and the Mormon Folk...
Emanuel Murphy warns Tennesseans of the Civil War @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- In Elder Jensen Jenson's Encyclopedic History (1930), there is a slightly cryptic entry...
Mormon FAIR-Cast 62: “A Most Remarkable Book” @ FAIR Blog
- In this KSL Radio interview, Religion Today host, Martin Tanner, talks with Tyler...
FAIR Issues 30: Joseph’s translation shows remarkable consistency @ FAIR Blog
- The entire Book of Mormon was translated in a span of 65 to 75 days. As Joseph...
Toward a Theology of the Material @ BOAP.org Blog
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New Testament Sunday School Lesson 46 (JF): Revelation 5-6, 19-22 @ Feast Upon the Word
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New Testament Sunday School Lesson 45 (JF): Revelation @ Feast Upon the Word
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RS/MP Lesson 12: “The Atonement” (Gospel Principles Manual) @ Feast Upon the Word
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Review: N.T. Wright, "Simply Jesus" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: Simply Jesus: A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did, and Why He...
Mormon FAIR-Cast 60: Mormon Voices @ FAIR Blog
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In this KSL Radio broadcast of Religion Today, host Martin Tanner interviews John...
Louisa J. Beechum: Her Testimony @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- This letter was published in the Southern Star on December 23, 1899.
Magnolia, Tenn...
“FAIR Conversations,” Episode 13: Steven L. Peck on Evolution (part 2 of 2) @ FAIR Blog
- Here’s part two of the Steven L. Peck interview on “FAIR...
Where are all the missing scriptures? @ Feast Upon the Word
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“FAIR Conversations,” Episode 12: Steven L. Peck on Evolution (part 1 of 2) @ FAIR Blog
- In this episode of “FAIR Conversations,” associate professor of biology...
Best of FAIR 13: “Uh oh!” to “Ah ha!” in Apologetics: 20/20 Foresight for a Faithful Future in Defending the Church @ FAIR Blog
- In this address from the 2009 FAIR Conference, John Lynch provides practical advise on...
Review: Davis Bitton, “Knowing Brother Joseph Again: Perceptions and Perspectives” @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: Knowing Brother Joseph Again: Perceptions and...
Joseph Smith Papers, Journals Vol. 2. @ BOAP.org Blog
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Harold Bloom on the Mormon Breakthrough @ FAIR Blog
- Harold Bloom, the celebrated Yale literary critic, has offered a recent opinion piece...
The Home of I. T. Garrett @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Isaiah Thomas Garrett, aka Tom, was the very first person to invite the LDS missionaries...
RS/MP Lesson 46: “The Final Judgment” (Gospel Principles Manual) @ Feast Upon the Word
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New Testament Lesson 43 (KD): 1 Peter @ Feast Upon the Word
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Review: Stephen Carter, "What of the Night? Personal Essays" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Periodically, (usually when a collection is published) we see reflections on the...
Lehi’s Dream, Variation 3 @ Feast Upon the Word
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FAIR Issues 29: Some Mormons may not understand Joseph’s translation process @ FAIR Blog
- In reviewing the history of the Book of Mormon translation, some members may be troubled...
Navigation — need suggestions @ Feast Upon the Word
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What passes for Mormon history in White County Tennessee @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- It isn't very often that I find mention of Mormons in the various county records in...
Review: Conor Cunningham, “Darwin’s Pious Idea: Why the Ultra-Darwinists and Creationists Both Get It Wrong” @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: Darwin’s Pious Idea: Why the Ultra-Darwinists and Creationists Both...
New Testament Sunday School Lesson 44 (JF): 1-3 John @ Feast Upon the Word
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New Testmant Lesson 42 (KD): James @ Feast Upon the Word
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RS/MP Lesson 45: “The Millennium” (Gospel Principles Manual) @ Feast Upon the Word
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New Testament Sunday School Lesson 43 (JF): 1-2 Peter, Jude @ Feast Upon the Word
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NT Sunday School Lesson 42 (JF): James @ Feast Upon the Word
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FAIR Issues 28: How a seer stone helped in the Book of Mormon translation @ FAIR Blog
- Before starting the translation of the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith was familiar with the...
The Book of Mormon, The Doctrine and Covenants, and the Archaeology Question @ FAIR Blog
- The authenticity of the Book of Mormon has been repeatedly assailed by critics of the LDS...
LDS Historical Geography @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- While trying to find information about which Ward my grandmother attended I came accross...
Review: Steven Pinker, “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined” @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has...
Review: Craig Harline, “Conversions: Two Family Stories From the Reformation and Modern America” @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: Conversions: Two Family Stories From the Reformation and Modern...
FAIR Issues 27: Mormons not Christian? That’s a fallacy of equivocation @ FAIR Blog
- The claim that Mormons are not Christian often rests upon the classic logical fallacy...
New Testament Lesson 41 (KD): 1 and 2 Timothy @ Feast Upon the Word
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New Testament Lesson 40 (KD): Philippians @ Feast Upon the Word
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New Testament Lesson 39 (KD): Ephesians @ Feast Upon the Word
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Query Letter @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [So I am close to submitting a manuscript for consideration. I don't have a literary...
NT Sunday School Lesson 41 (JF): 1 and 2 Timothy; Titus @ Feast Upon the Word
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NT Sunday School Lesson 40 (JF): Philippians, Colossians, Philemon @ Feast Upon the Word
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New Testament Lesson 38 (KD): Acts 21-28 @ Feast Upon the Word
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Four Approaches to Scripture: Clearing the Way for Theological Interpretation @ Feast Upon the Word
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The Media’s One Word Obsession @ A Soft Answer
- Mitt Romney has essentially been running for president for five years. By now, you would...
Best of FAIR 12: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Plural Marriage* (*but were afraid to ask) @ FAIR Blog
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Greg Smith examines the anti-Mormon charge raised against Joseph Smith that he was...
The Weird and Sinister Beliefs of Mormonism @ FAIR Blog
- Christopher Hitchens, the belligerent and loquacious atheist author and social...
They Lost their Home to Fire @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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In addition to keeping an eye out for stories from LDS history in Tennessee, I like to...
Review: Howard C. Stutz, “Let the Earth Bring Forth: Evolution and Scripture” @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: Let the Earth Bring Forth: Evolution and ScriptureAuthor: Howard C....
RS/MP Lesson 44: “The Second Coming of Jesus Christ” (Gospel Principles Manual) @ Feast Upon the Word
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Review: N.T. Wright, “Scripture and the Authority of God” @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible...
FAIR Issues 26: Seer stone, Nephite interpreters are religion, not magic @ FAIR Blog
- In Joseph Smith’s day, the term Urim and Thummim applied to two different translating...
Mormon FAIR-Cast Nominated for a People’s Choice Podcast Award! @ FAIR Blog
- The Mormon-FAIR-Cast has been nominated to receive a Podcast Award in the “Religion...
My Grandfather's First Car @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [Updated with photo below Oct 13, 2011]
On Tuesday, July 18th, 1922, Allen S. Crow went...
New Testament Sunday School Lesson 39 (JF): Ephesians @ Feast Upon the Word
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“A Most Remarkable Book”: Supplementary Reading @ FAIR Blog
- A Most Remarkable Book – Trailer
This week FAIR has released a new DVD exploring...
Review: Eric W Jepson, et.al., “The Fob Bible” @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: The Fob BibleEditors: Eric W Jepson, B.G. Christensen, Sarah E....
RS/MP Lesson 43: “Signs of the Second Coming” (Gospel Principles Manual) @ Feast Upon the Word
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FAIR Issues 25: What exactly were the Nephite interpreters? @ FAIR Blog
- When Joseph Smith received the golden plates, he also received interpreters that are...
Abraham O Smoot hears of the Prophet's Death @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- News traveled more slowly 167 years ago. It was in July 1844, that Elder Smoot finally...
Best of FAIR 11: “Believest thou…?”: Faith, Cognitive Dissonance, and the Psychology of Religious Experience @ FAIR Blog
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In this episode of Best of FAIR, Wendy Ulrich, Ph.D., observes: “In my...
Review: Ken Jennings, "Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks
Author: Ken...
Family Papers @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- A few weeks ago my father sent me a handful of papers belonging to his father, Allen S....
FAIR Issues 24: The cure for an intellectual apostasy @ FAIR Blog
- “The cure for an intellectual apostasy is enlarging both one’s spiritual and...
History Tales at a Father and Son Outing @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Last Friday night I had the opportunity to speak at a Father and Son outing. There were...
Review: Gardner, “The Gift and the Power: Translating the Book of Mormon” @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: The Gift and the Power: Translating the Book of Mormon
Author: Brant A....
“FAIR Conversations,” Episode 11: Claudia Bushman @ FAIR Blog
- In this episode of “FAIR Conversations,” historian Claudia Bushman joins host...
William Allen Aden: Artist and Adventurer @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- William was born near Paris, in Henry County, Tennessee in 1838 to Sidney Bennett Aden...
FAIR Issues 23: “Reformed Egyptian” an evidence for Book of Mormon @ FAIR Blog
- Did Joseph Smith make up the idea of “reformed Egyptian?” Would devout Israelites...
Jesus’ First Vision @ Improvement Era
- I want to begin this post by plugging the fantastic series A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the...
Another Political Race in Utah, Another Mormon Card Played @ A Soft Answer
- “Uh oh” I thought when I saw the SL Trib’s headline, “Newcomer,...
Marilla Sophia Wagner Foulger (1892 -1981) @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [A reader, Leanne Law, sent in an autobiography of her grandmother. She joined the church...
Best of FAIR 10: On Being An Apologist: Imperatives, Predicaments, Perils, and Blessings. @ FAIR Blog
- Robert White discusses his experience as a church leader and as an apologist. He explains...
Should Texas Force Feed Warren Jeffs? @ Messenger and Advocate
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The History of the Church in Dyer County, Tennessee @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- The first Church activity concerning Dyer County was actually in Nauvoo, Illinois during...
FAIR Questions 2: Recognizing the Voice of the Spirit @ FAIR Blog
- FAIR Questions features a question that was submitted to FAIR volunteers through the FAIR...
Do Ye Even So To Them @ Messenger and Advocate
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Back into History @ Messenger and Advocate
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Allah, Zeus, and Elohim: A Question of Religious Tolerance @ FAIR Blog
- In his 2011 FAIR Conference presentation, Professor Daniel C. Peterson of Brigham Young...
Nauvoo, Tennessee @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Last week I received an email asking how Nauvoo, Tennessee got its name. I had some notes...
FAIR Issues 22: Analyzing the best historical Book of Mormon evidence @ FAIR Blog
- Michael Ash begins a series of episodes that examine the best historical evidence...
FAIR Issues 21: Book of Mormon in ancient setting, not 19th century work @ FAIR Blog
- Mike Ash discusses the importance of understanding use of language and ancient context...
Review: Turley and Slaughter, "How We Got the Book of Mormon" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: How We Got the Book of Mormon
Authors: Richard E. Turley, Jr., William W....
The evolution of manuscripts: How an alternate version of the Cane Creek Massacre survives @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- There are few different versions of the Cane Creek Massacre and how it went down. There...
FAIR-Cast 42: From Panthers to Priesthood @ FAIR Blog
- Marvin Perkins interviews Ed and Wanda Willis who discuss their past involvement with the...
Warren Jeffs Convicted Child Molester @ Messenger and Advocate
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Ms. Erickson and CNN Redux. @ FAIR Blog
- Earlier last month I wrote a few words concerning an interview conducted by CNN of Tricia...
FAIR Questions 1: Truth in other religions @ FAIR Blog
- FAIR Questions features a question that was submitted to FAIR volunteers through the FAIR...
Best of FAIR 10: Mormon Defense League Announcement @ FAIR Blog
- Scott Gordon and John Lynch report from the 2011 FAIR Conference on the announcement of...
Review: Givens and Grow, "Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism
Authors: Terryl L. Givens,...
REVIEW: “The Gift and Power: Translating the Book of Mormon”, by Brant Gardner @ Improvement Era
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Title: "The Gift and Power: Translating the Book of Mormon"
Author: Brant...
Best of FAIR 9: The Lives of Mormon Women @ FAIR Blog
- Claudia Bushman asks, is the self sacrifice motif for women in the Church so strong that...
Most of what I really need to know about Mormon History I learned at Keepapitchinin @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Most of what I really need to know about Mormon history, I learned at Keepapitchinin....
Short Creek Chapel c. 1944 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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A few weeks ago I was canoeing near Short Creek. My canoeing partner had grown up in...
FAIR Issues 20: Book of Mormon geography may be smaller than you think @ FAIR Blog
- Where did the events of the Book of Mormon take place? Is it possible that ancient...
The Three Rejected Roles of Satan @ Improvement Era
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There is a fascinating narrative string in LDS scripture and sacred drama as it...
Joseph’s Three Orders of the Priesthood (1843) @ Improvement Era
- In 1843 in Nauvoo, shortly following the establishment of what was known as Quorum of the...
Review: James Rollins, "The Devil Colony: A Sigma Force Novel" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: The Devil Colony: A Sigma Force Novel
Author: James...
Review: Lieb, Mason, Roberts, eds., "The Oxford Handbook of the Reception History of the Bible" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: The Oxford Handbook of the Reception History of the...
Review: Reeve and Van Wagenen, "Between Pulpit and Pew: The Supernatural World in Mormon History and Folklore" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: Between Pulpit and Pew: The Supernatural World in Mormon History and...
Mormon Shout-Outs in Books I'm Reading @ Life on Gold Plates
- (Initiated on 12/16/10)
It seems like Mormons pop up ever so briefly in many of the...
Review: Mark D. Bennion, "Psalm & Selah: A Poetic Journey Through The Book of Mormon" @ Life on Gold Plates
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"Selah,
a musical term with uncertain meaning.
It may mean either a pause...
Telestial, Terrestrial and Celestial History @ Improvement Era
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The first time I ever heard someone talking about Joseph Smith the Mormon Prophet, as a...
Redux on Exploring Earliest Mormon Understandings of God (Which, For The Record, Isn’t Modalism) @ Improvement Era
- I just finished reading Blake Ostler's Exploring Mormon Thought, volume 1: The Attributes...
Review: Patrick Q. Mason, "The Mormon Menace: Violence and Anti-Mormonism in the Postbellum South" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: The Mormon Menace: Violence and Anti-Mormonism in the Postbellum...
Review: Veda Tebbs Hale, "Swell Suffering: A Biography of Maurine Whipple" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: "Swell Suffering": A Biography of Maurine Whipple
Author: Veda Tebbs...
Groundhog Day (or, I Know When Judgment Day Is) @ Improvement Era
- For those who haven't seen it,1, in the movie Groundhog Day , no-good Phil finds himself...
Rocks In A Hat, Dumbo’s Magic Flying Feather, and the Changing Significance of Symbols @ Improvement Era
- Matt W. has a great post over at New Cool Thang about Finland's theory of Revelation...
Offensensitivity and the Book of Mormon Musical–Who Offends Who? @ Improvement Era
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While in my last post I felt it important to emphasize what I saw as a key message of...
“Man Up”–Applying The Book of Mormon Musical’s Message (Without the Profanity) @ Improvement Era
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Introduction and Explanation
Without condoning, recommending, or defending the...
Review: Stephen C. Taysom, "Shakers, Mormons, and Religious Worlds: Conflicting Visions, Contested Boundaries" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: Shakers, Mormons, and Religious Worlds: Conflicting Visions, Contested...
Ending the Mormon Question @ A Soft Answer
- As the campaign cycle gears up, like clockwork, if you are a Mormon GOP politician on the...
Review: "The Complete Works of Marvin K. Mooney, a novel written by Christopher Higgs" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: The Complete Works of Marvin K. Mooney, a novel written by Christopher...
Review: Terry Eagleton, "On Evil" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: On Evil
Author: Terry Eagleton
Publisher: Yale University Press
Genre:...
Review: Claudia L. Bushman, ed., "Pansy's History: The Autobiography of Margaret E. P. Gordon, 1866-1966" @ Life on Gold Plates
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Title: Pansy's History: The Autobiography of Margaret E. P. Gordon, 1866-1966
Editor:...
California Supreme Court Asked to Clarify Whether Proposition 8 Proponents Have Legal Standing to Appeal @ Messenger and Advocate
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In Hoc Anno Domini @ Messenger and Advocate
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No success can compensate for failure in the home, except for maybe at the polls @ A Soft Answer
- As Jim Geraghty put it, for a landslide election, Tuesday’s results were still...
Facebook Book of Mormon Style @ Messenger and Advocate
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Wheat & Tares–Now Growing On A New Blog Near You @ Messenger and Advocate
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180th Semi-Annual LDS General Conference @ Messenger and Advocate
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KTVX Station Employee Fired For Tweeting Mormons Are Sexually Repressed @ Messenger and Advocate
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As Usual, Utah’s Old Testament Sins Fall On the Mormon Church @ A Soft Answer
- Granted, media bias is a favorite chew-toy for bloggers. And while it certainly exists,...
Official LDS iPhone/iPad App: Gospel Library @ A Soft Answer
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Yesterday, the Church released its own official iPhone app that’s compatible with...
LDS & Mormon Blogs is Dead @ A Soft Answer
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As some of you may have noticed, A Soft Answer’s sister site, LDS...
When Utah imitates the Onion @ A Soft Answer
- I understand sex education isn’t a cut and dried issue. But parents demanding that...
A Shady Craigslist Posting In Provo @ A Soft Answer
- Helping my wife google for Elder Scott talks on the sacrament (the search on lds.org...
