Even More Islands and Atolls
Early Understandings of Adam and Eve: Brigham Young and Orson Pratt @ The Pierian Spring
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A Story that Broke My Heart - and Why @ Things of My Soul
- The second link to a thought-provoking article I posted here on my blog (way back in...
Preacher’s Kid: Romney’s OTHER Mormon Problem @ Wheat & Tares
- How does knowing you’re supposed to grow up being part of the...
How not to blame the victim? @ Wheat & Tares
- Too often advice comes out in a way that looks like, and feels like, all it is doing is...
Better Luck Next Time – Republicans @ Wheat & Tares
- If the Republicans actually scripted a loss next November, they could not have done it...
Causing his people Should assemble @ Our Thoughts
- During scripture study last night, I came across the following verse in Alma 21:
But he...
Updated Duty to God Website @ LDS Media Talk
- An updated version of the Duty to God website (DutyToGod.lds.org) is now available for...
How I View the Temple Endowment @ Things of My Soul
- The easiest way for me to think of "the endowment" is as a gift that allows people to...
The Mormon & Evangelical War for Disaffected Hearts @ Wheat & Tares
- If you’ve been on the Mormon corner of the internet this week, you must’ve...
LDS Mobile Apps for Kindle Fire & Nook @ LDS Media Talk
- LDS Tech has published an article that explains how to get the LDS mobile applications...
Does Studying Church History Lead to Apostasy? (Part 1 of 2) @ Wheat & Tares
- This week has seen a plethora of articles regarding church history enter the media. The...
Converted unto the Lord #2 @ Mormon Momma
- In a recent post, I talked about my first exposure to the Church, which led me to yearn...
A Poignant Post about Miscarriage @ Things of My Soul
- For R* in Miserable Days - Sam MB (By Common Consent)
Create.lds.org Video Contest @ LDS Media Talk
- Create.lds.org has announced a video contest. The challenge is to create a 1-minute or...
LDS Gospel Library Android Mobile App @ LDS Media Talk
- Watch a video introduction to using the LDS Gospel Library mobile app version 2.1 for the...
Some Random Thoughts on Racism in the LDS Church @ Things of My Soul
- As many of you know, I have written farily extensively about racism - especially given my...
Should You Use Twitter? @ LDS Media Talk
- This infographic is courtesy of Flowtown.
Ten Questions LDS Women Think About @ Wheat & Tares
- Recently, Julie Beck asked Mormon Mommy Blogs to bring her whatever questions they had. ...
It’s the differences and so-called flaws that create the beauty. @ Things of My Soul
- The Bent Petals - Tracy M. (Dandelion Mama)
Humor U: Clean Stand-up Comedy @ LDS Media Talk
- Humor U is the largest comedy club between New York and Los Angeles, and the cleanest in...
Boomerang Back to Religion @ Wheat & Tares
- Jana Riess
I transcribed a bit more of the Jana Riess interview from Mormon Stories....
Remebering the One Bad Over the Seven Good: or, Impeding Practical Charity @ Things of My Soul
- In psychology, an accepted truism is that it takes only one bad experience to outweigh...
What are QR Codes and How Can You Use Them? @ Mormon Life Hacker
- You’ve probably seen them before. Maybe on the bus, subway, or at the mall. They...
Nephi, Scrooge, and Knowing the Future @ The Pierian Spring
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The Change at Which I Hinted Last Weekend: or, A New Adventure Begins @ Things of My Soul
- Everything is official and public now, so I can explain my post last Saturday in more...
Truth and Revelation @ Wheat & Tares
- This is written to explain my understanding of Truth and Revelation to a non-LDS...
Giving Up Agency @ Wheat & Tares
- I strongly believe that agency, our right to choose for ourselves, is among the greatest...
Making the Most of Church Curriculum @ LDS Media Talk
- We’re almost at the end of January–the first month of a new curriculum year...
Principles vs. Details: The Difference is Important, Especially When Teaching Children @ Things of My Soul
- Consider this from Joseph Smith:
I teach them correct PRINCIPLES, and they govern...
Conference Notebook in Ensign and Liahona @ LDS Media Talk
- The new Conference Notebook section in the Ensign and Liahona magazines will help you...
Preaching the Ideal Is Important - but It Cuts Like a Knife Sometimes for Those Living Far from the Ideal @ Things of My Soul
- All Imperfect - Tracy M. (By Common Consent)
Ask MLH: Get Your LDS Tech & Life-Hacking Questions Answered @ Mormon Life Hacker
- I’ve been getting a lot of questions sent via MLH’s contact us form....
What if God was your next door neighbour? @ Wheat & Tares
- We often speak of God as a distant abstract entity, a being who dwells on a planet next...
New Features in The Friend Magazine @ LDS Media Talk
- The Friend magazine is introducing new features in the magazines in 2012. These new...
"Synagogue" - Apparent Anachronisms Aren't Always Anachronisms @ Things of My Soul
- I have heard people state that the use of certain words in the Book of Mormon are...
Help Test New Church Applications @ LDS Media Talk
- If you have an interest in helping the Church test any of the following, please click on...
There Is No "Law of Justice" @ Things of My Soul
- A friend of mine once wrote the following incredibly profound comment in a discussion of...
Communal Salvation and "Restoration" of What Never Has Been @ Things of My Soul
- I believe passionately in the concept of communal salvation - that they without us and we...
Sacrament Meeting Rules @ Mormon Momma
- I am so grateful that my kids are old enough that we have passed the days of Sacrament...
A Message From Apostles: Simplify [video] @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Life hacking isn’t just about cool new shortcuts and hacks that are online or on a...
Use Your Camera For Genealogy, Notes & More @ Mormon Life Hacker
- A huge percentage of people have a camera of some type with them at all times. iPhones,...
RootsTech 2012: Should You Go?, Our Presentations, & Special Price @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Special Discounted Price RootsTech is coming right up! It’s the 2nd – 4th of...
God is Good - and Life Is a Fascinating Roller Coaster @ Things of My Soul
- I am not writing my regular New Year's Resolution post tonight. I have been...
Immodest clothing @ Our Thoughts
- On the Church’s website for For the Strength of Youth, we find the following:
Immodest...
Does probability refute evolution? @ Science Meets Religion
- Introduction
Both traditional creationists and intelligent design scholars have invoked...
Converted unto the Lord #1 @ Mormon Momma
- Now, these are they who were converted unto the Lord (Alma 23:8): I grew up in Michigan...
How I Now Approach the Temple Endowment @ Things of My Soul
- I've gone to the temple and experienced the endowment enough that I rarely pay close...
"and I will give you rest": The Deeper Meaning of "Rest" in Matthew 11:28-30 @ Things of My Soul
- a brief thought on Matthew 11:28-30 - Bruce Webster (Adventures in Mormonism)
I Will Settle Into a Kingdom When I Am Done Growing @ Things of My Soul
- One of my favorite concepts is summed up in the following line:
I will settle into a...
The Real Difference Between Men and Women: Truly Hilarious @ Things of My Soul
- "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she...
Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel – Then Why Not Every Man @ Mormon Momma
- My former favorite negro spiritual (“Ain’t Got Time to Die” that I sang...
Church Manuals Can Lead to Very Meaty, Filling Lessons @ Things of My Soul
- I hear somewhat frequently online complaints that it's next to impossible to teach a...
How to Get Great Content for Your Favorite Mobile Reading Device @ Mormon Life Hacker
- The holidays are over and things have settled down to normal. Perhaps you’re an...
Fasting: Blessing Two Lives @ Mormon Momma
- I have always struggled with fasting. It is very hard for me to connect going without...
Are there analogues of evolution in other fields? @ Science Meets Religion
- Many creationists and others have wondered, if evolution is truly a fundamental,...
"God" in Judaism: What Can I Learn from a Cursory Look? @ Things of My Soul
- I decided when I chose my New Year's Resolution topics this year to keep things simple...
Two Prayers Answered @ Mormon Momma
- At 6yo, Grasshopper is about as obedient a child as you can ever find. She is meticulous...
Consider a Kia @ Mormon Momma
- When we were in college, both of Sam’s brothers bought Hyundais. And we laughed at...
It's Up to Us Not to Alienate Those Among Us Who Feel Different @ Things of My Soul
- There always will be tension between individuality and community in any organization that...
Filter Profanity on Twitter With a Plugin @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Mike Grace has created a cool plugin for Firefox and an extension for Chrome that filters...
LDS Music Sing Along Apps: A Father’s Viewpoint @ Mormon Life Hacker
- I am a sucker for good apps… especially good apps written by brothers in the...
A Very Funny Explanation of How Old Testament Prophets Lived So Long @ Things of My Soul
- Methuselah and the Patriarchs: Bizarre Longevity Explained? - Jeff Lindsay (Mormanity)
Can I be a saviour? @ Our Thoughts
- This past few days my husband and I have gotten in some long-winded, heated, passionate...
Reach Fitness Goals with Community Support @ Mormon Momma
- This post brought to you by Cafe Well. All opinions are 100% mine. A couple of days ago,...
Why I "Know" There Is a God Who Watches Over and Knows Us Individually @ Things of My Soul
- One of the most powerful experiences of my life, especially in hindsight, involved the...
My Baby is in Primary! @ Mormon Momma
- New Year’s Day was 3yo Cricket’s first day in Primary. We have been talking...
Sometimes, Life is Like an Elevator Ride: An Incredibly Profound Post @ Things of My Soul
- A Surreal Elevator Ride - Jeff Lindsay (Mormanity)
Preparing Our Kids for the Hard Stuff @ Things of My Soul
- I believe the best spiritual inoculation method for children simply is creating an open...
What Blogs Do You Follow? & A Call for Authors @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Tell Us What Blogs You Follow At MLH we’d like to know what blogs our readers...
The Best of Mormon Life Hacker 2011: Yours & Ours @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Mormon Life Hacker has been around since 2006, though on a hiatus from early 2007 until...
Recycling Food Storage Cans? @ Mormon Momma
- My husband requested that I post this question. We have started to cycle through some of...
What Titles for "God" Resonate with Your Soul? @ Things of My Soul
- My New Year's resolution for this month is to look at the 1st Article of Faith and...
Is there a “royal road” to science and religion? @ Science Meets Religion
- Introduction
In his studies of the dialogue between science and religion, the present...
Immediately Blessed @ Mormon Momma
- Early in December, I read an article in the Ensign entitled The Joy of Sabbath Day...
What are Your Goals for 2012? @ Mormon Momma
- I have — quite bravely, I think — posted my New Year’s resolutions for 2012 for...
How Will You Keep Your 2012 Resolutions? [ask the readers] @ Mormon Life Hacker
- This is a simple one: I just want to know what some of your New Year’s resolutions...
The Second Year of The Pierian Spring: 2011 in Review @ The Pierian Spring
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New Year’s Day: Look Not Behind Thee @ Mormon Momma
- I love goals and measuring progress. Too many, I believe, take life as it comes, go with...
Exploring the Book of Mormon with Givens, Hardy, and Skousen @ The Pierian Spring
- A
How can we study geology and evolution without a time machine? @ Science Meets Religion
- Creationists and others skeptical of modern science often assert that short of having a...
Like a Little Child @ Mormon Momma
- I found myself feeling rather irritated with Grasshopper today. She tends to be very...
Let’s Settle This Later: the Tithing Settlement Issue @ Mormon Momma
- It’s that glorious time of year: Warm Christmas greetings, reflecting on the birth...
Keep Perspective @ Mormon Momma
- I joined the Church as a 19y0 college student with all the passion and idealism of...
Gift Card Weekend @ Mormon Momma
- This post brought to you by Gift Card Weekend. All opinions are 100% mine. Subway is one...
Christmas Peace @ Mormon Momma
- I love Christmas! Most Christmases I’m on top of everything: Shopping is nearly...
Christmas Eve Ideas @ Mormon Momma
- What do you do on Christmas Eve? Here are two things our family has done for years and...
Help Improve New Online Scriptures @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Our friends in the Church’s web department are working on a complete re-haul of...
Cool Links: Schemer, Jimmer, Christmas Carol, Apps, More! @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Great New Media From the Church Frustrated trying to find ancestors who need Temple work...
Who Did That to Him? @ Mormon Momma
- This morning, as we were getting ready to leave the house, 3yo Cricket was paging through...
The great decline of Western society: What are the facts? @ Science Meets Religion
- One of the most common refrains in news and commentaries, from both the religious right...
A Scripture a Day @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Daily scripture study is vital to our spiritual welfare and should be done consistently...
DeseretBook Has MP3 Downloads of Audiobooks, Music, More @ Mormon Life Hacker
- UPDATE: As we talked about previously, we’re randomly promoting old MLH posts so...
How to Wrap a Gift Using the Bag You Bought it In @ Mormon Life Hacker
- A picture’s worth a thousand words. But I’ll throw in a few words to boot,...
Reflecting on Two Years of Gospel Principles 2010-2011 @ The Pierian Spring
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JST Expander Shows Joseph Smith Translation in LDS Scriptures @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Ever get tired of having to click to see the correct translation of the Bible, even on...
The remarkable decline of violence @ Science Meets Religion
- Many will greet the title of this piece with considerable skepticism — in this day...
Ancient markings excavated in Jerusalem stump experts @ Temple Study
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Matti Friedman of the Associated Press published news about a recent excavation in the...
Download Church Publications in Audio Format @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Nearly everyone today has an MP3 player, whether it is an iPod, cell phone, smart...
LDSPlan Makes Home & Visiting Teaching Scheduling EASY! @ Mormon Life Hacker
- December is the month that everyone should be home-taught (and visit-taught). Regardless...
Cool Links: Apple Hates Families, Liberty, & Volunteer Proofing @ Mormon Life Hacker
- For our 2nd round of Cool Links we forgot one thing, then have a great tech article for...
Defining doctrine @ Our Thoughts
- The LDS Church recently released a statement about what constitutes doctrine. The...
Understanding the Fall in Mormonism – Part V: From Sin to Transgression @ The Pierian Spring
- A
Creationism and religious activity of youth @ Science Meets Religion
- A recent study in Christianity Today reports that many in the Christian world,...
Mathematics and scientific fraud @ Science Meets Religion
- From time to time, the scientific community is rocked with cases of scientific fraud....
Avril Lavigne experiencing dwindling Canadian crowds @ Our Thoughts
- “Avril’s mellow new album is, in effect, an attempt at reinvention and so far...
Facebook memes and sexism @ Our Thoughts
- I like to think I have been sensitive to gender equality, violence against women and the...
Matthew B. Brown passed away @ Temple Study
- Matthew B. Brown (1964-2011)
It is with sadness that I learned shortly ago that Matthew...
Five new temples announced @ Our Thoughts
- President Monson announced five new temples during conference today: Provo, Utah, USA;...
How do scientists measure distances to stars and galaxies? @ Science Meets Religion
- Introduction
Many of us know that the sun is approximately 150 million km or 93 million...
New calling: seminary teacher @ Our Thoughts
- About a month ago, I was set apart as a seminary teacher. Technically, I am a substitute...
Alabama Judge Gives Criminals Choice: Go to Jail or Go to Church | NBC San Diego @ Our Thoughts
- A small-town judge in Alabama is giving non-violent offenders a choice at sentencing: go...
Understanding the Fall in Mormonism – Part IV: The Fall of Man Meets the Plurality of Worlds @ The Pierian Spring
- A
Where is everybody? @ Science Meets Religion
- Introduction
During a lunch in the summer of 1950, physicists Enrico Fermi, Edward Teller...
Richard Turley and William Slaughter’s How We Got the Book of Mormon @ The Pierian Spring
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After the Lesson: “God Is No Respecter of Persons” @ The Pierian Spring
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Will Mormons stop bristling at beards? @ Our Thoughts
- To some Jews, Muslims and Amish, a beard connotes piety and religious compliance. It can...
Why “utterly destroy” people and cities? @ The Seer Stone
- One thing that has always stood out to me in the Old Testament is the Lord's insistence...
Spiritual Birth: Challenges for Philosophers @ The Pierian Spring
- A
The Difference between a Prophet and "a Prophet" @ The Seer Stone
- In my last post, I explained how I recently had the opportunity to sit down with a pair...
Priesthood of All Believers @ The Seer Stone
- For the last 9 months I taught early morning seminary and couldn’t find much spare time...
Radically different views of Death @ Temple Study
- A couple months ago I received an email from someone who stumbled onto TempleStudy.com....
Seeing the Face of God in the Temple – Part 2 @ Temple Study
- Moses Seeing Jehovah, by Joseph Brickey
(Continued from Part 1)
In the last part of this...
Does the Parable of the Ten Virgins Represent Endowed Members Only? @ Temple Study
- The Parable of the Ten Virgins
I had a reader ask me:
I have tried to find a statement or...
Seeing the Face of God in the Temple – Part 1 @ Temple Study
- The Israelite high priest sees God face-to-face upon the Ark of the Covenant
The Doctrine...
Authentic Ancient Metal Plates @ Temple Study
- Since the recent events surrounding the seeming forgery of the Jordan Lead Codices, I...
Jordanian Lead Plates: Authentic or Forgery? @ Temple Study
- I’ve posted about the discovery of the Jordanian lead plates two times now, and...
More Details about Ancient Metal Plates from the BBC @ Temple Study
- One of the codices in the collection of metal plates discovered in Jordan
UPDATE: See the...
Bird’s Eye View of Temple Square (and others) @ Temple Study
- Google has recently has added photographs from planes to its “satellite”...
It is Truly Better to Give than to Receive @ The Seer Stone
- With all the shocking news stories we read every day, it's refreshing to read an article...
"[B]ecause of iniquity, the love of many shall wax cold" @ The Seer Stone
- One of the more understated prophesies of the last days is that the love towards our...
Apparently Mormons Know Religion @ The Seer Stone
- A survey recently conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life concluded,...
Scientific Study Explains Parting of Red Sea (sort of) @ The Seer Stone
- A new study released by Our Amazing Planet attempts to explain the parting of the Red Sea...
Pray Always, lest ye be Disfellowshipped? @ The Seer Stone
- “And a commandment I give unto them—that he that observeth not his prayers before the...
Reflections on Pioneer Day - July 24 @ The Seer Stone
- I'll admit it, I like our modern conveniences. I like having the Internet, HD DVR...
Shaking the Dust from your Feet @ The Seer Stone
- On my mission, I fortunately picked up the Spanish language fairly quickly. In fact,...
This Was Totally a Foul on the US, Right? @ The Seer Stone
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Bold World Cup Predictions @ The Seer Stone
- I admit it, I like soccer. A lot. Actually that is nothing to hide because I always have...
Receiving Revelation without Realizing It @ The Seer Stone
- When I was in the MTC, one of our language instructors said something that changed my...
“The Only True and Living Church” @ The Seer Stone
- When I was a missionary we were still using the 6 discussion program, where the apostasy...
Hyrum Strikes Back! Thank You For Helping Me Break My Writing Cramp, Namelka! @ The Seer Stone
- I haven’t posted anything for a long time. I guess I chalk this up to changing jobs and...
Repentance “Nigh Unto Death” @ The Seer Stone
- It has been my experience from teaching in various organizations of the Church, and from...
“[A] seer is greater than a prophet”? @ The Seer Stone
- After learning of the Jaredite 24 gold plates found by King Limhi’s people, Ammon...
Who Had a Urim and Thummim? @ The Seer Stone
- The Hebrew words urim and thummim (both plural) are typically translated by LDS scholars...
Of Priesthood(s) and Casting out Devils @ The Seer Stone
- A recent article gave an interesting look into exorcism as practiced within the Roman...
Trading Your Book of Mormon for Porn? @ The Seer Stone
- A group of atheists at the University of Texas in San Antonio is trying to tempt college...
At What Point Can We Shamelessly Plagiarize Scripture? @ The Seer Stone
- It should be an ongoing goal of each follower of Christ to continuously search the...
UVU Drops Prophet's Name from Events Center @ The Seer Stone
- It was recently announced that Utah Valley University will remove "David O. McKay" from...
He’s Rich, He Must Be Very Righteous @ The Seer Stone
- It’s interesting to me that Latter-day Saints often equate financial success with...
LDS Family Services: Isn't It About Time...To Get It On? @ The Seer Stone
- My previous post on Marijuana and the Word of Wisdom (WoW) was inspired by what I viewed...
How Are We to be Perfect in Mortality? @ The Seer Stone
- Latter-day Saints believe that our Heavenly Father’s plan of salvation aims to...
