12 And it came to pass that when Aaron saw that the king would believe his words, he began from the creation of Adam, reading the scriptures unto the king—how God created man after his own image, and that God gave him commandments, and that because of transgression, man had fallen. 13 And Aaron did…
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A certain Nick Einbender took to the facebook page of a group styling themselves “Mormons Building Bridges” and catalogued some correspondence he had with a currently-serving Bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nick has an LDS background,[1] is a dentist and is married to another man. This bishop was a classmate…
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Several years ago, I wrote a series of posts for the Millennial Star blog regarding Ordain Women. In the years that followed, Kate Kelly was excommunicated and I can see no evidence that any of those “faithful” women are actually active, believing members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today. I find…
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For many people, the topic of judgment begins and ends at Matthew 7:1, in which the Savior is reported to have said, “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” Some members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints combine this with the injunction at Matthew 22: 39 to “love thy neighbour as thyself”…
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I found myself reading a silly little blog post by a semi-anonymous blogger renting space from two cats, which calls most members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the carpet for their supposed misunderstanding of the parable of the wheat and the tares. It was full of judgment against such members…
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Dear Members of the Provo 487th Ward, It has been a whirlwind of a week. I don’t think anything can prepare you for the feelings of shock and inadequacy that comes when being called as a bishop. This is particularly the case today, because my predecessor, Bishop Young, had only been serving for 2 years. …
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If you walk into a house of worship on a Sunday with a covert film crew, and go to the pulpit for the purpose of engaging in a protest, and refuse to leave when asked nicely, such that you have to be physically removed, you are an unmitigated jerk. Reasonable people should reject your tactics…
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A little after 7 PM, Mountain time, on the evening of August 15, 2018, Sam Young was standing on the sidewalk of South Temple Street in Salt Lake City wearing a business suit over a striped shirt and tie and a baseball cap on his head. He was addressing a crowd of some dozens, perhaps,…
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[We are in the hallway of a chapel, just outside of the bishop’s office. The bishop approaches with his keys in his hand to open the door, but is stopped by Bro. and Sis. Jones before entering.] Bro Jones: Bishop! So glad we found you. Can we have a quick word with you? Bishop: Sure,…
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What does it mean to belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?[1] This may seem, at first blush, to be a relatively simple question. On one hand, the answer is quite simple. One who is a member of the Church, belongs to the Church. Everyone baptized into the faith is a member…
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