A model of the second temple in Jerusalem Back when I was a TBM (true believing Mormon), I would get annoyed when mainstream Christians would say Mormons aren’t Christian. “Jesus Christ is in the name of our church!” we protest. … Continue reading →
Will the internet kill the LDS church, or just wound it? That’s up to the LDS church. The LDS church is in a difficult spot. Many LDS leaders have presented the Book of Mormon and the church as an “all … Continue reading →
“Faith Beyond Belief: Stories of Good People Who Left Their Church Behind” by Margaret Placentra Johnston (4.5 out of 5 tapirs) It took me a while before I was ready to read this book. I knew this book dealt with … Continue reading →
The seer stone used to translate the Book of Mormon, as published by the LDS church This week the LDS church produced photos of the seer stone that Joseph Smith used to translate the Book of Mormon. I’ve seen a … Continue reading →
Since I disaffected from the LDS church in January 2015, I would have called myself an ex-Mormon. I had bought into the LDS leaders’ binary rhetoric of either the church is true or it’s a fraud: “Each of us has … Continue reading →
Growing up in the LDS church, there was no mistaking that we believed we belonged to the One True Church. D&C 1:30, a revelation from God to Joseph Smith, says the LDS church is “…the only true and living church … Continue reading →
