If You Leave the Church, Where Will You Go?
Elder M. Russell Ballard gave a talk in October 2016 General Conference entitled “To Whom Shall We Go?” where he said the following: Some disciples … Continue reading →
Happy Autumnal Equinox (aka Gold Plates Day)
Most Mormons know the general details of how Joseph Smith said he first learned about and found the gold plates: on September 21, 1823, Joseph … Continue reading →
Santa Claus Facsimile 1
I remember sitting in sacrament meetings as a kid flipping to “The Pearl of Great Price” in my scriptures to look at the interesting Egyptian … Continue reading →
A Father’s Blessing
My son will be turning 19 in the hospital tomorrow. He’s been sick for years with a god-forsaken disease known as ulcerative colitis. All around … Continue reading →
Cherry-picking the Bible
Religions often cherry-pick verses from the Bible to prove their point of view, without also acknowledging others that disprove their point of view. Here’s an … Continue reading →
How Do We Know?
Last year I first learned of the word epistemology, which is “the branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge.” How do we obtain … Continue reading →
Prophets of Doom: Mormons vs. the Anabaptists
Tell me if this sounds familiar: a man says he’s a prophet by virtue of visions he’s had. He believes the original church of Jesus … Continue reading →
Liken Lyrics Unto Us
Music has an ability to touch me in very profound ways. I can hear a song popular from my youth and the nostalgia can sometimes … Continue reading →
Mormon: Not a Fan of Baptisms for the Dead
I have been reading Dan Vogel’s “Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet”, which is a skeptic’s look at Joseph Smith and the creation of … Continue reading →
Beware the Paddy-cake Taffy Pullers
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles recently spoke at a devotional in Tempe, Arizona. He had some harsh words for … Continue reading →