Leadership
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Top Ten Quotes from the “Boise Rescue” Fireside
On June 13th, Apostle Oaks and Historian Turley gave a fireside at my stake in Idaho “to answer some faithful questions and to minister to some disabling doubts.” In this fireside, the…
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Response to “How Does Gay Marriage Hurt Us? Here’s How”
I have seen several friends post the article “How Does Gay Marriage Hurt Us? Here’s How.” and found it terribly lacking. Here are the key points it makes and some of my…
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Our Questions Aren’t the Problem
It seems like every few weeks we hear about someone being called to a disciplinary court for apostasy for daring to speak out about their unbelief. Usually, the justification is that publicly questioning…
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D&C 132, polygamy and Harold B. Lee
Posted: 11 April 2015 Updated: 9 May 15 (plus postscript) Harold B. Lee The recent Mormon Stories Podcast interviews of Kirk and Lindsay Van Allen by Gina Colvin and John Dehlin evoked my memory…
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Final Thoughts — Potential Harm
Several years back, I was discussing some of these matters with one of my daughters, and she posed this question to me: Let’s just say you’re right, and that the Church’s claims…
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Examining the Fruits of the Church in Practice
I first need to make a crucial distinction here, between the Corporate and Institutional Church, and the Church that exists in the lives of the individuals and families that comprise the various…