Virtual RS/PH #15: Establishing the Cause of Zion

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Okay, last week I said the death lesson was going to be tough.  Frankly, I think a Zion lesson is no picnic either.  I’m looking …

Virtual RS/PH #14 – Words of Hope & Consolation @ Time of Death

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A word to the teachers out there.  I know what you are thinking.  Something like, “Ugh.  I got the death lesson?!”  So, if you have …

Fear

Bored in Vernalfear 14 Comments

I am acquainted with physical fear. A friend and I, two women of a certain age, accompanied our children to an amusement park on a …

Becoming a Moderate Mormon

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We’ve established that there are conservative Mormons (obviously) and there are liberal or “new order” Mormons.  Taking the politico-religious rhetoric to its next logical conclusion, …

A Question, Part 2 of 2

Christopher BigelowMormon

Last week we speculated on where the church would be today if it had not extended the priesthood to blacks thirty years ago, and now …

Obedience: Virtual RS/PH #13

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Welcome to the second virtual co-ed 3rd hour.  This week’s lesson is a topic that is often a seething hotbed of Mormon Matters controversy:  “Obedience:  When …

Paul: Apostle, Misogynist?

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“I’m not bad.  I’m just drawn that way.”  Jessica Rabbit Plenty of criticism is heaped on post-restoration church leaders.  There seems to be a tendency …

Virtual Co-Ed RS/PH: Missionary Work (Lesson 12)

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Welcome to the first ever Virtual Co-ed Relief Society/Priesthood Lesson (at MM anyway)!  Here’s why you should join the discussion: Virtual – you can participate …

So What is God?

Stephen MarshMormon 6 Comments

The view of God’s godliness ranges from God as a Bonewits Parasite to God as the ex nilho creator who controls everything down to the …

Brainwashed?: Polygamists & Terrorists

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Are teens who practice polygamy devout or brainwashed?  Are teen terrorists devout or brainwashed?  When is a teen old enough to be held accountable for …

Nurturing Humor

Stephen MarshMormon 10 Comments

Currently there are four active humor blogs in the Bloggernacle. The Snark! Latte Day Saints Trash Calls The 9th Ward Amazingly, all of them delete …

R-LOVE-ution

Stephen WellingtonMormon 21 Comments

PRESS PLAY AND THEN READ. 🙂 Creating Zion requires 2 things: 1) A Vision of what it is like 2) Faith we can achieve it.

Believing Christ

Stephen MarshMormon 20 Comments

Christ said: Ye ought to forgive one another; for he that forgiveth not his brother his trespasses standeth condemned before the Lord; for there remaineth …

Theology Quiz

John NilssonMormon 30 Comments

Here is a fun quiz I’ve seen on other Bloggernacle sites I wanted to try out on my pals at Mormon Matters. It’s fairly quick …