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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “sacrament”

The Dullness of Complaining that LDS Church Meetings are Dull: A Rebuttal

Jeff Spector July 30, 2010 meetings, Mormon, Mormons, sacrament, sacrament meeting 70 Comments

I recently read a piece by Jana Riess on Beliefnet.com “Why Are Mormon Church Meetings So Dull?”. I intended to write an extensive rebuttal on …

After Action Report: The Community of Christ Did WHAT?

FireTag April 21, 2010 apostles, baptism, christianity, church, community of christ, conference, feminism, gay, homosexuality, Jesus, marriage, Mormon, Mormons, ordinances, Priesthood, prophets, resolutions, restoration, revelation, RLDS, sacrament, sacrament meeting, sexuality, social justice, theology 29 Comments

Headline in the Independence Examiner for Thursday, April 15, 2010: “Delegation Takes No Action on Human Sexuality Issues: Church Will Continue Dialogue.” Headline by John …

Giving Back His Name

Jeff Spector April 13, 2010 christ, christianity, doctrine, Jesus, Mormon, sacrament 20 Comments

“Have they not read the scriptures, which say ye must take upon you the name of Christ, which is my name? For by this name …

The Seder, Social Justice, and Leroy Jessop

Bored in Vernal April 1, 2010 Bible, FLDS, Jews, LDS lessons, Mormons, polygamy, religion, sacrament, symbols 30 Comments

OT SS Lesson #13 At a Passover Seder this week, President Barack Obama’s message to American Jews focused on social justice. Obama said that the …

Perspective

single mormon chick November 26, 2009 BYU, children, church, missionary, Mormon, Mormons, sacrament, women 14 Comments

Everybody blogs, right? Why not me? Looking for my niche, my angle, and the one thing that seemed to make me stand out in my …

What Bothers Me, and Why I Still Believe

AdamF June 3, 2009 book of mormon, doubt, faith, families, General Conference, God, historicity, Logic, marriage, mormon, ordinances, questioning, religion, sacrament, scripture, seminary, spirituality, temple, testimony, thought 120 Comments

I am an active member of the church, and a believer. I am well aware of most of the controversial issues (Book of Abraham, DNA, …

Filtered Visions by guest Reuben Collins

James March 2, 2009 apostasy, baptism, Bible, Bloggernacle, book of mormon, books, christ, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, death, diversity, doubt, education, faith, families, fear, Folklore, general, General Authorities, historicity, liberal, Logic, love, marriage, Mormon, Mormons, obedience, prayer, religion, sacrament, salvation, spirituality, temple, tesimony, theology, thought, Trinity, women 9 Comments

I’ve been thinking about Levi Peterson’s The Backslider lately (SPOILERS AHEAD).

Why aren’t Mormons Green?

James February 23, 2009 apologetics, Bible, Bloggernacle, book of mormon, BYU, Charity, children, christ, christianity, church, conference, Culture, curiosity, doubt, education, faith, General Authorities, General Conference, geography, God, Government, Happiness, international, LDS, Leaders, liberal, Logic, media, Money, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, obedience, politics, prophets, questioning, religion, resolutions, reverence, righteousness, sacrament, salvation, service, surviving, testimony, thought, Utah 56 Comments

Revelation & Things

guest February 11, 2009 Asides, Culture, curiosity, faith, Folklore, joseph, LDS, Leaders, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, ordinances, prayer, Priesthood, questioning, religion, sacrament, smith, spirituality, symbols, theology, thought 9 Comments

Today’s post comes from The Teacher. Section 8 of the Doctrine & Covenants refers to “another gift” Olivery Cowdery had, called at different times “the …

Ritual, The Husk of True Faith

Brian Johnston September 9, 2008 faith, Mormon, parables, religion, sacrament 31 Comments

Tao Te Ching 38 When the Tao is lost, there is goodness. When goodness is lost, there is morality. When morality is lost, there is …

Evidences and Reconciliations 8/11/08

John Nilsson August 11, 2008 church, faith, God, Mormon, prophets, religion, sacrament, sacrament meeting, scripture, theology 10 Comments

I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat …

Through the Ears of a “Gentile”

John Nilsson May 7, 2008 book of mormon, catholicism, christianity, church, Culture, faith, inter-faith, LDS, missionary, Mormon, politics, religion, restoration, sacrament 37 Comments

“I’m so glad I was born in this, the one true church of God.” “Please bless the party leaders tonight [of the Republican Party] that …

Preaching in Alamo

John Nilsson April 23, 2008 children, church, Culture, faith, general, LDS, missionary, Mormon, mormon, music, race, religion, sacrament 34 Comments

Over spring break, I preached in Alamo. No, not THE Alamo.

“From the crossroads of the West”

John Nilsson April 16, 2008 Culture, general, LDS, Mormon, mormon, music, religion, sacrament 20 Comments

Years ago, my wife and I skipped our ward meetings to attend Music and the Spoken Word and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Drop it! Who’s Worthy to Take the Sacrament?

Hawkgrrrl April 12, 2008 book of mormon, church, LDS, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, religion, sacrament, scripture 64 Comments

Is it ever appropriate to intervene when someone “unworthy” is going to take the sacrament? What level of “unworthiness” makes such intervention justified?