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

Raising the Bar: The Honorably Excused

Hawkgrrrl April 27, 2010 Mormon 81 Comments

The church decided to “raise the bar” in 2002 on entry requirements for missionaries, effectively preventing those with a history of serious sin from repenting and …

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Insiders & Outsiders

Hawkgrrrl August 17, 2009 Mormon 41 Comments

When it comes to Mormonism, do you feel more like an insider or an outsider?

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The Genius of Mormonism: Missions

Hawkgrrrl June 22, 2009 Mormon 61 Comments

I wanted to do a series of posts on aspects of the LDS church that I consider to be sheer religious genius.  These are religous …

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Family First?

Hawkgrrrl June 13, 2009 Mormon 106 Comments

In a pro-family church, why doesn’t family always come first?  We state that family comes before church, and yet there seem to be many in …

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Bloggernacle Personality Survey

Hawkgrrrl May 23, 2009 Mormon 40 Comments

The bloggernacle seems to attract a specific subset of Mormon culture, and as a result, opinions and comments are often different from those we hear …

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Every exmember a missionary

Andrew S February 27, 2009 Anti-Mormon, apostasy, missionary, Mormon, Mormons, new order mormon, race, religion 78 Comments

And now, dear friends at Mormon Matters, is your regular report from the Dark Side of the Moon. I was reading a comment in another …

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People Who Helped Me Stay Mormon Part I: Jeff Burton

John Nilsson May 15, 2008 BYU, christianity, church, curiosity, doubt, faith, historicity, Jesus, joseph, missionary, Mormon, new order mormon, orthodox, questioning, religion, restoration, surviving, testimony, thought 36 Comments

Before John Dehlin, there was Jeff Burton.

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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 …

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The Sun Never Sets on the Mormon Empire: Cultural Colonialism

Hawkgrrrl April 24, 2008 catholicism, christianity, church, Culture, history, inter-faith, international, LDS, missionary, missions, mormon, Mormon, Mormons, Utah 62 Comments

I was talking with a French colleague at dinner about the differences between European politics and American politics, and he made a statement that left …

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A Non-Member Kirtland Experience

Hawkgrrrl April 15, 2008 history, inter-faith, LDS, missionary, missions, mormon, Mormon, Mormons 45 Comments

I recently read an interesting post by a non-member couple and their visit to Kirtland.  IMO, their contrast of the Kirtland temple (Community of Christ) tour …

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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?

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“Preach My Gospel” and the Ripple Effect

KC Kern January 12, 2008 missionary, Mormon 19 Comments

In 2004, the Church released the long-anticipated “Preach My Gospel” manual, replacing the six discussion manuals and the pink “Missionary Guide.” This was a major …

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