Monday, May 28, 2018

So, are there different degrees of hell, heaven?

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I read a fascinating piece from a website, whatchristianswanttoknow.com, on hell. It was titled, “Are There Different Levels of Hell an...
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Monday, May 21, 2018

Martin Harris: gullible, amiable, dedicated, prone to bumbling

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I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for Martin Harris, one of two of the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon to die a member of Th...
Monday, May 14, 2018

Is Heavenly Mother a headache for Heavenly Father?

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(This blog was first published at StandardBlogs in March of 2012 ) Listen to these words from the LDS hymn, “O My Father”:  “ In t...
Monday, May 7, 2018

Police, no-knock raid caught an LDS apostle in another woman’s bed

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On Nov. 11, 1943, LDS apostles Joseph Fielding Smith and Harold B. Lee gathered with Salt Lake City police officers, including Chief Re...
Monday, April 30, 2018

A Short Stay in Hell is an odd, compelling novella about an eternity of the mundane

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I read — mostly during Sacrament meeting — the novella “ A Short Stay in Hell ,” (Strange Violin Editions) by BYU professor Steven L. P...
Sunday, April 22, 2018

Orson Pratt Jr., Erastus Snow, apostasy and excommunication

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(Above, Orson Pratt Jr., from Pratt Family Photo Project) I’ve been reading a lot about Orson Pratt, the early Mormon apostle and lead...
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Sunday, April 8, 2018

Sidney Rigdon: A brilliant orator who failed as a leader

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I have a great deal of respect for Sidney Rigdon. A minister, he was a gold-standard convert for the young Joseph Smith and quickly ...