Sunday, July 29, 2018

Mark Twain got the credit, but Artemus Ward got closer to the polygamists

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One hundred and fifty-plus years ago, the Mormons, those peculiar polygamists in the mountains, were foil for toilers in wit and satire...
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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Polygamy opponents were swept aside in Nauvoo turmoil after Joseph Smith’s death

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The months in Nauvoo following the murder of the LDS Church founder Joseph Smith were not surprisingly, filled with turmoil and politic...
Friday, July 6, 2018

On the deadly LDS handcart treks

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As an active Mormon, I am accustomed to the romantic tales I hear in church of the wonderful “faith-inspiring” teams of pioneers who tr...
Friday, June 22, 2018

Letter to a Doubter important essay from Mormon scholar Givens

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LDS author and scholar Terryl Givens’ “Letter to a Doubter” has been widely circulated since he presented the essay/lecture in a  speec...
Sunday, June 3, 2018

Decanonization has occurred in Mormon scriptures

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Remember the Lectures on Faith sections in the Mormon scripture, “Doctrine and Covenants?” No? But they were there for 86 years? I’m re...
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...