Saturday, March 27, 2021

Roadshows. Will they ever become the norm again in LDS wards?

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Growing up in California, in my stake and ward the “roadshow” was a BIG DEAL. Months were spent preparing for a long night of a play and sho...
Sunday, March 21, 2021

Satan and Jesus Christ are ‘bros’ when Romney ran for president

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  ( I wrote this piece more than 11 years ago. I like it, so I rescued it from Wayback purgatory . The photo above is of Romney in 2012 afte...
Monday, March 15, 2021

Mormons, Catholics both have to deal with dark side of their histories

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  There’s an interesting article in the Fall 2013 issue of The Journal of Mormon History . “ Evil in the Family: Mormons and Catholics Strug...
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Sunday, February 28, 2021

Why is prayer defined as a genie who grants selective pleas?

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  With some edits, originally published in 2012 at StandardBlogs Why do so many church lessons about the power of prayer always have to foll...
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Monday, February 15, 2021

Review: Frank J. Cannon: Saint, Senator, Scoundrel

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  Is there even a statue of Frank Jenne Cannon in Ogden, Utah? Maybe a photo somewhere in a city or Weber County building, or perhaps Union...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Darryl F. Zanuck brought Brigham Young to the big screen

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  This review originally ran in StandardBlogs. By Doug Gibson Just watched the 1940 film, “Brigham Young”: Two major observations; It was a ...
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Sunday, January 31, 2021

Do Mormons really ban playing cards from the home?

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Originally published in 2010. I brought it back from WayBack Archive because I still find the issue fascinating. I wish I could locate Cal ...