Mission

The Prodigal Daughter

By Mormon Heretic May 1, 2016 4 Comments

My daughter is going to girls camp soon, and the stake recently invited Al Fox Carraway to speak.  I have seen people post info about her on Facebook, but wasn’t really familiar with her.  It was interesting to hear her speak.  She is not your prototypical soft-spoken Mormon woman who speaks with a primary voice.  She […]

Posts Restored – Back to the Present

By Mormon Heretic May 26, 2015 2 Comments

Many of you have noticed a blast from the past on my blog.  Back in Feb 2013, my host server crashed and I had to back up my blog and try to restore it.  I picked WordPress.com, thinking that was a good choice.  Well, it didn’t restore all my posts–I was missing about 150 of […]

Mormon Nazis

By Mormon Heretic April 19, 2015 4 Comments

“We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law”, states the 12th Article of Faith. So how does the LDS Church respond when missionaries are in a country where Nazis take over the government? David Conley Nelson gives a fascinating history of Mormons in Nazi Germany […]

Missionary work in Mongolia

By Mormon Heretic March 29, 2015 2 Comments

I had an interesting conversation this weekend.  A met a man who had served as mission president in Mongolia.  I didn’t know much about Mongolia, and thought it was part of China.  At one time it was, I guess, but the Soviets took over after World War 2, and forced the country to use the […]

Did you Meet the Mormons?

By Mormon Heretic December 28, 2014 1 Comment

This past weekend, we noticed that Meet the Mormons was at the Dollar Theater (actually it is $1.50), so we went to see it.  (I admit it–we don’t like to pay the higher prices.)  I walked into the theater, and it was nearly sold out.  A recent article said that Utah County is 84% Mormon […]

Jabari Parker Announces his Decision

By Mormon Heretic April 18, 2014 1 Comment

I wanted to post this excerpt from the most recent Sports Illustrated article. Today I sent my letter of intent to the NBA. That makes it official — my days as a Duke basketball player are over. But my days as a Duke student are not. I intend to graduate from Duke while I’m in […]

Mormon Movies

By Mormon Heretic November 17, 2013 Leave a comment

Mormon Cinema has had a much lower profile lately.  However, there are 2 movies out now, and I wanted to see what everyone thought about these two movies:  Ender’s Game and The Saratov Approach. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V84ZyMsQ1Pc The Saratov Approach is based on a true story.  Two Mormon missionaries were kidnapped in Russia. Ender’s Game on the […]

Mormons Being Proselytized

By Mormon Heretic November 3, 2013 1 Comment

Mormons are know for proselytizing other faiths, rather than being the subject of being proselyted.  I hadn’t considered why Protestants get upset at Mormon missionaries, or even why Mormons get so upset when evangelicals try to proselyte during General Conference weekend.  I also didn’t considered Mormons proselyting or getting upset as being a double standard.

Sister Zone Leaders

By Mormon Heretic April 6, 2013 2 Comments

Well, that’s not exactly the right term, but for those who have served LDS missions previously, that’s what the new announcement from the LDS Newsroom amounts to.  The term “Zone Leader” is out, and the new term “Mission Leadership Council” is in, and it will include sister missionaries.  It wasn’t announced in General Conference, but […]

Facebook Proclamations

By Mormon Heretic October 17, 2012 8 Comments

I am amazed at how much time people spend on Facebook.  I post rarely, though it is nice to stay in touch with people growing up, even if I don’t comment.  A few years ago, I noticed on Facebook an announcement from one of my Facebook “friends.”  He posted his resignation letter from the LDS […]