Mormon Culture
Kirtland Sunstone 2014
This is the first time I’ve ever attended Sunstone outside of Utah. It was very fun to come to Kirtland, Ohio. I got in Thursday night and went to the LDS visitors center where they start out with a film. Joseph Smith came to Kirtland just 8 months or so after organizing the church in […]
Temple Prep Suggestions
This post originally appeared at Wheat and Tares from Guy Templeton under the title Are We Properly Prepared to Enter the Temple? I thought it was worth sharing, along with some insightful comments. —- I’ve been reading a book, Your Endowment by Mark A. Shields. The book claims to be from “an experienced gospel teacher, […]
British Judge Blasts Tom Phillips
The Deseret News is reporting that a British judge has rejected Tom Phillips’ lawsuit against the Church, and called the lawsuit “an abuse of the process of the court.” Tom’s lawsuit alleged that the Church committed fraud because it lies about its origins in order to obtain tithing receipts. “I am satisfied that the process […]
Marriage Poll: What are your thoughts?
The Edmunds-Tucker Act of 1887 disenfranchised the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The law was enacted by Congress to punish the church for practicing polygamy. The church challenged the law, but following an 1890 ruling in which the law was declared constitutional, Wilford Woodruff issued Official Declaration 1 (also known as “The Manifesto”) […]
Vote Me for a Wheaties Award!
Wheat and Tares is hosting their annual Bloggernacle awards for the best (Wheaties) and worst (Tarefic Award) of the Bloggernacle. I was nominated in 2 categories: Best Current Events Post: ”Mandela Praised; Brigham Thrown Under the Bus“ Best Book/Article Review: ”Why Snuffer Got Exe’d” (Book: Denver Snuffer’s “Passing the Heavenly Gift”) You don’t have to […]
God Wasn’t in Your Story
We had a missionary homecoming last week. I usually bring a book to sacrament meeting, because I often find the talks dreadful, but this particular missionary gave a rather entertaining talk. He told two experiences in which he bore testimony that God had helped him, but I greatly question whether God had anything to do […]
Will Kody Brown help rescind The Manifesto?
While it was ground-breaking, the Kody Brown polygamy lawsuit seems to have been pushed on to the back burner because Utah’s same-sex marriage ban was overturned. However, what does Kody Brown mean for the church? The wording of OD1 states Inasmuch as laws have been enacted by Congress forbidding plural marriages, which laws have been […]
Polygamy/Same Sex Marriage Now Legal in Utah
Breaking News from KSL. A federal judge Friday struck down Utah’s voter-approved constitutional amendment — which defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman — finding that it violates rights to due process and equal protection as set forth in the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Within hours, Salt Lake County […]
Mormon Heretic 