Mormon
World’s Dumbest Marriage Proposal
Ok, it’s always nice to be creative when proposing. But hiding the ring in a milkshake, and then having a race to finish the shake is a really bad idea. Yep, she swallowed it! You can read more here. (Oh yeah, they’re LDS.)
Not Your Typical Conference Weekend
When LDS people think of Conference Weekend, it is usually 8 hours (10 if you go to the Priesthood session) over the first weekend in April and October. Well, I spent 9 hours this weekend in Mormon-themed conferences, and I’ve got Stake Conference tomorrow (2 more hours.) So, I’m definitely conferenced out.
Larry Miller, Right to Die
It’s not often that my 2 loves (religion and sport) combine in a way for me to write about both. Here in Utah, the death of Larry Miller, owner of the Utah Jazz, is big news. Outside this area, it’s not a big story.
Kirtland Banking Crisis Apostasy
This was originally posted at Mormon Matters Feb 20, 2009. I am reposting it here. Since Hawkgrrrl does not offer Virtual RS/PH lessons anymore, I thought I’d try my hand at it this one time. My wife was preparing Lesson 27: Beware the Bitter Fruits of Apostasy, and I couldn’t help but think that this was a […]
Kirtland Bank Failure
I was invited to be a guest contributer over at Mormon Matters. In 1838, there was a crisis in the church. A bank failure in Kirtland caused many church members to question the leadership ability of Joseph Smith. Lesson 27 deals with the crisis in very general terms, but I’ve learned much more. Five apostles […]
After Death Experience – The Message
My brother died in a car accident in May 2006. His family was badly injured as well. His death was an emotionally painful experience for me. As part of my coping, my mother gave me a copy of a book titled, The Message, by Lance Richardson. It gave me some comfort, though certainly didn’t relieve […]
Anonymous bad behavior: Are you guilty?
Internet anonymity can have both good and bad consqeuences. Some people can fall in love, yet never meet in person. Others, can engage in sociopathic behavior that they would not do without the cloak of anonymity. This blog came about because I wanted to ask provocative questions that I didn’t feel safe to do in […]
McClellin Notebook
William McLellin (or M’Lellin) is an interesting figure in LDS church history. He was called as an original member of the Quorum of 12 Apostles, and was excommunicated for apostasy in 1838. At this point, he became a vocal critic of the church. Mormon Times recently published an article about a recently discovered McClellin notebook, […]
Sometimes God says “No”
King Benjamin makes the case that God is intimately involved in our lives, even lending us breath, and supporting us from one moment to another. Mosiah 2: 21 21 I say unto you that if ye should aserve him who has created you from the beginning, and is bpreserving you from day to day, by […]
Does God care who wins?
Here in Utah, during the week of the Utah-BYU football game, also known as the “Holy War”, fans on each side and get downright fanatical. Being the church school, many mormons pretty much bear testimony that BYU is “the Lord’s school”, and that God wants BYU to win. Fans of Utah get quite upset about […]
Mormon Heretic 