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Venison for Thanksgiving Dinner, anyone?
Ok, apparently we’re eating the wrong stuff for Thanksgiving. According to Edward Winslow from A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, in 1621: “we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five deer, which they brought to the plantation and bestowed upon our governor.” More can be discovered at the History Channel website. […]
What are you Thankful For?
Between all the Halloween decorations, and Christmas parties, it seems that Thanksgiving gets short shrift. So, I thought I’d try to help give this holiday some of it’s due. On Tuesday, I actually drove to my 2nd job early, and had enough time to grab a bite to eat before teaching my class. As I […]
Strange Dreams – When GA’s disagree
My friend Bored in Vernal (aka BiV) has an interesting post about a non-producing Gold Mine in Utah, and some general authorities with differing views on it, Check it our here.
George Washington offered alcohol for votes
Ok, I am interested in politics, but don’t feel I’m an expert. I love to look at history, and this past weekend found out some interesting things about the father of our country. I was reading in the Wall Street Journal. There was an article about possible election fraud, and it talked about some election […]
Has King Solomon’s Mine been Found?
I came across this article in Newsweek, and archaeologists may have discovered King Solomon’s mine. This could be a major discovery, and add real evidence to the Biblical references to King Solomon.
Testing Book of Mormon Geography Theories
I’ve posted previously on the various BoM geography theories, and I have to admit, it is one of my favorite topics. Very few Mormons realize how diverse some of the various theories are. Mormon Times recently ran an article on the various theories, and gave some criteria for evaluating them properly. So, which of these […]
Marriage Fitness
I heard a radio ad for a Marriage Fitness website. There is a really interesting free assessment here. Now, I’ll warn you that they are trying to sell you something, but they also have sent me about 7 emails for free. They stress that they are not marriage counselors (which they loathe), but rather help […]
Book of Mormon Archaeology Oct 25
I came across this article at the Mormon Times (part of the Deseret News) about an all day forum discussion the Central American theory of the Book of Mormon. It sounds like an interesting lineup of speakers. I would really like to go, but I will be working that day, and can’t go. Is there […]
Esther lived in Iran
I just finished a book called “DNA & Tradition”, by Rabbi Yaakov Kleiman. The book discusses evidence of Hebrew DNA, and talks about the science and religion of Judaism. As part of the discussion, I learned these interesting facts. The oldest diaspora communities are in Assyria, later conquered by Babylonia (now modern-day Iraq) and Persia […]
Mormon Heretic 