Category: witness
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The Name of Christ
The LDS tradition has a peculiar concept. Members are encouraged to take on the name of Christ. This is largely metaphorical. No one is supposed to actually change their last name. But oddly enough one of my forefathers farther back than we have accurate genealogy literally took on the name of Christ. The LDS Church…
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Objective Truth
I said and written it many times. I often argue that objective truth exists but that you shouldn’t take my word for it. I certainly won’t be taking yours at any rate. Stay Weird! Stay Awesome! Build your destiny!
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Independent Thought
I’m all out of daily prompts right now so I have to come up with something to say at 12:41 am. Fortunately I’m still kinda high so I don’t really care if I’m being intellectually consistent. I drank 20mg of THC9 several o hours ago and now I’m eating rice crispy treats. The world will…
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Read The Book of Mormon
What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world? I would like everyone to read the Book of Mormon in its entirety and decide for themselves what to make of it. Some people love it, some people hate it, and some people just think it’s boring. Also some people…
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A Choice of Life or Death
I ponder 2 Nephi 2 again today. “27 Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and…
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Bath at Eleven
My youngest son just asked for a diaper and bath. I finished what I was doing and started getting him cleaned up. As I was running the water I wanted to pass time. I asked him “Kolob?” to sing him the hymn.He sung his little “Nooo” I asked him “Shine?” to sing him the song…
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Subscriptions to The Temple
I had a long conversation with a good friend about my Mormonism. I tried to explain temple worthiness to him. I typed about the way one is declared worthy and he associated that with gatekeeping. I replied that he was accurate. I mentioned that I would have to pay a tithe to enter the temple.…
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Visions
I woke up in my dark roomTo a sound like an internet dial upA man appearedHe had white hair, a white beard, and brown eyesHe wore a two piece white suitWith a white banded collar shirt and white slippers and white glovesHe spoke and said “Walk upright but be humble.”Then he embraced me and by…
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My Conversion Story
As an early adult I did a lot of soul searching. One day I was reading an Awake magazine while I was riding on a bus. A pair of Latter-Day Saint missionaries asked me if I liked to read. When I said I did, they asked if I would like to read The Book…
Latter Day Sinner 