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Ignorance and Condemnation
“Wherefore, he has given a law; and where there is no law given there is no punishment; and where there is no punishment there is no condemnation; and where there is no condemnation the mercies of the Holy One of Israel have claim upon them, because of the atonement; for they are delivered by the…
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Everyone is awake
Everyone is awake But morning comes early I suppose it has already come With a change at midnight Sleep is a distant dream I heard that in a song But today the songs I’ve heard Are more churchy than that one I know many secrets That would make a man weep But I have a…
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Magic is Missing
We can’t find Magic. We’ve looked everywhere in the house but we are worried that she got out last night while we weren’t looking. If she’s been out all night she’s probably laying low and scared. I looked around the outside of the house, and Stephanie went out to check the property too. As you…
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OG Gaming
I have a few friends that I talk to about playing video games. Mind you I don’t actually play games with them. Here’s why. In a conversation today one of those friends said he was playing a retro game. He has good taste so I looked the game up. It was released in 2023. It…
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Idolatry of Books
At one point a few years back I expressed my love for the Quran to the bishop of the ward. He had me set up a private council between his first counselor (who knows almost as much about Islam as I do) and the elders quorum president (who was there to observe). The counselor and…
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Preterism
I ran face first into a religious concept that I really should have suspected exists for a long time. Preterism is the idea that the Second Coming already occurred to the first generation of Christians. Mormonism puts a laser focus on the doctrine. Jesus appeared in the Americas and probably elsewhere after his resurrection. If…
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Literacy over Evangelism
I am not nor have I ever been a good evangelist. I am fully committed to the stance of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on moral agency. I can’t make choices for any of you and I’m certainly not in a position to tell people that they have to believe all…