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  • Them Golden Plates

    So obviously the stories of the Book of Mormon coming from golden plates are intended to be taken literally. Joseph Smith Jr believed he had physical golden plates even if the stories about the actual translation of the Book of Mormon don’t seem to use them. I reconciled to Smith dictating it with his head…

    Mark

    January 30, 2025
    witness
    Book of Mormon, dictating, disappearance, golden plates, inspired, Joseph Smith Jr, literal, Mormonism, physical manifestations
  • Reimagining Eden

    “Eve fell that women might be, and women are that they might have joy” (not quite Nephi). Stephanie is watching a show where the devil is the protagonist. She wanted me to know that. I have long seen Lucifer as an antihero at worst. The above quote was about Adam and men before I lifted…

    Mark

    January 29, 2025
    Uncategorized
    actualization, Adam, agency, Book of Mormon, creation, devil, Eve, honor, joy, LDS doctrine, Lucifer
  • What is Propaganda?

    Stephanie and I have been arguing about what constitutes propaganda. She studied it in her Master’s Degree program but came to the conclusion that virtually all media is propaganda. I find that a very unsatisfying conclusion. If almost everything is propaganda then almost nothing is. It reminds me of climate science. People spend decades studying…

    Mark

    January 28, 2025
    collaboration, witness
    climate science, conclusion, LDS Church, nuance, propaganda, reality, Stephanie, vision
  • Out on the Town

    I got dressed today. I went out of the house today. I did my good deed. I’m waiting for Stephanie to return with groceries. Then I can take off my shoes and maybe later hop in the shower. Everyone is alive. Little victories.

    Mark

    January 27, 2025
    collaboration
    alive, collaboration, good deed, groceries, shoes, shower, Stephanie, victories
  • The Chores Piled Up

    This is the first time I’ve been dressed in days. I’m still feeling a little run over from the bug that hit our house and hit it hard. But the trash from the past few days had piled up at the front door. It was as you might imagine particularly nasty trash. So I got…

    Mark

    January 26, 2025
    Uncategorized
    chores, dressed, laundry, poop, puke, trash, weary
  • Arguing for Free Speech

    There are some pretty repulsive things that I still think people should be able to say. Holocaust denial seems stupid but how are we going to correct that stupidity if it is not out in the open. White supremacy (or black separatism) is racist and wrong, but would rather have it spoken openly than festering…

    Mark

    January 25, 2025
    witness
    arguing, false friends, free speech, honorable enemies, intellectual, Mormon, secret, stupid
  • Cleaning House

    Stephanie is at Urgent Care, Alex is at his day program, Ben got what we have and has been half asleep on the couch all day. Cosmos also appears to be sick. Magic is her usual laconic self. And while I can’t do anything for anybody I’ve been cleaning house. If you are the praying…

    Mark

    January 24, 2025
    witness
    cleaning house, praying, sick, Stephanie, Urgent Care
  • Sick: Day Two

    I’ve definitely got the flu. I’m stuffed up. I don’t want to eat. I have kept a whole wheat hot dog bun down. Lots of liquids. Having trouble resting. Migraine meds. Naproxen PM. My mouth feels worse than it usually does. Water and carrot juice taste metallic. Gatorade doesn’t however taste any different. There’s snow…

    Mark

    January 23, 2025
    Uncategorized
    buddy, flu, Gatorade, liquids, migraine, Naproxen PM, run over, sick, snow
  • I’m sick.

    The working theory is that Stephanie and I picked up a stomach flu. I feel like I’ve been hit by a train. I slept on and off for nearly twenty hours. It has not been an awesome day.

    Mark

    January 22, 2025
    collaboration
    awesome, hit by a train, sick, stomach flu
  • Cancelled

    Too cold. Today is cancelled.

    Mark

    January 21, 2025
    holidays
    cancelled, cold
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