Tag: Book of Mormon
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Back to my Old Habits
Toady I have had sugar, coffee, and… dun dun dun THC. That makes me a sinner in the LDS Church. But I wonder sometimes if it doesn’t make me a better Mormon. Scriptures have always hit differently when I’m high. They say that if you read the whole Bible it’ll make you an atheist. But…
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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…
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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…
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Mormon and Me
As you are probably already aware I spend way too much time on Facebook. I really love looking at memes and occasionally make a few myself. There’s a page called Mormonr that posts quality Mormon themed memes. I got into an argument today over the use of the word: thy. If I use thy I’m…
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Tom Sawyer
My youngest has my phone and is watching YouTube on it again. It just started playing Tom Sawyer by Rush. “And his mind is not for rentTo any god or government” My mind is rented out to the god of The Book of Mormon and to the preservation of The United State’s Constitution. That actually…
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Cultural Mormonism
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints does not like the word Mormon. It officially forbids members from calling ourselves one. The logic is sound of course for most members. We are to call ourselves Christians or Latter Day Saints. But if you’ve read more than a few of my posts then you…
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Sanctify Our Lives
This morning after I ate and had an energy drink I read the first surah of the Quran, the first chapter of the Tao TE Ching, and my favorite verses from the Bhagavad Gita. They fit together remarkably well at least in my head. The Book of Mormon has a verse that says “We have…
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A Persuasive Spirit
“For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another.”3 Nephi 11:29 Book of Mormon ‘”No power or influence can or ought to be maintained by…
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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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Carl and Jackie
Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone. Carl and Jackie came begging to our door several times. I gave them several of the things they asked for. Once when they came back I gave them a blessed copy of The Book of Mormon with a ten dollar bill in it. I…
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