These are just a few quick observations from today’s sessions, not every talk, though, nor every observation. I also want to direct attention to the excellent notes by Mme. Curie. Continue reading…
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What if the Brethren decided to allow gay marriage? They’d have to do a lot of back-peddling to explain why they were suddenly in favor of something they stood against for so long. But over time, the church’s previous “official” opposition to gay marriage would be downplayed, the Apostles who spoke publicly against gay marriage would be criticized for giving their own personal, uninspired opinion, and new generations of LDS children would grow up in a church that accepted gays openly. Continue reading…
One of the attractive components to Mormon theology was the notion that Mormons were a chosen people, and both figuratively and literally part of the House of Israel. The Book of Mormon also offered the idea that Israel was all over the earth throughout time in various times and places and that they are always the chosen people. Mormon youth (and adults) who receive a Patriarchal Blessing are personally informed of their own lineage as a member of the House of Israel. So, how does this compare to other religions’ views of Israel and Judaism? Continue reading…
Today’s guest post is by jmb275. In my first guest post, I talked about intellectualism and faith. A few of the commenters pointed out that I had somewhat assumed that we had dual natures – spiritual and rational. The point was mentioned that the term “spirituality” could be loosely defined to be many things – not necessarily religious in nature. In this post I would like to address these issues as I have been pondering it for quite some time. Continue reading…
Based on my experience, I would guess that the majority of LDS women under age 65 would say that polygamy is NOT an eternal principle and that it doesn’t require any earthly worrying as a result. While the men are probably not worrying about it (although any of them who are married to me should think twice about expecting additional wives in the future), my impression is that a higher percentage of them believe it is an eternal principle that will be practiced long term. Continue reading…
This post was inspired by David Stout’s series of posts on LDS Worship, Part II and Part III as well as HawkGrrrl’s post entitled “More Christ at Church.”
Since I have lived in Colorado Springs (almost 6 years), I have witnessed a phenomena at Church I hadn’t experienced before while living in San Jose. Ward Sp
lits and Stake realignments.
I happen to be cruising around the LDS Temple website the other day and I was looking at the Temples under construction. I was wondering whether we the Church had announced a Temple and not built it. I knew that this happened, so I thought it might make an interesting post. Most of my information comes from that website, except where noted.
Last time, I did a lengthy post on Nepotism in the Church, which you can find here. This is an update for this year so far. As you can see, the list is pretty short. I haven’t had a chance to go back and do more research on the appointments other than General Authorities, Temple Presidents and Mission Presidents. Biographical information is hard to come by for Area Authorities and Stake Presidents.
One thing is clear; the church is getting much more diverse in appointments for Mission Presidents and Temple Presidents. While there are still a number of Mission P residents coming out of Utah and other church strongholds, local/regional callings are on the rise.
As far as Temple Presidents, with the large number of Temples in operations, local Temple Presidents are now the norm. Except for the “big” Temples in various areas, Utah, Hawaii, and Washington D.C where emeritus General Authorities or released 2nd Quorum of 70 members are called.
And while you don’t see a significant number of relatives being called to the General Authorities, long time Church employees or other “well-connected” members are getting the nod. But this has probably always been true as President Hinckley was a long time Church employee prior to his call to the General Authorities.
| Name | Position | Relationship | Relative | Position |
| Allan F. Packer | 1st Quorum 70 | Son | Boyd K Packer | Quorum of 12 |
| Charles W Walton | Mission Pres 2009 | Son in Law | Ray H Wood | 2nd Quorum 70 |
| Clark B Hinckley | Mission Pres 2009 | Son | Gordon B Hinckley | President |
| Dale G. Renlund | 1st Quorum 70 | Son in Law | Merlin Lybbert | 2nd Quorum 70 |
| David J Bullock | Mission Pres 2008 | Son in Law | Boyd K Packer | Quorum of 12 |
| Gregory M Saylin | Mission Pres 2009 | Son in Law | Keith K Hilbig | 1st Quorum 70 |
| Michael Tally Ringwood | 1st Quorum 70 | Son in Law | Russell M Nelson | Quorum of 12 |
| Miguel Tenorio | Mission Pres 2008 | Son | Octaviano Tenorio | 1st Quorum 70 |
| Richard A Hunter | Temple Pres 2008 | Son | Howard W Hunter | President |
Since I began using the Internet, I discovered both the positive and negative aspects of it. One can find a wealth of information heretofore unattainable for most people to the vilest, debase and disgusting things imaginable. The Internet can be used for both good and evil.
Today, February 3, 2009 is the 1-year anniversary of the calling of President
Thomas S. Monson as the 16th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. What has happened in the Church during that period? Has there been any major changes, events, revelations?
As I sit at the computer in my office, my back is to the 400 or so books I have about the Church in my library.
Two men pull up to a house they’ve never been to before. It’s dark, but a few lights appear on. They slowly get out, not saying much and walk up the walk to the door. One reaches out and rings the doorbell. Soon, a woman appears and opens the door.
One says: “Are you Sister Smith?”
One of things that bothered me when I joined the church and started studying the New Testament was the way the Pharisees, Sadducees and Scribes were depicted. They are portrayed as bad guys in the Gospels being scornful and hostile to the Savior. But upon examination and study, is that really the case? I say no.
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