Category Archive

Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “eternity”

Duality and Divinity

FireTag September 3, 2010community of christ, eternity, Holy Ghost, LDS, Mormon, ordinances, plan of salvation, religion, science, theology 23 Comments

In both theology and religion, there is a concept called “dualism”, which — to avoid confusion later — I’ll note now has nothing much to …

Does God Squash ETs: How Human is Human?

FireTag May 29, 2010children, community of christ, creation, doctrine, eternity, families, God, LDS, Mormon, plan of salvation, science, spiritual progression, theology 68 Comments

Distinctly Mormon doctrines relating the physical appearance of humanity to God’s own “preferred” form grew gradually in early Restoration history rather than springing forth in …

Squaring the Circle, balance and ideals

Brian Johnston January 29, 2010doctrine, eternity, history, metaphor, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, mysticism, ordinances, religion, restoration, temple, theology, thought 34 Comments

A discussion of Squaring the Circle, a geometric puzzle.

The Single Mormon Girl and the Priesthood

single mormon chick December 7, 2009church, Culture, doctrine, eternity, faith, families, fear, feminism, general, Happiness, LDS, love, marriage, Mormon, Priesthood, religion, salvation, temple, testimony, women 32 Comments

Everybody blogs, right? Why not me? Looking for my niche, my angle, and the one thing that seemed to make me stand out in my …

Brother Brigham Brother Young

James December 6, 2009abuse, adultery, Anti-Mormon, apostasy, apostles, baptism, blacks, burdens, Charity, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, death, depression, Discrimination, doubt, eternity, excommunication, faith, historicity, LDS, Leaders, marriage, media, Mormon, Mormons, obedience, ordinances, polygamy, Priesthood, prophets, race, repentance, salvation, tesimony, thought, Utah, women 6 Comments

Recently I drove up Little Cottonwood Canyon with my brother and nephew. This is the canyon in which many of your ancestors pulled out the …

What is the Final Destination for Apostates and Ex-Mormons?

Andrew S November 13, 2009accountability, apostasy, eternity, LDS, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, righteousness, salvation 89 Comments

I’ve always taken it as a given that Mormonism’s view of the afterlife shuffle has always been more universalizing than most of the other alternatives. …

Eternal Progression and The Evolution of God

Andrew S November 6, 2009christ, christianity, eternity, Mormon 10 Comments

As part of a discussion group, I have been reading Robert Wright’s The Evolution of God. My group isn’t anywhere near finished (the “heart” of …

Liken All Scriptures: Matthew 7:1-2

Ray September 23, 2009accountability, Culture, death, eternity, mercy, Mormon, plan of salvation, religion, repentance, Sermon on the Mount, spiritual progression, theology, violence 22 Comments

[poll id=”59″] Please explain your answer.

Good Man Gone

Ray May 21, 2009accountability, Beatitudes, burdens, Charity, death, eternity, faith, families, Happiness, love, marriage, Peace, plan of salvation, questioning, righteousness, salvation, Sermon on the Mount, spirituality, temple, testimony 15 Comments

A week ago, I attended the viewing and funeral of a man in our stake who died of an unexpected heart attack. He was in …

Are we going to be Eunuchs after this life?

James April 27, 2009abuse, book of mormon, burdens, Culture, curiosity, Discrimination, diversity, doubt, education, eternity, faith, families, fear, Folklore, general, General Authorities, General Conference, God, Happiness, history, Humor, Jesus, joseph, Logic, marriage, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, obedience, orthodox, prophets, questioning, religion, resolutions, salvation, scripture, sexuality, smith, spiritual progression, spirituality, tesimony, theology, thought, women 79 Comments

My home teacher (who is very cool) came by yesterday to drop off some starter cables for my car and as one does in that …

Born To Believe

Faithful Dissident February 19, 2009doubt, eternity, faith, God, history, plan of salvation, questioning, religion, salvation 14 Comments

A while back, some of us had an interesting discussion on my blog called “The Faith Gene.” We were examining the possibility that certain people were …

Gender: A State of Mind

Faithful Dissident February 4, 2009children, Culture, eternity, gay, grace, Happiness, homosexuality, love, sexuality, theology 49 Comments

This is a post written initially on my own blog. It was reprinted on Feminist Mormon Housewives a while back. It created a very lively …

I WOULD MAKE A LOUSY GOD!

James January 30, 2009children, Devil, eternity, families, God, LDS, Mormon, Mormons, plan of salvation, spiritual progression, theology 19 Comments

Stop Baptizing Our Dead!

Jeff Spector January 13, 2009baptism, catholicism, christianity, eternity, evangelicals, families, inter-faith, Mormon, Mormons, temple 91 Comments

The LDS doctrine of Baptism for the Dead is unique within Christianity. The explanation for the doctrine and additional references on the LDS Church website …

Modern Medical Miracles: Could it be Satan?

Jeff Spector December 16, 2008burdens, death, eternity, faith, LDS, Mormon, plan of salvation, prayer 11 Comments

Just about every day in the news, we hear of an advance in modern medicine that can prolong life that might otherwise be lost if …

Virtual RS/PH #21: The Second Coming & The Millenium

Hawkgrrrl November 17, 2008Asides, Charity, christ, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, doubt, eternity, faith, fear, God, Jesus, joseph, LDS, Leaders, love, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, questioning, religion, temple, theology, thought, war 30 Comments

To the teachers out there, sorry if this one is coming a day late and a dollar short. Our ward is a month behind on …

Nature of The Person

AdamF October 9, 2008christ, eternity, God, Mormon, spiritual progression 14 Comments

As part of my graduate program in counseling I have to write a personal theory, which includes process and goals of therapy, explanations for personality, …

Virtual RS/PH #18: Beyond the Veil: Life in the Eternities

Hawkgrrrl October 5, 2008church, death, eternity, Happiness, joseph, LDS, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, plan of salvation, salvation, spiritual progression, theology 18 Comments

This week’s lesson might sound like a repeat from the previous lesson on Plan of Salvation, but it is much more specifically focused on one …

Meetings: Striking a Productive Balance

Ray September 25, 2008church, eternity, Mormon, Mormons 9 Comments

Mormons often joke about the 14th Article of Faith, and it often is quoted somewhat like this: We believe in holding meetings, and in asking …

Virtual RS/PH #17: The Great Plan of Salvation

Hawkgrrrl September 7, 2008Asides, church, eternity, faith, families, God, Happiness, inter-faith, Jesus, LDS, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, plan of salvation, prophets, questioning, religion, repentance, restoration, salvation, scripture, smith, testimony, theology, thought, Word of Wisdom 5 Comments

A unique facet of Mormonism is our view of God’s plan for his children, or our purpose in life. Today’s lesson focuses on what JS …

An Act of Violence

Clay Whipkey September 5, 2008apostasy, diversity, eternity, excommunication, faith, fear, God, Mormon, Peace, repentance, resignation, salvation, theology, violence 47 Comments

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God[…] and another book was opened, which is the book of life[…] And whosoever was …

How Active Are You? How Orthodox Are You? A Self-Assessment

John Nilsson September 4, 2008book of mormon, christ, christianity, church, curiosity, doubt, eternity, faith, General Authorities, God, historicity, Jesus, joseph, LDS, liberal, Mormon, Mormons, new order mormon, obedience, orthodox, Priesthood, prophets, religion, repentance, restoration, sacrament meeting, salvation, scripture, Sermon on the Mount, smith, temple, testimony, theology, Word of Wisdom 67 Comments

Take this assessment and find out: (Taken from D. Jeff Burton’s For Those Who Wonder : forthosewhowonder.com. Similar to a Correlation Department survey on Religion …

Virtual RS/PH #14 – Words of Hope & Consolation @ Time of Death

Hawkgrrrl August 3, 2008baptism, children, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, death, eternity, evangelicals, faith, families, history, inter-faith, joseph, LDS, Leaders, love, marriage, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, Peace, plan of salvation, questioning, religion, salvation, spiritual progression, thought 22 Comments

A word to the teachers out there. I know what you are thinking. Something like, “Ugh. I got the death lesson?!” So, if you have …