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

Memorialising the Holocaust: Post-memory and the Latter-Day Saints

Aaron R. aka Rico February 28, 2010history, Holocaust, memory, Mormon, surviving 9 Comments

According to Arrington and Bitton, “most individual responses of modern Mormons involve a kind of tie with the past”[1] . History is central to the …

To Those Struggling In Their Faith

Euhemerus November 13, 2009doctrine, history, LDS, Mormon, Mormons, new order mormon, orthodox, questioning, religion, surviving, testimony, theology 22 Comments

There are many within Mormonism who struggle daily with their faith. They have been exposed to historical information they were not aware of, they were …

Euthanasia vs. Abortion: Is The Church Inconsistent?

Faithful Dissident August 12, 2009death, mercy, surviving 67 Comments

I know we’ve already had a good discussion here at Mormon Matters about euthanasia. But as this subject has been on my mind lately, due …

An Explanation of My Reduction in Participation

Ray May 14, 2009Bloggernacle, Charity, church, Culture, diversity, faith, LDS, meekness, Mormons, orthodox, questioning, religion, surviving 23 Comments

[Please pardon the personal nature of this post, but I want to take the opportunity to write this personally.] For the past two years (almost), …

Is Accountability a Good or Bad Thing?

Ray April 28, 2009abuse, accountability, burdens, christ, Culture, depression, faith, grace, Happiness, mercy, Mormon, Peace, religion, repentance, righteousness, salvation, spiritual progression, spirituality, surviving 12 Comments

I am struck regularly by how many members fail to focus on the life of Jesus and, thus, fail to realize that there are incredible …

Battlestar Galactica Series Finale Review: SPOILER ALERT

Hawkgrrrl March 21, 2009Asides, Culture, curiosity, death, Folklore, history, Mormon, mormon, movies, surviving, theology, thought 31 Comments

OK, I realize that the majority of our regular readership are probably not BSG watchers; however, since the reimagined series is based on the original …

Why aren’t Mormons Green?

James February 23, 2009apologetics, Bible, Bloggernacle, book of mormon, BYU, Charity, children, christ, christianity, church, conference, Culture, curiosity, doubt, education, faith, General Authorities, General Conference, geography, God, Government, Happiness, international, LDS, Leaders, liberal, Logic, media, Money, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, obedience, politics, prophets, questioning, religion, resolutions, reverence, righteousness, sacrament, salvation, service, surviving, testimony, thought, Utah 56 Comments

The Problem with Authority

Hawkgrrrl January 20, 2009Anti-Mormon, apologetics, Asides, books, church, civil disobedience, Culture, curiosity, diversity, doubt, fear, geography, international, LDS, Leaders, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, prophets, questioning, religion, service, surviving, theology, thought, Utah 35 Comments

Mormons are sometimes criticized for their unquestioning obedience to authority. Statements like “When the prophet has spoken, the thinking is done,” and the Primary song …

Psalms 55:22 – Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord

Ray October 20, 2008burdens, christ, grace, Happiness, Jesus, prayer, surviving 16 Comments

I had an interesting insight during a prayer a few months ago. In all my years as a member of the Church – in all …

5 Cool Things I Wish the LDS Church Were Doing

Clay Whipkey October 15, 20085CT, education, meetings, missions, mormon, music, Priesthood, sacrament meeting, service, spirituality, surviving, women 64 Comments

This post is another installment in my “5 Cool Things” series. Today I’m giving a list, again in no particular order, of some things I …

Churches are Made for the Ninety and Nine… What About the One?

Clay Whipkey September 17, 2008apostasy, christ, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, depression, Discrimination, diversity, doubt, faith, General Authorities, Happiness, Jesus, Leaders, love, Mormon, obedience, orthodox, parables, questioning, repentance, spiritual progression, surviving, testimony, thought 37 Comments

Believers and non-believers. The faithful and the doubters. Religious conservatives and religious liberals. TBMs and NOMs. These are ways we describe the differences in our …