Archive for: Doctrine
A Running Discussion on the Tree of Life vision: The Tree
Nephi starts his account with the viewing of the tree “…and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea, exceeding of all beauty; and the whiteness thereof did exceed the whiteness of the driven snow.” (1 Nephi 11:8) Being shown the tree Nephi asks to be shown the interpretation of the dream. In response he gets […]
The Myth of the Hyphenated Mormon
Over the last few years I have watched as more and more individuals seek to carve up the church into self-imposed groups and sub groups. Undoubtedly this has been going on in one form or another since 1830, I am now seeing more and more of my peers preface their religious affiliation with a hyphen. […]
Breaking Commandments in the Name of Loving Our Neighbors?
On Sunday June 3rd about 300 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dressed in their Sunday best gathered in downtown Salt Lake City to march in the Gay Pride Parade. Without making any reference to homosexuality I was openly critical of these members for breaking the Sabbath in such a way. […]
Politics and Moral Issues
You know what confuses me, so many “liberals” in the church are liberals simply because they think people should help the less fortunate and do so by supporting their position with the scriptures. While helping the poor is one of our most important duties, for some reason they think that socialism is the only way […]
Easter
This is the time of year we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. Sadly like his birth this celebration has been turned into something else as well. Why bunnies though? I’ve never understood the correlation between Easter and bunnies. So this year I decided to do some digging what I found […]
Some Reflections on Religion and the College Campus
Being on a college campus is like stepping into a new world. You cast your eyes about and you see so many things you know to be wrong that it causes a sort of confusion attempting to figure them all out. This feeling of being a traveler in a strange land is made all the […]