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2014-01-22T16:34:04+00:00

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The “Value” of the Book of Mormon

Last updated on: January 22, 2014 at 4:34 pm By joespencer

As part of a project I’m currently at work on, I’ve been reading as systematically as possible through the literature on the Book of Mormon that has been produced by adherents to the Community of Christ movement (formerly, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints). It’s been a remarkably instructive experience for me, and I hope that the written result of my studies will be available in published form at some point. In the meanwhile, I thought... Read more

2014-01-20T14:43:26+00:00

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March Global Mormon Studies Madness!

Last updated on: January 20, 2014 at 2:43 pm By Melissa Inouye

Making up for lost time, Spring 2014 will see a flurry of global Mormon studies explorations with THREE exciting conferences at Brigham Young University (Provo and Salt Lake City, UT, March 6-7), Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley, CA, March 22), and Utah Valley University (Orem, UT, Spring 2014). The program for the “Global Crossroads” conference on March 22nd is already out and features a star-studded cast including Laurie Maffly-Kipp, Joanna Brooks, and Gina Colvin. It features cutting-edge research from emerging... Read more

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Mormonism, politics, Romney

2014-01-18T09:40:10+00:00

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If Your Sexual Thoughts Were Like My Asthma

Last updated on: January 18, 2014 at 9:40 am By Emily Belanger

When my mother was at BYU in the 70’s, her bishop came into Relief Society and explained to the college-aged women that they were not dressing modestly enough. Why? Because their knee-length and calf-length skirts were baring their ankles and making it difficult for the men in their ward to control their thoughts. I’m talking about the 1970’s, not the 1870’s. If you’re Mormon, or simply know Mormons, you’ve probably heard a lot about modesty and the way it’s taught.... Read more

Mormonism, politics, Romney

2013-12-18T17:50:43+00:00

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God Gives US TV Sets To Please Our Eyes and Gladden Our Hearts: Two Mormon Views of the Prosperity Gospel

Last updated on: December 18, 2013 at 5:50 pm By Matthew Bowman

Here’s a brief transcript from a filmstrip intended for Mormon audiences, “The Lord’s Laws of Prosperity.” It’s undated, but the LDS Church Library places it in the mid-1960s. Narrator: Certainly it is within the province of the Lord to bring prosperity to anyone he considered worthy of it…. Man: Is he talking about spiritual prosperity or temporal prosperity? Narrator: (Chuckle) I’d say both. He says The good things of the earth.” I’m sure the Lord requires that we acknowledge his... Read more

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Secularization

2013-12-16T23:01:20+00:00

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On the Virtues of Old People

Last updated on: December 16, 2013 at 11:01 pm By Ryan Tobler

Among Mormons, there is a classic short film produced by the LDS Church many years ago, called The Mailbox (1977). The Mailbox tells the story of Lethe, an 83-year-old widow who lives a quiet, solitary existence interrupted only by the visits of a neighborhood child—and pines for news from her children, who never write. It’s a rare example of Mormon tragedy, and even in all of its late-seventies glory, the film still packs an emotional punch today. (more…) Read more

Mormonism, politics, Romney

2013-12-09T16:32:58+00:00

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I Played A Missionary at Pathways

Last updated on: December 9, 2013 at 4:32 pm By neylanmcbaine

I was a missionary for two days last week. My mother and step-father are serving for a year as Church Educational System missionaries in San Francisco, and, taking advantage of the liberties afforded senior missionaries to have visitors, I stepped away from my own responsibilities for two days to join them in theirs. Not having served a mission myself, sharing theirs may be the closest I come to walking in the mission shoes at least until my husband and I... Read more

Mormonism

2013-11-29T04:51:30+00:00

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A Song for the Body Electric

Last updated on: November 29, 2013 at 4:51 am By Kate Holbrook

A Song for the Body Electric When we moved from Boston to Salt Lake City, my husband had been working as an attending physician at Massachusetts General Hospital. He completed both medical school and his residency through Harvard, and we all thought of him as a highly competent doctor. But early in his subspecialty training at the University of Utah Hospital, his colleagues stumped him. They asked him to interpret a chest x-ray that presented a condition he had never... Read more

Mormonism, politics, Romney

2013-11-25T15:24:40+00:00

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Justice and Fairness

Last updated on: November 25, 2013 at 3:24 pm By Rachael

It’s been interesting to follow discussions about gender and priesthood during the last several months. One theme lately has caught my attention: the idea that women’s ordination is required for the sake of justice. Is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by virtue of excluding women from priesthood offices, treating the women members unfairly? Is the ordination of women to priesthood offices the just thing to do? The simple answer, I think, is no. Do I think the... Read more

2013-11-19T23:51:24+00:00

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Why Do Americans Love Pope Francis?

Last updated on: November 19, 2013 at 11:51 pm By Susanna Morrill

The other day, I was talking to my students about how the press has been giving Pope Francis very positive coverage. We hear often about phone calls he makes to a grieving, troubled people, or about his latest rejection of the costly privileges of the papacy. Facebook lights up with photos of the pope embracing disabled people, or indulging the antics of children. We’re still in the honeymoon phase with this pope and the press and average Americans, no doubt,... Read more

2013-11-18T21:23:23+00:00

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Being a Mormon Intellectual

Last updated on: November 18, 2013 at 9:23 pm By Taylor Petrey

Indulge me a moment in some reflections on how I think about a portion of my scholarly life and activities in personal, religious terms. Nearly 40 years ago, Eugene England delivered an address to young BYU students called “Good Books or True Religion? Defining the Mormon Scholar.” In this essay, England lays out a vision of the Mormon scholar modeled on Elder B. H. Roberts: You must develop your own vision of what, as an intellectual, your contribution to the... Read more

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