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Thoughts on the sacrament, part 2: The meal and the garden. 26 Aug 2013 | 01:32 pm
There are multiple accounts of Jesus’ final meal with his disciples in the gospels along with various allusions to it in the epistles. Both the synoptics and the Gospel of John consistently portray th...
Sunday Evenings with the Doctrine and Covenants. Section 132. Part 2: Manuscripts. 26 Aug 2013 | 03:07 am
This is part 2 of a series of posts on Doctrine and Covenants Section 132, Joseph Smith’s July 12, 1843 revelation on marriage. Part 1 is here. The Manuscripts Part 1 of the series established that ...
FMH Tracy McKay Scholarship Fund Drive 24 Aug 2013 | 06:54 pm
“Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” —Abigail Adams Last year, in very real move towards affecting change in the world, the Feminist ...
The Body as a Temple 23 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
No need to go to the temple. Your body is one! In 1 Corinthians 6:19, it says: ”What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not...
Thoughts on the sacrament, part I: The road to Emmaus 23 Aug 2013 | 01:04 am
Within the Gospel of Luke Jesus repeatedly takes bread, breaks it, blesses it, and then gives it to those who are with him. This food-centred act recalls both Jewish meal blessings and foreshadows the...
The British Pageant: Better than Expected? 21 Aug 2013 | 02:37 pm
Joel is a member of the Church in the UK and served a mission in Canada. He is married and currently studying for a PhD in genetics. We are very pleased to have Joel as our guest. We first heard of p...
Sunday Sermon: “How we can rely on the Lord for all of our needs” 19 Aug 2013 | 03:02 am
I spoke on the assigned topic, “How we can rely on the Lord for all of our needs,” today in my Salt Lake City ward. A boy’s depiction of the tree of life, including the mists of darkness. We don’t ....
Sunday Evenings with the Doctrine and Covenants. Section 132. Part 1: Introduction. 19 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
This begins a series of posts on Doctrine and Covenants Section 132, Joseph Smith’s July 12, 1843 revelation on marriage. Introduction Perhaps the most controversial revelation in the current Doctri...
The Facts of Life 15 Aug 2013 | 02:17 am
Scene: North Junior High School, DeKalb, Illinois, circa 1969. I’m 11 years old and attending sixth grade. Several of us are milling about in an otherwise empty classroom, waiting for the teacher to ...
Gospel Doctrine Lesson 30: The Prisoners Shall Go Free 10 Aug 2013 | 12:15 pm
We are very pleased to have Emily U back as our guest. Be sure to catch her posts at The Exponent. Notes, commentary, and questions for LDS Sunday School teachers using the ‘Doctrine & Covenants and ...
