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Years later, thanks for this post! Very interestin...

2011-09-16T12:47:32.871-07:00

Years later, thanks for this post! Very interesting indeed.

Thanks for the reviews! Also for those looking for...

2011-03-04T12:42:14.910-07:00

Thanks for the reviews! Also for those looking for arrangements of lds hymns from various composers there's freemusicformormons.com
Enjoy!

I hit submit too early. So yes, I think truth can...

2011-03-01T21:23:49.240-07:00

I hit submit too early. So yes, I think truth can be taught in parables but it only counts IF everyone knows it's parable. Otherwise, I do feel like it's not being as honest as we could be.

The Mormon Battalion/handcart thing drives me abso...

2011-03-01T21:21:59.644-07:00

The Mormon Battalion/handcart thing drives me absolutely nuts. I just about lost it at Martin's Cove this last summer. It wasn't pretty. Let's just teach the truth because the truth is more powerful than any story.

Scholars make a lot of claims that go against the ...

2011-02-17T19:27:11.471-07:00

Scholars make a lot of claims that go against the teachings of the church. As a stake president I always remind members that it is not possible for people to know what happened 2,000 years ago and that we need to follow the spirit.

I've never heard of the roosters not being all...

2011-02-07T23:31:24.219-07:00

I've never heard of the roosters not being allowed in Jerusalem. I did, however, read something recently which said that according to the laws and customs of the Jews, no trial was supposed to take place at night because the judges and priests hadn't yet offered their morning sacrifices. Seeing as Christ's trial took place at night, a herald crying out and marking the permissible time for such activities to begin would make that detail a little more prominent in the text.

However, the thing historians have to remember is that they can offer no more certainty than anyone else. Absence of proof is not proof of absence, and the best way to get a definitive answer is to pray and ask to be instructed by the Spirit. He does answer questions like these--whether directly, or by leading us to where the answers may be found.

I've never heard that the boys leaving the gir...

2011-02-07T12:57:41.630-07:00

I've never heard that the boys leaving the girls to pull the carts alone was to symbolize them being taken away to join the Battalion - rather, that it symbolized how many women had lost their husbands due to illness, mob attacks, etc. and were having to go the journey alone. Either way, I know that segment of the trek has been a huge testimony builder for many of the youth.

This is a great article - thanks for sharing it!

I haven't seen those videos. Thanks for bringi...

2011-02-07T09:22:28.141-07:00

I haven't seen those videos. Thanks for bringing them to my attention. I've heard Darius talk before and I've been very impressed with him. I own a copy of the video he did with Margaret Young, "The Untold Story". That had some good info in it.

I just ready your post, and thoroughly enjoyed it ...

2011-02-05T00:23:55.556-07:00

I just ready your post, and thoroughly enjoyed it (even though it was written a few years ago). Have you watched the "Blacks in the Scriptures" DVD? You should get it, if you haven't. blacksinthescriptures.com. Marvin Perkins and Darius Grey (both Mormon African Americans) put it together. I think it speaks volumes that the church allows them to speak at large firesides across the country with content that would quite surprise you.

I just created a site similar to this that indexes...

2011-01-30T18:41:43.077-07:00

I just created a site similar to this that indexes the music of several different composers, if anyone is interested. http://freemusicformormons.com/lds-ward-choir-music

cheers!

Huh. The only thing I've heard is that Herod d...

2011-01-10T15:27:55.356-07:00

Huh. The only thing I've heard is that Herod died in 4 B.C.

www.faithsongmusic.com

2011-01-04T18:16:16.797-07:00

www.faithsongmusic.com

Gentle Like a gentle wind can blow The clouds fr...

2010-12-02T11:14:01.440-07:00

Gentle

Like a gentle wind can blow The clouds from the sky, Like a gentle touch can ease The pain of good-bye, Like a gentle smile embraces Empty souls in lonely places, We should be more gentle with ourselves.

Like the friend who gently Builds us up when we're down, Like a gentle kiss can turn Our world all around. We've been hurt by others often, We've forgiven and forgotten, We should be as gentle with ourselves. Life can be hard but we Need not be so hard on ourselves, If we will see...

Like the Shepherd leads his flock With gentle commands, With his gentle voice that Only hearts understand, One thing we can know for certain, He has borne the awful burden So we can be gentle with ourselves.

One thing that I know for certain: He will bear my every burden, So I can be gentle with myself

By Michael McLean can be found on his CD "The Collection, Vol. 1)

You're right, Bryant. I will cling to the sea...

2010-10-18T16:10:12.828-07:00

You're right, Bryant. I will cling to the seagulls.

(Yuck.)

Don't feel like your testimony is shattered, K...

2010-10-18T10:48:44.122-07:00

Don't feel like your testimony is shattered, Keryn. There's always the miracle of the seagulls.

:)

My testimony is shattered.

2010-10-18T10:29:18.038-07:00

My testimony is shattered.

Yeah, I was taught the SLC temple elevator myth in...

2010-10-18T09:43:36.339-07:00

Yeah, I was taught the SLC temple elevator myth in the SLC temple. It doesn't surprise me that they had elevators originally, though.

I've always been told the Pine Valley chapel w...

2010-10-17T23:47:01.350-07:00

I've always been told the Pine Valley chapel was partly built like a ship--and the interior of the roof does look like the bottom of a ship turned upside-down.... The architect was a shipbuilder:

http://lds.org/placestovisit/location/0,10634,1796-1-1-1,00.html

I think this one is true. It doesn't say they built a ship _instead_ of a roof, though. :)

Me too! Especially the SL Temple elevator one. B...

2010-10-17T20:47:14.391-07:00

Me too! Especially the SL Temple elevator one. Bummer.

Wow! I was taught some of those myths!

2010-10-17T19:58:01.913-07:00

Wow! I was taught some of those myths!

Unfortunately neither you nor most of those commen...

2010-08-23T20:13:52.330-07:00

Unfortunately neither you nor most of those commenting.

Love is about giving, not about being madly in love. That's rubbish. Falling in love is a selfish face of infatuation, neediness and projection. Christian love is agape, not eros as some of you believe.

And marriage is not about love, but an agreement which works in the service of procreation. It's not about friendship either, although it can be between two friends.

Marriage is also not he ideal. The ideal is celibate life. However, some are called to marriage.

What I detest most of all if the dreadfully immature romantic notions that people attach to love and marriage. It's sick! Marriage is only an agreement that last a lifetime. Ideally you would want a marriage where each spouse encourages the moral perfection of the other. It's not a lovey dovey stupidity that many believe it is.

If you're horny, go to a brothel if you have problems controlling the urge. Don't use your spouse like a piece of meat to rub your wang on. It's a stupid reason to marry. And your spouse isn't going to give you the love you secretly wish you received from your mother/father either. So stop using the other that way and grow the frak up!

That is so true, there are few million people who ...

2010-07-29T17:38:36.989-07:00

That is so true, there are few million people who have visions that is of global scale and when they do that, they cause a change on the world, usually for good, and if bad, it hurts them long term while the idea gets better in others to change it to make it better.

Nice post, thanks for sharing.

2010-06-20T08:41:22.777-07:00

Nice post, thanks for sharing.

Totally cute!

2010-05-03T21:26:10.426-07:00

Totally cute!

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2010-04-04T20:26:32.719-07:00

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