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Racing to Beat Traffic
In the Pearl of Great Price we learn more about the Enoch of the Bible, who “walked with God: and he was not, for God took him” (Genesis 5:24). He was the leader of a city so righteous that it … Continue reading
Posted in Preaching
Tagged Book of Mormon, BYU, Christianity, David A. Bednar, Enoch, Example, General Conference, Judge Not, Judgement, Judging, Judgment, Mormonism, Old Testament, Pearl of Great Price, Priesthood
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What Makes Mormonism Unique – A Sense of Community?
The Book of Mormon Girl Joanna Brooks, an English professor at San Diego State University, is the creator of the blog “Ask Mormon Girl” and author of “The Book of Mormon Girl: Stories from an American Faith”. Her blog is … Continue reading
The Bottgate Fiasco and Mormon Racism
Mitt Romney, one of the Republican presidential candidates, is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His campaign has caused increased interest in the Church, and the limelight shined on our beliefs has not always been positive.
And so far, the negativity has pretty much been all our fault. We don’t need critics to muddy up the water; we do it just fine on our own.
This post will deal with racism and the Mormon church as it relates to a recent statement made by Randy Bott, a BYU religion professor. Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics
Tagged Blacks, Christianity, Jason Horowitz, Jesus Christ, Mitt Romney, Mormonism, Priesthood, Racism, Randy Bott, Rudyard Kipling, The White Man's Burden, Washington Post
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Mission Songs – The Men in Black
While I was a missionary in Hawaii, I spent some time as a Zone Leader. With my companion, I watched over the other missionaries within our (can you guess?) zone. From time to time we were expected to train these missionaries, and we would often try and come up with fun ways to teach principles so that they would “stick.” Continue reading
Posted in Just for Fun
Tagged Hawaii, Men in Black, MIB, Missionary Work, Mormonism, Poetry, Post Series, Power and Authority, Priesthood, Rap, Songs, Will Smith
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The Priesthood Part 3 – Power and Authority in the MIB
While I was a missionary in Hawaii, I spent some time as a Zone Leader. With my companion, I watched over the other missionaries within our (can you guess?) zone. From time to time we were expected to train these missionaries, and we would often try and come up with fun ways to teach principles so that they would “stick.” Continue reading
Posted in Preaching
Tagged Book of Mormon, Faith, Hawaii, Henry B. Eyring, Jesus Christ, Melchizedek Priesthood, Men in Black, MIB, Missionary Work, Mormonism, New Testament, Poetry, Post Series, Power and Authority, Priesthood, Rap, Repentance, Russel M. Nelson, Sons of Mosiah, Will Smith
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The Priesthood Part 2 – Restored Priesthood Authority
Is there priesthood authority on the earth right now? Yes! We can perform ordinances that God will recognize, we can preach the gospel, and we can perform miracles. Below I will discuss the restoration of the priesthood. I will also show how I can trace my authority, through this restoration, back to Peter, James, and John who received their authority from Jesus Christ. I will also give some reasons as to why priesthood is so essential to the church. Continue reading
The Priesthood Part 1 – The Rogue Ice Cream Man
One weekend while I was in college, my wife and I hosted our good friends Greg and Melissa. Like us, they’re from California, so we decided to take them to see Utah’s “big city”. Because of it’s history Salt Lake City has a lot of attractions having to do with the LDS Church, and invariably we ended up doing a thing or two around Temple Square. Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Preaching
Tagged Apostasy, Apostles, Articles of Faith, Charles Wesley, Christianity, Covenants, Doctrine and Covenants, Eternal Families, Eternal Marriage, Ice Cream Man, Jesus Christ, John Wesley, Mormonism, New Testament, Old Testament, Ordination, Police, Post Series, Priesthood, Prophets, Salt Lake City, Scribes, Simony, Temple Square, Traffic Ticket
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Building on Mountains
The islands in Hawaii are all shapes and sizes, but, like all islands, they have one thing in common – there is only so much land before you start hitting ocean. This finite amount of land can be problematic, especially when you’re looking for places to build homes that people can live in. What’s more, these islands aren’t flat. There are gorgeous mountains that rise of up the middle of each island, leaving even fewer places to build. Continue reading
