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Tag Archives: Thomas S. Monson
The Principles Behind My Prop 8 Support
Yesterday, an appeals court upheld Judge Walker’s decision declaring Prop 8 unconstitutional. This has caused both disappointment and celebration, depending on what side of the line you find yourself. My Facebook wall, perhaps like yours, was filled with a lot of both. Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Preaching
Tagged Book of Mormon, Christianity, Dallin H. Oaks, Doctrine and Covenants, Eternal Families, Eternal Marriage, Facebook, Faith, Gordon B. Hinckley, Homosexuality, Joseph Smith, Lehi, Mormonism, Prophets, Proposition 8, Religious Freedom, The Book of Mormon (Musical), The Family, Thomas S. Monson, Tree of Life, Vision
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Haiti, Chile, and Ultimate Freedom
“Who is the most free person in the universe?” Continue reading
Posted in Preaching
Tagged Chile, Fence, Guardrail, Haiti, Hawaii, Jeneen Interlandi, Missionary Work, Mormonism, Nature of God, Newsweek, Thomas S. Monson
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Come Unto the High Ground
In February 2010, President Thomas S. Monson prepared an article for the Church on being spiritually prepared. It was a collection of his comments on the subject, and can be found here. At six or so paragraphs, it’s a quick read. Continue reading
Posted in Preaching
Tagged Chile, Earthquake, Hawaii, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, Prophets, Thomas S. Monson, Tsunami
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A Speaking God
One of the core tenants of mainstream Christianity is that the Bible is sufficient, or in other words, that it contains everything that God would want us to know. Latter-day Saints, on the other hand, not only have other sources of scripture, but believe that God continues to speak through prophets like Moses or Paul. Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics
Tagged Apostasy, Apostles, Bible, Book of Mormon, Christianity, Hugh B. Brown, Jesus Christ, Lost Scripture, Mormonism, New Testament, Prophets, Thomas S. Monson
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Of Paradigms and Prophets
Each of us has a vision, a paradigm upon which we operate. As Sowell suggests, this paradigm is like a map. As we grow and learn, we form our map – leaving out certain realities because they muddle our vision and would confuse our understanding. Continue reading
Posted in Preaching
Tagged Apostles, Christianity, Jesus Christ, Maps, Mormonism, Paradigms, Prophets, Thomas S. Monson, Thomas Sowell, Vision
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