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Family Home Evening Lesson 1: The Sacrament
Having been raised in an L-DS family and married to and L-DS woman, and attending an L-DS ward, family home evening is something I’m encouraged to do. I don’t think there is anything wrong with taking...
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Understanding Priesthood Keys
Modern Beliefs About Keys In the Church today we are often taught about the importance of Priesthood Keys. In Chapter 14 of Gospel Principles, Joseph F. Smith teaches: “The Priesthood in general is the...
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The Deseret Region
While this post isn’t what most people expect from my blog it is something important to me. One of the reasons my posts here have been few and far between lately is because of other projects I’ve been...
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Coming to Terms With Change
Here’s an Essay I wrote last week for my English Class: For young men who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one of the most anticipated events is the reception of a...
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Priesthood of the Relief Society
The Relief Society was organized on March 17th, 1842 and on March 17th 2013 it will have its 170th Anniversary. This women’s organization was originally called the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo....
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New Temple Movie Review
DISCLAIMER: In this post I present my biased opinion as to the way it was filmed and put together. I also like to throw a bit of humor in just to lighten it up. This is not meant to disparage the...
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Facebook Page
I started a facebook page for this blog. You can like and follow it here: https://www.facebook.com/zomarahpurenews I’ve heard that just liking a page does not guarantee you will get all the updates. So...
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Monotamy is Unnatural or My Hominem Beats Your Hominem
A friend on Facebook linked to this blog entry: Monogamy is unnatural. In it a blogger replies to an email he received from a professor claiming that monogamy is unnatural. I would like to address my...
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How My Daughter Taught Me the Law of Sarah
*If you are one of the many people who don’t accept this revelation as authentic then this post might not be for you. The Law of Sarah is contained within Section 132 of the L-DS Doctrine and...
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Why I Converted to Mormonism
In this post I am going to share the story of why and how I converted to Mormonism. This life changing experience did not happen easily. But I am so grateful for my experience, because it has helped me...
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From the Dust: Filipino Record, Part 2
About four years ago (has it really been four years?) I wrote a post about a possible ancient Filipino text concerning a visit of Christ to the Philippines. I had heard of this text from one of the...
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Crowdfunding Zion
I’ve had an idea floating around in my head for a while and I want to post it here and see where it goes. In my interaction with others in the so-called “Remnant” movement or even in the unification...
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Abraham’s Toxic Polygamy
All references are to the Joseph Smith Translation. The story of Sarah giving Hagar to Abraham is commonly used by pro-polygamists to bolster their position of polygyny being approved by God. However,...
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Two Perspectives
Or Why I Frequently Disagree With Other Mormons. I don’t know about you, but I often find myself in disagreements with other Mormons. And I’ve found this really all boils down to a difference in...
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Huge Revelation That Many Mormons Missed
One of the central tenets of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is that God reveals His will through living prophets, this is called Modern Revelation. As an extension of that principle,...
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Is It Enough To Be A Good Mormon?
I want to thank everyone who took the time and read my previous post about President Monson’s amazing new revelation during general conference. I admit it was a bit out there, but that was intentional....
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Did Joseph Smith Lie About the First Vision?
One of the foundational claims of the L-dS Church is that God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ appeared to a young Joseph Smith, in a sacred grove. This First Vision of Joseph’s, opened a new era of...
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First let me state that I support Church leaders at all levels, local and general, in doing their best to serve God. I support and encourage them to do good in leading the Church. However, it has come...
View ArticleDare to Stand Alone
Navy boot camp was not an easy experience for me, nor for anyone who endured it. For the first three weeks I was convinced my life was in jeopardy. The navy wasn’t trying to train me; it was trying to...
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An Insane Holiday Celebration You Won’t Believe
This weekend millions of people will be celebrating Easter. Decorating and Eggs, preparing food, gathering with family. Amidst the chaotic joy, comes an anticipation of spring. Christians give special...
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