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Kentucky Fried Home Teaching
There is no shortage of posts about Home Teaching. Its origins, history, changes, good and bad attributes of home teachers, 100% home teaching….it’s a real hot topic. Like most others, I have my own...
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Over-instructed and Under-converted
We receive a lot of instruction in the Church. Here is a (potentially non-exhaustive) list: 3 hour meeting schedule on Sundays 5 hours a week of Seminary for some teenagers Family Home Evening once a...
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It’s all in your head!!!
My favourite is the life support one!!! This will be the first of three posts I will do over the next three months. I want to examine some issues around mental illness – firstly some myths, secondly,...
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Why am I obedient to (insert commandment here) ???
Surely it’s that simple…??? I have often heard at Church people quote the following scripture: 20 There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all...
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Reverence is more than just quietly sitting.
A recent post of mine, Over instructed and under converted, addressed some issues of extensive instruction in the church. Sacrament meetings, many would agree, are a little on the slow side… Not...
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May I meet you? A male testimony; a Female God
I have never seen God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Spirit. But I can speak to God. He is my father. I picture him much like my earthly father. Like him, I have grown to understand some of how God works...
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Imagine if Aristotle and B. F. Skinner were home teaching companions…
Most theories of human behaviour postulate a relationship between the mind and the body. There are different concepts of what the mind is and its mechanisms of action, including the ability of the...
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What is Real?
For those who were around in the 80’s, you might remember a church video called “What is Real”. Serving my mission in the early 1990’s, I showed it to nearly anyone who we met more than once. It is...
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On Being Wrong
So let me ask you guys something. How does it feel — emotionally — how does it feel to be wrong? Dreadful. Thumbs down. Embarrassing. Okay, wonderful, great. Dreadful, thumbs down, embarrassing —...
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Nephi today: Would he be a member of the NRA?
I find it ironic that upon giving a person a Book of Mormon, they will probably in that day or the next read about how the initial central figure of the story is called upon by the spirit to kill...
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When Good Analogies Turn Bad…
I love a good analogy. Here are some crackers: “I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they...
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#27 Praise to the Man
Is that a hymnbook in his hand? I love the Hymns of the Church [1] [1.1] I enjoy singing [2], playing them on the Piano and Guitar [3] and occasionally will give them a go in a Choir [4]. I happened to...
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Being Exactly Obedient…isn’t that like being Really Beautiful?
Grace Kelly – she was beautiful….really! Tautology is a repetitive use of phrases or words which have similar meanings. In simple words, it is expressing the same thing, an idea or saying two or more...
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An afternoon with the Baha’i
I recall (now over 25 years ago), whilst serving my mission, meeting a young man who identified as Baha’i. I had heard of the religion, but knew nothing of its origins or beliefs. This man said...
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Twittermony…the new Testimony?
Take your Pick… I’m, lets say, in my 40’s. In my youth when I wanted to speak to someone I either used one of these: Now I use this… In a generation we have changed the nature of communication. What...
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Not of the Heart…
I rather enjoyed Elder Ballard’s recent presentation to the 235 stakes of Southern Utah. He speaks of false prophets who would deceive the elect. He speaks of personal spiritual habits of scripture...
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Did you let your kids watch Titanic???
We’re the King and Queen of the Box Office! It’s hard to believe that James Cameron’s Titanic was released 18 years ago. I really enjoyed it. The larrikin Jack – the preppy Rose, the unlikely, but...
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A (re) vision of the future…
I would not be alone in suggesting that the Church has undergone some massive shifts in the last 10 years. Chiefly, these would include: 1. A fuller understanding of our history – including polygamy,...
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Other considerations: Engaging in a blogging environment
I’m a relative newcomer to the LDS blog scene. My engagement began last year as I searched for a place where I could find answers – or at least discussion – on some of the difficult aspects of our...
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I dare you to watch the above video. If you can get through the 1:43 without at least smiling, I’ll send you a jar of Vegemite. There is something so pure about the emotions of children. Their...
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