by Dan Wees | Jun 29, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Br[other] Joseph Smith jr. said that it was not intended to tell the world all the particulars of the coming forth of the book of Mormon, & also said that it was not expedient for him to relate these things &c.” Ebenezer Robinson/Scribe, Minute Book 2...
by Dan Wees | Jun 29, 2018 | Miscellaneous
All that Glitters is NOT Gold: 2018 LDS Membership Statistics… ...
by Dan Wees | Jun 29, 2018 | Miscellaneous
In his April 2016 conference speech, Dallin Oaks discusses the idea of “opposition in all things.” He initially provides various examples to illustrate the importance of opposition. The phrase originates from 2nd Nephi 2:11, where it is linked with the...
by Dan Wees | Jun 29, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“This weekend I sat in my room at my husband’s family lake-house while conference went on downstairs. I thought about not coming but I had papers and such to write, and the view was sublime. I figured it would be innocent enough. But the voices wafting through the...
by Dan Wees | Jun 29, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Many of us Mormonites today, whether pious believers or critically objective students of history, are closer in mental outlook to the position of [1834 ‘Mormonism Unvailed’ writer Eber D.] Howe than to that of the Prophet Joseph and his early...
by Dan Wees | Jun 29, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called COGNITIVE DISSONANCE. And because it...
