by Dan Wees | Mar 30, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“The person that’s working [to resist] those tendencies ought not to feel himself to be a pariah. Now, quite a different thing is sexual relations outside of marriage. A person engaging in that kind of behavior should well feel guilt. They should well feel themselves...
by Dan Wees | Mar 29, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“The Lamanites [offensive LDS term for Native Americans], now a down-trodden people, are a remnant of the house of Israel. The curse of God has followed them as it has done the Jews, though the Jews have not been darkened in their skin as have the Lamanites.” Wilford...
by Dan Wees | Mar 28, 2019 | Miscellaneous
EBER D. HOWE: INTRODUCTION TO THE SPALDING WITNESSES “WE proposed in the commencement of this work, to give to the world all the light, of which we were in possession, as to the real and original author or authors of the Book of Mormon. That there has been, from the...
by Dan Wees | Mar 27, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“Church leaders are sometimes asked whether there is any place in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for persons with homosexual or lesbian susceptibilities or feelings. Of course, there is. The degree of difficulty and the pattern necessary to forgo...
by Dan Wees | Mar 26, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“Applying the First Presidency’s distinction to the question of same-sex relationships, we should distinguish between (1) homosexual (or lesbian) ‘thoughts and feelings’ (which should be resisted and redirected), and (2) ‘homosexual behavior’ (which is a serious sin)....
by Dan Wees | Mar 25, 2019 | Miscellaneous
NAHUM HOWARD: SPALDING WITNESS Conneaut, August, 1833. “I first became acquainted with Solomon Spalding, in Dec. 1810. After that time I frequently saw him at his house, and also at my house. I once in conversation with him expressed a surprise at not having any...
