revelation Archive

  • Not the Same Mormons

    Posted on October 8, 2013 | 18 Comments
    "When I was a kid I loved to read fiction and non-fiction books about the Old West. There was always a colorful blend of characters: cowboys and Indians, mountain men and pioneers, gunslingers and prospectors, Anglos, French, and Mexicans. One character type that occasionally appeared was "the Mormons." These were an angry mob of bandits led by their mustachioed outlaw leader, "Joe Smith," who went around robbing and harassing everyone else. I was and always have been LDS, but I didn't recognize anything of myself, my fellow ward members, or the teachings of the Church in these Mormons that I read about. In fact, I didn't even realize until years later that the authors were even attempting to depict members of the LDS faith in their books. I just assumed that there was another, unrelated group out there also known as the Mormons."

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  • 41 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Progress?

    Posted on October 10, 2012 | 34 Comments
    Recently, men have served at 19, women at 21. No one claimed there was anything magical about these numbers. No eternal principle was at stake. It was just policy.

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  • So You Think You Can Write LDS Newsroom Press Releases

    Posted on March 1, 2012 | 7 Comments
    There's a little known LDS tradition that on Leap Day, ordinary members of the church can write fantasy press releases for the LDS newsroom. Here are some of the ones we've collected from among our friends and neighbors for Leap Day 2012.

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  • 18 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: The Polygamy Problem

    Posted on November 19, 2011 | 36 Comments
    Polygamy is a system in which MEN "progress" and "expand their stewardship" by increasing their patriarchal reach. They do it by collecting women like Jay Leno collects classic cars.

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  • The Good Book

    Posted on April 23, 2011 | 3 Comments
    I love getting books in the mail. No seriously: I feel like no one could possibly understand how much I love it. It doesn’t happen often enough, but when we returned home from a recent trip out of town, there was a lovely hardback book […]

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  • Mormon Matters Podcast 27: Mormons and their Leaders

    Posted on April 14, 2011 | 4 Comments
    I really enjoyed getting to be a part of this dialogue with Joanna Brooks, Dan Wotherspoon, and Charles Randall Paul regarding the way Mormons regard our church leaders. It gave me a lot to think about. Come take a listen and weigh in on the […]

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