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11 September

    Today is, of course, the thirteenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001.   That’s a very solemn thing, and, for those of us who lived through it, something that we’ll never, ever, forget.  It’s vividly seared into our memories.   Today is also — as at least a few critics of The Church [Read More...]

Elder Paul K. Sybrowsky

    I was saddened to learn of the passing, yesterday, of Elder Paul K. Sybrowsky.   He served from 2005 to 2011 as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy, and from June 2012 to the end of August 1014 as the seventeenth president of Southern Virginia University.   I first met [Read More...]

“Gut Reactions”

    A fascinating article from the June issue of Scientific American on how intestinal bacteria (and not merely genetics, diet, and lifestyle) may help to determine whether people are lean or fat.   http://www.scientificamerican.com/art...    

Republicans should have thought of this approach a long time ago.

    I suspect that Mr. Obama is seriously considering this tempting offer.    

Golden Plates

    Perhaps the closest ancient parallel to the plates of the Book of Mormon:   http://www.patheos.com/blogs/enigmati...   You’ll need to click on the images and, if you want more information, on the link that’s provided.   If you want to learn more about the appearance of the actual plates of the Book of Mormon, [Read More...]

1 Nephi 10

    Just a couple of quick notes about today’s reading, in 1 Nephi 10:   1.   The prophecy recorded here of the coming of Jesus is strikingly exact, including the intervening Babylonian captivity of the Jews and their return, the number of years still ahead between Lehi’s own time and the advent of the [Read More...]

The Qur’an on showing undeserved mercy

      “In the Torah We prescribed for them a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, an equal wound for a wound: if anyone forgoes this out of charity, it will serve as atonement for his [Read More...]

“The restoration of the ancient temple”

    This week’s Thursday column in the Deseret News:   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86...    

“Free Speech (If No One Objects)”

    One doesn’t have to approve of everything Ayaan Hirsi Ali says — I certainly don’t — to object to such attempts at censorship:   http://www.nationalreview.com/article...    

This is a fairly big deal.

    http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/...