Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 1258

For those offended by the very idea of the City Creek Center mall

    It could use some mechanical cleaning up, but here’s an excellent short piece from a couple of years back, written by my brilliant and thoughtful former student Nate Oman:   http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/...   Thanks to Walker Wright for bringing it to my attention.   I’ve always found indignation at the very concept of this [Read More...]

Sahar Qumsiyeh’s blog

    For a rather different perspective than most of us typically encounter, here’s a blog run by a faithful Palestinian Latter-day Saint woman who lives near Bethlehem:   http://saharqumsiyeh.blogspot.com    

Latter-day Saint Charities

    I’ve just noticed, yet again, the tiresome charge that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does nothing, or essentially nothing, for the poor.   A variant of this accusation holds that the Church does nothing for non-Mormons.   Here’s a site from which you can learn about some of the things [Read More...]

“Romney 2016 idea gaining steam among his supporters”

    For your consideration, from the anonymous conservative/libertarian/atheist blogger “Allahpundit”:   http://hotair.com/archives/2014/08/04...   Only 826 days until the November presidential election!   Incidentally, I was sent a video yesterday arguing that Michelle Obama is really a man dressing as a woman.   Just between us girls, I rather doubt it.  But then, the video [Read More...]

Happy Birthday to Elder Perry

    Elder L. Tom Perry, of the Council of the Twelve Apostles, turns 92 today.   He’s a remarkable man — vigorous, thoroughly committed to his computer and his iPad, good-humored, self-effacing.    

ISIS is a disaster for American counterterrorism policy

    http://dailysignal.com/2014/08/03/isl...    

The Affirmation Book of Mormon Challenge

    Here’s a challenge to read a chapter a day in the Book of Mormon, from a group that many probably wouldn’t expect to issue such a challenge:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/61670...   I’m going to read along.   Can there ever be anything wrong with encouragement to read the Book of Mormon?   Wherefore, all [Read More...]

“What did Joseph Smith know about the LDS temple ordinances by 1836?”

    Dr. Jeffrey Mark Bradshaw will be delivering an interesting lecture this coming Friday evening in the Salt Lake City area.  Details are can be read here.    

Blood and horror

    Thanks to Ghaleb Husseini for bringing this image to my attention.

John Dehlin. Yet AGAIN.

    http://plonialmonimormon.blogspot.com...