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April 11, 2016
Thinking of My Mother Today
Today is the eleventh anniversary of the passing of my mother. Yesterday was her birthday. As has become my annual tradition, I repost here the remarks that I delivered (very haltingly) at her funeral in 2005: My very earliest memories of my mother, I believe, are of traveling with her to serve [Read More...]
Why polygamy will be the order of heaven
Ha ha! My title is, more or less, a joke. (And, anyway, it should, strictly speaking, read “polygyny.”) But it grabbed your attention, right? Whatever. Here’s the article that inspired my post: http://national.deseretnews.com/artic... I could also have come up with an inflammatory title about how it demonstrates why men [Read More...]
April 10, 2016
Have Muslims ever contributed anything good to human civilization?
From time to time, I read claims that Islam and Muslims have contributed absolutely nothing to world civilization beyond terror and oppression. Sometimes — to my considerable astonishment — such assertions are sent to me directly. A week or so ago, one poster online explained that the golden or classical age of the [Read More...]
“What is the Most Astounding Fact About the Universe?”
We can easily take it for granted, but it truly is astounding: http://www.forbes.com/sites/startswit...
“Mostly black Mormon choir lengthens its stride, its reach and its voice”
I’m pleased to see the progress that this choir seems to be making, and I’m very pleased that the official Church is helping out: http://www.sltrib.com/home/3752725-15...
Einstein’s idea of God
That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God. Albert Einstein
A false prophecy in the Doctrine and Covenants?
And again, I say unto you, I remember my servant Oliver Granger; behold, verily I say unto him that his name shall be had in sacred remembrance from generation to generation, forever and ever, saith the Lord. Therefore, let him contend earnestly for the redemption of the First Presidency of my Church, saith [Read More...]
BOM Mosiah 28
Today’s reading, Mosiah 28, mentions in passing the launch of the great mission to the Lamanites undertaken by the sons of King Mosiah. It will provide some of the greatest and most inspiring stories in the Book of Mormon. It will also — by moving the king’s sons beyond the borders of [Read More...]
“Are we living in a computer simulation?”
It would be interesting to see what Latter-day Saint thinkers might come up with on this general theme: http://www.scientificamerican.com/art... Anybody out there want to give it a whirl?
April 9, 2016
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