Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 919

President Russell M. Nelson and local missionaries featured on Houston TV

    It’s nice to see such coverage:   http://abc13.com/1234890/    

Father Trump Knows Best, in His Little House on the Prairie

  And he’s plainly leaving it to Beaver, Ozzie and Harriet, the Rev. Norman Vincent Peale, and Norman Rockwell:   Click on this thing to enlarge it.   I don’t know who bears responsibility for this image of the pious paterfamilias Donald Trump — I would be much more than happy to, um, “credit” him or her [Read More...]

Mit brennender Sorge

    I wake up today with a feeling of deep foreboding, for today is the day on which — it seems likely — the Republican Party will be grievously wounded by surging Trumpism.  And the damage that will probably be done to American conservatism will be deep and lasting.   There is a chance [Read More...]

Which holiday did earlier Christians consider most important?

    During the first 13 centuries after the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, no one thought of setting up a creche to celebrate Christmas.  The pre-eminent Christian holiday was Easter, not Christmas. Nancy Pearcey        

“Donald Trump has a Mormon problem”

    And I’m very happy about it:   http://www.sltrib.com/news/3640968-15...   My people are doing themselves proud on this.   Remember the supposed prophecy about the Mormons saving the Constitution when it’s hanging by a thread?    

“An Open Letter to Donald Trump”

    I agree with this open letter by Brandon Stanton:   http://www.ibtimes.com/donald-trump-s...    

“LDS Church Temples”

    Perhaps you’re already aware of this site.  But perhaps you’re not.   If you love temples, though, as I do, you’ll enjoy checking in on it from time to time.  And there’s a lot to explore besides the frequent updates:   http://www.ldschurchtemples.com    

“Follow Him”

    Another part of the Church’s official 2016 Easter campaign:   https://www.mormon.org/easter/follow-him   Please share it.    

“Khor Kharfot: The Mormon Connection to a Muslim Land”

  This is a very interesting place, and it may well be the right one:   Khor Kharfot: The Mormon Connection to a Muslim Land   If you would like to know more, here are some excellent resources:   S. Kent Brown, “New Light from Arabia on Lehi’s Trail”   S. Kent Brown, “Jerusalem Connections [Read More...]

Lord Drumpf

    It’s revealing, I think, how perfectly well Donald Trump fits into the world of Game of Thrones:   https://www.facebook.com/TheIndepende...   I don’t watch the show, but I have a pretty good idea of what it is.   Thanks to Nicol Sorenson-Legakis — who says that she also doesn’t watch Game of Thrones — [Read More...]