DiaBLOGue

Miracle of Wood

March 27, 2018

—that wood could come in 
that thin and blonde 
for kindling 
after the dark bark, 
after the ax whack 
and the crack 
of white opening, 
the stria of wood 
gouging, indenting 
my armloaded skin 

Spreading Zion Southward, Part I: Improving Efficiency and Equity in the Allocation of Church Welfare Resources

March 27, 2018

The year was 1983. Sister Mercedes Pico de Coello was dying of tuberculosis, coughing up blood. A frail and thin 43-year-old mother of twelve, her life could probably have been saved for $200. As a missionary, I had baptized her in 1980. As a BYU student, I had just spent $850 for this return visit to Ecuador. Neither of us was aware that her illness could be fatal if untreated. With an annual family income of $1200, she could not afford the treatment she needed. I considered giving her the $200, but ultimately I did not do so. Three years later she died from the disease. 

Syllabus

March 27, 2018

Astronomy
The earth
Or sky wobbles,
We don’t know which

Mormonism and the New Creationism

March 27, 2018

Dialogue 34.4 (Winter 2002): 39–59
This paper will deal with a more specific form of creationism, which is often termed “creation science” or “scientific creationism” (these terms
will be used synonymously).

The Mormon Myth of Evil Evolution

March 27, 2018

Dialogue 34.4 (Winter 2002): 19–38
In the years since this event, I’ve found that there are a number of members who believe that evolution is a doctrine of the devil.