[…] enjoined the church to receive Joseph’s word “as if from my own mouth” (D&C 21:1, 2, 4- 6). Joseph, then, was seen as the very mouthpiece of God. When Oliver Cowdery, as second el […]
[…] declare their sin as sodom; ROM 1:27 men burned in their lust one towards another; 1 COR 6:9 nor abusers of themselves with mankind; 1 TIM 1:10 them that defile themselves with mankind; JUDE […]
[…] pounding bent nails straight again, only to go with Dad to the lumber yard where he would buy brand-new ones, while my refurbished nails languished, unused. In later years I came to understand why […]
[…] 1920s and went on to be the first head of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Morgan’s ongoing tension over religion was related to the influence of his devout Baptist mother and his freethinking agnostic father. […]
[…] Ne. preamble; 8:2; 10:4; 19:7; Mosiah 7:27; Alma 13:7; 32:16; 40:2; 40:19; 46:21; 48:15; 3 Ne. 3: 6-7; 6:20. D&C 10:17(/ /1830 Book of Mormon Preface); 42:37; 42:69; 42:74; 58:20; 59:13; 59:14; 61:23; 63:42; […]
[…] overarching context is the prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane: “Not my will but yours be done.” ( 6) Jesus’ miracles stand in an eschatological and communitarian con text. That is to say, they are […]
[…] a more rigorous criticism. Do we consider our “Mormon-ness” a fascinating feature of ethnography with which to buy fifteen minutes of fame on the academic stage? Or do we use it to ground ourselves, […]
[…] she is walking in the path of wisdom. Dame Wisdom, in fact, is presented in Proverbs 9:1- 6 as a householder who opens her feast table to the poor and needy. This might seem […]
[…] slap. Clair ducked behind the steps as Brother Pratt walked toward the dance. He called back, “Courtship’s over, Sofie. I’ll tell your pa when I see him in the field.” She waited for Sofie […]
[…] who helped President Moyle energize the missionary program, notes that he was “stubborn” and sometimes “went rough-shod over people.” Nathan Eldon Tanner, who moved into the First Presidency on the death of Henry Moyle, […]