[…] law of thermodynamics, explained in Mayer’s and Helmholtz’s conservation of energy law, belong to this category. In order to assert the truthfulness of any scientific claim, however, one must look to the idea of […]
This dialogue of anguished questioning and consolation has an intensely personal meaning to me. The 1980s were a decade that severely tested my faith in Heavenly Father and my commitment to the Church. Whatever […]
[…] that brings me to admit what I will tell you now, namely, that when it comes to the Book of Mormon, that most correct of books, whose pedigree we love passionately to debate and […]
[…] dreams. My mother once directed Carol Lynn Pearson’s musical about the experimental societies in frontier Utah. The Order Is Love tells about struggling Saints in southern Utah, sent by Brigham Young to establish the […]
[…] he often did not know what to make of me and my ideas. He believed in hierarchy, order, and going by the book. We had had a couple of uncomfortable confrontations. When I was […]
[…] should surprise no one that Bolivians would also apply this same paradigm to the LDS Church. In order to fully appreciate this fear, we must understand the traditional role religion has played throughout Latin […]
[…] spirit of God.” They did not, he said, need to “knock the people in the Head in order to wake them.” Rather, he suggested, they ought to “get a Fatherly feeling & try to […]
Religious conflict, dissent, and schism rarely have been examined in a critical, balanced, and systematic fashion. Social order, harmony, cooperation, and conformity commonly are considered normal, desirable, and good; while social change, conflict, competition, […]
[…] child psychologist. He’s very good with people and always has been. At the Orange Julius counter we order two drinks and two California dogs. I open my purse, but Mom wants to pay, so […]
[…] should use that money to help the poor. That’s why God gave it to you, not to buy cars and clothes and big houses.” Tracy’s remarks were not well received. Old Brother Dixon harumpfed […]