[…] not a sufficient guide. It is only a history of the people who lived 1800 years ago.[ 6] [Scriptures] are good for example, precedent, and investigation, and for developing certain laws and principles; but […]
[…] of Adam, ” Improvement Era, 31(February, 1928), pp. 271-276. [47] “Wha t Version of the Bible to Buy,” Improvement Era, 2(June, 1899), pp. 620-621; “Higher Criticism and God, ” Improvement Era, 8(March, 1903), pp. […]
On first impression, Spencer Palmer’s new book may not appear promising. One wonders silently how even a man of Palmer’s talents could make a coherent whole from twenty-three such diverse chapters. Not only is there […]
Dialogue 12.2 (Summer 1979): 37–50 In recent years many RLDS Church members have been proud of the fact that the church has been ordaining blacks into the priesthood since early in its history. Sometimes […]
[…] Intensive Care Unit, for the nurse just gave her a sedative. She was demanding too much O2— 6 liters. She was always wanting more air these past few minutes. But 5 liters, 300 cc. […]
Dialogue 12.3 (Fall 1979): 97–107 Of all medical ethical guidelines published by the Church, those relating to abortion are the most emphatically stated. Offenders, be they doctor, patient, or abettor, are subject to excommunication.
[…] the poverty and ill health of the Mormons nearby, but “did not have quite sympathy enough to buy them a chicken or give them a shilling, though he was worth some four or five […]
[…] known cholera victim arrived in Canada in June, but there were undoubtedly many undetected cases before then.[ 6] By mid-June cholera appeared at Plattsburg, New York and at nearly every town on the waterway […]
[…] is to Teach the Gospel; Not Financial Profit.” Spanish Fork Press. 18 May 1978. Roberts, Joe. “Mormons Buy Hugh Tract Here.” Kansas City Star. 13 December 1978. “Simmons Takes Over KSL-FM.” Deseret News. 26 […]
[…] clears my mind so that I can examine dilemmas with a lucidity unmatched—except in the sauna. So over the years I have written dozens of personal essays (and hundreds of letters to the editor) […]