[…] contentions” (48:20). Jesus warns against the outbreak of such contention—or “conflict”—as a result of doctrinal disputes ( 3 Ne. 11:28-30). Doctrinal disputes should not lead to violence or divisions in the church. The point […]
[…] dislocates Jacob’s hip at a touch; and Jacob himself, at the end of the episode, identifies his opponent as divine: “I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is preserved” (Gen. 32:30).
[…] him to be a wise advisor, so they asked for his opinion. Did he think they should buy a certain piece of property? Should they import a bull this year? Should their daughter accept […]
[…] writing: first, an emboldened treatment of a broadened subject matter, going far beyond, in time, the warmed- over servings of the pioneer past and, in space, beyond the confines of the Wasatch, the newer […]
Dialogue 26.2 (Summer 1993): 139–153 A study done to see how many polygamous wives there were at the peak of polygamy in the church.
I wonder if I can still heal myself? I’ve done it once before, back when I cut my palm open trying to be your blood brother.
[…] of the Faith and the Saints, or Succession in the Presidency; or his disagreements with ecclesiastical colleagues over politics and church doc trine. As he approached more contemporary events perhaps he was unwilling to […]
I step outside my New York City apartment, and my eyes become observant, sharp, peeled to anything that moves. I am watching for signs of the Second Coming.
Dialogue 26. 3 (Fall 1993): 119–140 In fall 1993, TJ O’Brian wrote, “You are Not Alone: A Please for Understanding the Homosexual Condition.” O’Brian was a gay man and this esay addresses how church […]
[…] person who would understand the meaning of the word. President Grant said the matter would be turned over to the Commissioner of Education for further investigation. And that was it. We went home and […]