Month: July 2004
FARMS Review of Blood of the Prophets
In recent months, critics of the Church have worked hard to stir up negative emotions regarding the Mountain Meadow Massacre. It was a terrible moment in history, but the attempts…
FAIRLDS Apologetics Conference
The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research (FAIRLDS.org) is hosting the the sixth annual FAIR Mormon Apologetics Conference, August 5-6, 2004, at the South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah….
Warning: EXMO Virus Alert
A number of Internet users have been struck by the EXMO virus. The EXMO virus can infect both PC and Mac users, leading to severe and lasting damage. The effects…
Early Christian and Jewish Rituals Related to Temple Practices
John Tvedtnes has an outstanding article at FAIRLDS.org, “Early Christian and Jewish Rituals Related to Temple Practices.” If you’ve been to the Temple, this article may be extremely interesting. It’s…
Overlooked “Famous” Mormons: Olivas Aoy
The Borderlands Local History Project of El Paso Community College has a tribute to Olivas Aoy, a relatively unknown Latter-day Saint who made important contributions to education in El Paso….
Temple Marriage: Reflections of a Father
As my son Stephen was sealed to his bride, Meliah, on July 16, I was able to think about the temple from a new perspective. I came away more appreciative…
The Narrative of Zosimus: The Critics’ Best Hope to Show Book of Mormon Plagiarism?
In spite of all the cries of plagiarism by the critics of the Book of Mormon, I marvel at just how weak the alleged parallels are to other texts that…
A Beautiful LDS Doctrine: Baptism for the Dead
A couple years ago while participating on a maillist of scientists who were Christians, I read the following from a sincere and intelligent Christian who was troubled over the issue…
More on Miracles: Rawlins Airport, Wyoming, 1983
In a previous post I discussed the issue of miracles. Here’s one more story from my father that I have permission to share. In 1983 my father left KSL radio…
Linguistic Ties Between Old and New Worlds?
Brian D. Stubbs, one of the few linguists working with Uto-Aztecan languages (covering the US Southwest down to southern Mexico), wrote a controversial article, “Looking Over vs. Overlooking Native American…