Month: July 2007
Book of Mormon Plagiarism: The Hawaiian Connection
Some of the town names in New York State and surrounding regions resemble some names in the Book of Mormon. For example, there is the town of St. Agathe in…
Richard Bushman: Braving the Sour Limelight as a Famous Mormon Defender
The New York Times article, “Scholar Becomes Chief Explainer in a ‘Mormon Moment,’” discusses the significant role that Richard Bushman has been playing in explaining Mormon beliefs to the world….
Judgment Day: Photo from a New York Highway
Can you guess why I like “Judgment Day” as a title for this photo? (Click to enlarge.) The name was suggested by my wife after I discussed some aspects of…
Blatant Theft: The Popularity of Counterfeit Goods
In New York’s Chinatown recently, my wife and I were amazed at all the shops selling brand name purses at ridiculously low prices. In one shop, I saw workers in…
How Late Should Church Dances Go?
One Midwest stake recently held a youth conference, running from Thursday through Saturday. Thursday night and Friday night there were dances that went until 11 pm or so, with some…
Scenes from the Hill Cumorah Pageant, July 22, 2007
I was very fortunate to be able to attend the Hill Cumorah Pageant on its closing night, July 22, 2007 – my first time ever. Awesome! Very impressed, in spite…
The Thin Veil of Anonymity on the Web
I’ve had several people suggest I disable anonymous comments on Mormanity to cut down on the occasional flux of nasty comments here, since the nastiest comments – the kind I…
The First Presidency Listens – At Least in My Experience (2 for 2)
Sometimes exceptional situations arise in the Church where a member or unit needs to get special approval or an exemption of some kind from the First Presidency. My advice is…
Surviving My First Ward Choir Experience
Today was my first experience singing with a real ward choir and I loved it. It was a nice change of pace after years of fleeing from choir opportunities, always…
Value Networks and Latter-day Saint Organization
I just spent three enlightening days going through training for Value Network Analysis – an incredible tool for understanding business models and organizational behavior. Forget process mapping and org charts…
