Month: February 2009
Despair Cometh Because of Iniquity – But Don’t Blame that for Depression
My previous post cites a passage from an author who described Nephi’s frustrated, sorrowful state with the word “depression.” I’m sure she didn’t mean depression in the clinical sense and…
Personal Deliverance and Faith in Christ
Found a good passage on personal deliverance from despair in the 1991 Sperry Symposium on the Book of Mormon. M. Catherine Thomas in “types and Shadows of Deliverance in the…
Must Read Post on DNA and the Book of Mormon: Current Biology, SMGF, and Lamanites (FAIRBlog)
“Current Biology, SMGF, and Lamanites” by Dr. Ugo Perego is essential reading for those wishing to know the latest on the controversy around DNA and the Book of Mormon. In…
Hello, Juvenile Instructor (and Apologies to Mormon Engineers)
As a chemical engineer, I was genuinely troubled when I saw the announcement for a conference on the Juvenile Instructor blog: “Conference on Mormon Thought and Engineering.” I’m certainly not…
Was the Gospel Preached to the Dead? Is It Still Being Preached?
Latter-day Saints have the unusual belief that the Gospel was preached to the dead, beginning with the visit of Christ to deceased spirits during the 3 days between His death…
Call Me Crazy . . . About This Video
Call me crazy, but one of the highlights of 2008 for me was experiencing the photo exhibit of Mark Mabry at the Mesa Arizona Temple’s Visitors Center in January. The…
Religious Freedom: An Easy Freedom to Lose (Praise for Cole Durham)
Religious freedom is a blessing and right that everyone should have, but one of the easiest liberties to lose. Intolerance and bigotry are rarely noticed by those afflicted with those…
Mormanity Blog Now on Facebook (Blog Networks)
I’ve added Mormanity to the Blog Networks app at Facebook, if you’re interested in following.
Fourth Nephi — the Seinfeld Book??
Brant Gardner’s article, “Mormon’s Editorial Method and Meta-Message,” the subject of my previous post, has an intriguing statement about Fourth Nephi in the Book of Mormon being a “Seinfeld book”…
Mormon’s Editorial Methods – and Insights to Headnotes in the Book of Mormon
Mormon’s Editorial Method and Meta-Message is a thoughtful article by Brant Gardner on the techniques Mormon used in editing the Book of Mormon text. For those wishing to understand the…
