Month: November 2012
The Pew Forum Study on Mormons: Understanding the Limitations
The infographic from the LDS Newsroom in my last post, “Mormonism 101 Inforgraphic,” raised a few questions and concerns. First, it helps to recognize that infographics of this kind are…
Mormonism 101 Infographic
“Mormonism 101” at the Mormon Newsroom site offers an interesting infographic about the Church. If one more factoid were to be added, what would you recommend? By the way, if…
Intelligent, Fun, and Beautiful: An LDS Guide to the Yucatán by Daniel Johnson, Jared Cooper, and Derek Gasser
An LDS Guide to the Yucatán by Daniel Johnson, Jared Cooper, and Derek Gasser (Springville, Utah: Cedar Fort, 2012) is probably my top recommendation for an intelligent, fun, and beautiful LDS…
Mental Illness in the Church: Are We Ministering Effectively? Or Ministering At All?
Today I’ll point you to an old post of mine at Times and Seasons on mental illness in the Church and ask for further input here. It’s one of the…
Nonbelievers Who Want Mormon Kids
An interesting phenomenon that I’ve encountered fairly often is the desire of many non-LDS parents to have their kids be Mormon. Sometimes these parents aren’t even Christian. This week, for…
Tangential note on the name “Utah”
Updated Nov. 19, 2012 with background information about Isaiah 2: Background In Isaiah 2, there is a prophecy about the last days that speaks of a temple being built in…
Facing my Tripping Point—and Finding Selina
There was a crazy moment in Hong Kong where I tripped and nearly crashed forward, with my body plus camera hanging in the balance, at the precise cusp between disaster…
Chrism, Temples, and Interesting Books and Texts
There are a few books I’d like recommend to serious LDS students of the Temple. Several time previously I’ve mentioned Sinai and Zion: An Entry into the Jewish Bible by…
Why Does the Book of Mormon Seem to Quote Acts 3 in the New Testament When Supposedly Quoting Deuteronomy 18?
The latest question added to my LDSFAQ (Mormon Answers) page on “Plagiarism and the Book of Mormon” involves an interesting instance of New Testament language being curiously present in Book…
Coming to China? The Church is Here, Please Attend!
I am surprised over and over at how many Mormons come to China and even move here assuming that the Church just doesn’t exist here. There are students here teaching…
