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Category: Church

Church, Culture

Trim American parts of church

In a Deseret News article today, Elder John K. Carmack, an emeritus general authority and managing director of the Perpetual … Continue reading Trim American parts of church

Church, Conversion, Faith

Staying away because of others.

The other day, I visited someone who is LDS but who no longer attends church. She said it is because … Continue reading Staying away because of others.

Church, Culture, Learning, Prayer, Sacrament, Scriptures

Religion and a learning disability

A few years ago, I went to see a psychologist in order to have an IQ test done. I will … Continue reading Religion and a learning disability

Church, Dress, Meetings

How to dress for church meetings?

After reading a post (and comments) over at Nine Moons, I was reminded with something more relevant in my life. … Continue reading How to dress for church meetings?

Church, Work

Cleaning the chapel

The wards who use our building take turns cleaning the building. Since there are three wards, each ward cleans it … Continue reading Cleaning the chapel

Church, Joseph Smith

Christian vs. Mormon (or Tit for Tat)

If The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints insists on an inclusive definition for “christian”, should they stop saying … Continue reading Christian vs. Mormon (or Tit for Tat)

Callings, Church, Lethbridge, Priesthood

Call them, don’t ask them

The following is found on page 13 of the August 2006 Ensign: President Boyd K. Packer . . . has … Continue reading Call them, don’t ask them

Church, Leadership, Priesthood, Prophets

Remove the prophet

In the October 1890 general conference, Wilford Woodruff stated the following: The Lord will never permit me or any other … Continue reading Remove the prophet

Church, Discipline, Punishment

No disciplinary action for disagreeing with the Church

Thanks to a post by DTrain over at Unofficial Manifesto, I came across this quote from a statement on political … Continue reading No disciplinary action for disagreeing with the Church

Church, Meetings

Visiting Other Wards

Why is it when people visit other wards (for baby blessings, “homecomings”, “farewells”, whatever), they rarely, if ever, attend Sunday … Continue reading Visiting Other Wards

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