“Oh way what is truth? Tis the fairest gem”

Repenting of Racism is “Well Doing” – A Response to Elder Cook

“Brigham Young also said things about race that fall short of our standards today.  Some of his beliefs and words reflected the culture of his time. During this period, Brigham also taught, with respect to race, ‘Of one blood has God made all flesh.’ ‘We don’t care about the color.’”Elder Cook said Brigham Young also…

A Letter to my Family

Introduction Truth is a light that brightens our path in life. I want to live with a loving God in the Celestial Kingdom, surrounded by my family and posterity, ever increasing in truth, power, knowledge, and perfection. Could anything be more wonderful? I love the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I owe so…

Why there are no U.S. Gringo Missionaries in Venezuela

…it wasn’t just because it was dangerous This is a crazy story of illegal missionary border crossings, arrests, document destruction and jailing. This is a story of ethical fading. It is a common belief that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pulled its North American missionaries out of the country in 2005 due…

Did the April 10th Day of Fasting Work?

Many aspects of religion are required to be taken on faith. Elements of the religion are inherently untestable or unmeasurable. The call by President Russell M. Nelson of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for a worldwide day of fasting and prayer provides a rare opportunity to measure the impact that faith has…


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