Does a Temple Recommend Mean You’re a Good Person? (Nope, So Stop Worrying About It.)
Lots of people who are terrible humans have had temple recommends. Is it really the best judge of what type of person you are?
Lots of people who are terrible humans have had temple recommends. Is it really the best judge of what type of person you are?
I only knowThe inconsistently virtuousThe intermittently thoughtful.I do not know anyone whose choicesContinually align with their values.Quite frankly,I don’t know anyone who can manageGoodnessMost of
How can we evolve in our faith if we swallow these lessons of obedience without question? Why won’t we wrestle with our history? Why won’t
For years, blogger Heidi Toth has wrestled with questions she couldn’t answer: How could she stay in the LDS Church? But how could she leave?
In the beginning, was it “the Word” or “el Verbo?” (John 1:1 / Juan 1:1) Does translation enrich or diminish meaning?
The feature art for this post is Saint Peter Martyr Healing the Leg of a Young Man by Antonio Vivarini, circa 1450. In response to
The scriptures teach us to become as a little child. Many times, I’ve heard people at church use that directive to mean that we should
I’ll sit on the fence, because up here, I can see both sides. I can see the hurting faces of members and non members. I
During the second hour of the fifth Sunday this past December, many members of the church living in the Utah Area were subjected to a
What an arbitrary, cruel, crap game we’ve been asked to play! I don’t think our Heavenly Parents want for us helping children develop a sense
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