Fictional Letter From Exmormon’s Mom
This isn’t the post I planned to write this week; it is the one I feel like I have to process and write before I can focus on anything else. Last night I saw something on Facebook that I just can’t...
Reacting to the Seer Stone
Joseph Smith simply said that The Book of Mormon was translated, “by the gift and power of God” and for the first fifty or so years of my life that was good enough for me. I didn’t give much thought...
Occam’s Razor and The Book of Mormon
Until this past year, I don’t think I’d ever heard of Occam’s Razor. I feel like I should have known what it was, but I didn’t. So, for anyone else who isn’t familiar with it, let me begin with some...
Does The Book of Mormon Have a Limited Vocabulary?
I’ve been reading the Book of Mormon, at least sporadically, for the past fifty years or so. I wish I could say, that I’ve been diligently studying it, but I’m trying to keep it honest. In all those...
Becoming is Hard
As a former school teacher, I firmly believe that not everyone is cut out for college. As his mother, I believe that my son, Devin, is among the group who isn’t. That’s why Devin getting an...
Defining Doctrine
Occasionally I come across a new idea that sticks with me and transforms the way I think. This happened recently while listening to an LDS Perspectives Podcast with Michael Goodman titled, “What is...
Facing in the Right Direction (Or Did President Packer Really Say That?)
In one of my earliest encounters with the world of the bloggers and podcasters who are critical of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I heard about a quote from Boyd K. Packer, former...
The Miracle of the Swords?
I assume that if you are reading this you already have an opinion on the Book of Mormon. Either you feel that it is the life-changing word of God or a complete and total fabrication. Let me give a...
Some Comments on Conference Comments
Last week I wrote about the idea that I found most interesting in the comments that critics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints had made about the recent LDS general conference. Had I...
Thoughts about General Conference and LDS Church Growth
A year ago when I watched LDS General Conference it never occurred to me to wonder what the critics were saying. Oh, of course I was aware that conference always brings out the protesters, but that...
Seeking for Neptune or Ignoring Uranus? (Or Should you Listen to the Critics of the Church?)
I’ve just started writing content for this blog and already I have serious conflicts about it. I want to write about the way my testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or...
Searching for Neptune (or Questions about My LDS Faith)
In the late 1600’s Sir Isaac Newton developed laws of motion that explained the orbits of the planets. His laws worked well for the first six planets in our solar system and were accepted as true. The...
Starting a Blog When You’re That Mom Who Still Asks Her Children for Help Posting a Picture to Instagram
It began with my research into troubling questions about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints, its history and truth claims. I had a desire to write down my thoughts and discuss them with...
