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 to the process and was […]

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 background. William of Occam (or […]

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 years I have never given any real […]

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 engineering degree from the University of Utah this past […]

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 LDS Doctrine?” I realized that having a clear definition of what doctrine means […]

  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 president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. […]

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 brief introduction, however, in case anyone […]

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 waited a few more days, my focus may have […]

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 isn’t who I mean.  I’m struggling a little because critics […]

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 Mormon) is growing as I consider the arguments against […]