Such is the state of modern-day academia: a Princeton professor writes in her blog that she misses Mitt Romney because if he were still in the race he would be getting all of the tough questions these days rather than Obama. The reason: because of the “Mormon” FLDS church to which she implies Mitt belongs. She even mentions President Monson!
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Remember the worth of souls
While recently checking my Facebook account, I noticed an invitation from an old friend to participate in an application called “OWNED!”
Own Your Friends! Give Human Gifts! Put yourself on the market and find out how much you’re worth!
A novel idea, I thought, so I signed-up for the application and quickly discovered my value, or lack thereof, on Facebook. Continue reading
A temple for Gilbert, Ariz.
Saturday afternoon, M*’s webmaster Scott Barber emailed me a link to a Mormon Times article announcing a temple for Gilbert, Arizona.
My first reaction to the news was, “Wow!!”
Even today, I am still stunned and excited that another temple is to be built in Arizona. What excites me even more is that I will likely be in the new temple district. Continue reading
Mormons appear in the most interesting places….
In 1888, a utopian novel arrived on the scene that, for almost two decades, heavily influenced nearly every area of public life. It spurred the creation of a political party that furnished the first socialist to run for national office. Several hundred clubs formed around the idea of promoting the ideas in the book. And it doesn’t once mention Mormons, which is not surprising. So, in doing research on this book, the last thing I expected was to find a “defense” of Mormonism coming from a New York Lawyer. Continue reading
“Reflections of Christ”: Fireside
Sunday night my stake hosted a fireside where Brother Mark Mabry and others involved in the “Reflections of Christ” exhibit shared their testimonies of Christ through the spoken word, music, video and pictures.
Sadly, my words can do little to convey the power of the music, video, testimony and spirit present during the fireside. Sufficient to say, many eyes were filled with tears throughout the entire presentation.