Submitted by Bryan Pocock
I am constantly amazed by the little things that can be found in the scriptures; the multiple meanings that provide various layers to the simplest of verses. These are the things in the Book of Mormon that a simple farm boy from upstate New York could never have come up with himself. He probably would have chosen a much simpler construction in many cases.
Congratulations to Lisa and FMH for being in the New York Times (free subscription req.)
Also, congratulations to the Millennial Star’s own Christopher Bradford (aka Grasshopper) for having the word “Bloggernacle,” which he coined, appear in a major U.S. Newspaper. (See the article linked above).
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Submitted by Jedd Fowers
Over the course of an average lifetime, a church member will sit captive for roughly 10,000 sacrament meeting talks given by unpaid amateurs with little to no speaking experience. Yet millions of us willingly listen to such talks week after week, year after year.
The church must be true.
A Guest Post by Michael Davidson
Most Sundays I attend Priesthood and Sunday School and find that it was a good thing that I read the manual in preparation for class. I sit down, eagerly open my scriptures and/or David O. McKay book and prepare to comment on the subject matter to be presented. However, I am often disappointed that the class goes in a completely different direction than what I anticipated. It’s not that the instructor is emphasizing different points than I would have chosen; it’s that the instructor has decided to completely forego anything in the manual for something of his or her own invention. Hence, it is a good thing that I prepared in advance or I would never have heard what the lesson was supposed to be about.