Lesson 4 of the Book of Mormon Gospel Doctrine class is now available on my blog. It discusses Nephi’s vision of the last days, Gentiles, Great and Abominable Church, Restoration, and John the Revelator.
http://joelsmonastery.blogspot.com/2012/01/gospel-doctrine-book-of-mormon-lesson-4.html
Read there / Comment here!
Not too many Democrats like Romney for his being Republican and Mormon. But on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Chris Matthews and others complimented Romney for his New Hampshire acceptance speech, which was a call to return to American normalcy. Matthews explained that it has a lot to do with the LDS view on family, faith, and America as a divinely inspired nation.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/#45956126
And last night on my drive home, NPR was talking about the elections in New Hampshire with Romney and Huntsman, and then talked about two other Mormons in NH. Yes, they talked with two missionaries, who talked about LDS neutrality. NPR stated they don’t see tv or read papers, but do get 1/2 hour a week on the Internet, on Mormon.Org. They then talked about some of the profiles there, etc.
A year ago, we had the Book of Mormon broadway show in the news. We have Mitt and Huntsman in the news. We have the “I’m a Mormon” campaign in the news. All of this is going international in the papers and news. Some call it the “Mormon moment.” Is this the time when the church comes “out of obscurity”? (D&C 1:30).
It sure looks that way to me. The question will be, how can we capitalize on it locally, so we can help others lift their lives, have a better attitude towards Mormonism, and see that its teachings can benefit mankind?
What would you do if there was a law on the books requiring gas companies to use a blend that included bio-fuel from corncobs and other similar material, but they couldn’t, because no such capability exists outside of labs? And what would you think if our government fined them annually for failing to meet such a requirement?
Can we get to the point where we can say that fanatic environmentalism is destroying our nation, its ability to provide its own fuel, and protect itself economically and security-wise?
FYI, Sunstone has sent out a call for papers for an upcoming symposium at Kirtland, March 10-12. Since I live only 5 hours away, I’ll be there. I’ve sent in a paper proposal, and after they are done laughing at it, we’ll see if they are interested in having me give it.
I’m guessing we’ll see others there from the area, such as Kevin Barney, etc. Should be a good program.
And no, my topic is not “Why Mitt Romney’s presidency will usher in the Millennium”.
Michael Heiser is offering a free download of the draft of his upcoming book on the Divine Council. I’ve just downloaded it, and look forward to reading it. It is available only until the end of January, so get your copy at his site now. Share the link with others, and don’t pass the PDF around, as he is still wishing to publish the book later for latecomers to have….
http://michaelsheiser.com/TheNakedBible/2012/01/mikes-divine-council-book-draft-completed/