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Growing up as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has been such a unique and wonderful experience. I had grown up in two different states in the west in which both areas had a similar community. I grew up in cities where the Church was very strong and there were many members to socialize and befriend. I loved the experience of ha... Read More
The Word of Wisdom is an inspired health code. “Chapter 29: Living the Word of Wisdom,” Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, page 211 When we go on a trip to the settlements and stop at the brethren’s houses, it is, “Brother Brigham, let us manifest our feelings towards you and your company.” I tell them to do so, but give me a piece of Johnny-cake [cornbread]; I would rather have it than their pies and tarts and sweet meats. Let me have somethin... Read More
From the beginning, the LDS church has actively promoted self-governance. This self-governance comes from a few places: 1.) Revelation. Personal revelation is a huge factor in what makes our church unique. We are to seek the Lord through our own doing and work out our own salvation.This means that, yes, we are responsible for ourselves! We can also receive revelation for those under our stewardship. Therefore, there are varying levels of revelation. 2.) Beliefs. Mormons... Read More
We talked a little this week about Brigham Young. He had such an interesting life and history. One thing that I thought was really interesting was the idea of preparation. Brigham was kept out of prison during the Missouri period when almost every other prominent leader of the church, men who naturally would have led the exodus from Nauvoo, were taken. During this time Brigham learned how to safely move a large numbef of people across a large distance through dangerous c... Read More
My favorite scripture mastery scripture in seminary Old Testament year was Moses 7:18 because I enjoy the idea of having Zion in a family situation. In my Book of Mormon class last semester the focus of discussions about Zion were exciting and new, but also fell into line with the way I like to think about Zion. Dr. Holzapfel's lectures were a completely different thing. I have never thought of Zion as a geographical place before. This, for me, is probably because I don't... Read More
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