“Virtually all Christian churches teach some kind of doctrine regarding the Atonement of Christ and the expiation of our sins that comes through it. But the Book of Mormon teaches that and much more. It teaches that Christ also provides relief of a more temporal sort, taking upon himself our mortal sicknesses and infirmities, our [...]
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Happy Atonement Day!
Posted in Religion, tagged Atonement, Book of Mormon, Easter, Jeffrey R. Holland, Jesus Christ on April 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Does the Atonement Have Masculine and Feminine Halves?
Posted in Religion, tagged Atonement, Bible, crucifixion, gender, Jesus Christ, scripture study on March 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Latter-day Saints typically see the Atonement of Christ as comprising the suffering in Gethsemane as well as the crucifixion. I’ve been wondering if there’s some kind of duality implied by the contrasting details in these two halves. Consider the following chart, giving some details from Jesus Christ’s suffering in the garden of Gethsemane and on [...]
What Was the Mark of the Curse in the Book of Mormon?
Posted in Religion, tagged Atonement, Bible, Book of Mormon, Book of Moses, Cain, curse, figures of speech, Jesus Christ, LDS Church, mark of Cain, race, racism, scripture study on March 6, 2012 | 10 Comments »
A comment on a news article last week called the Book of Mormon racist because of its references to dark skin in conjunction with a curse. I responded with the usual explanation: the curse is spiritual separation from God (2 Nephi 5:20), and the dark skin was just a useful way to distinguish those who’d [...]
How the Temple Garment Symbolizes Our Faith in Christ
Posted in Religion, tagged garment, Jesus Christ, temple on February 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This post at Scriptorium Blogorium notes a powerful symbolic connection in the scriptures between the temple garment and the body of Christ. This was one of those things that made my jaw drop and wonder how I’d never noticed it before. I’ve always thought of wearing the garment as analogous to the rest of the [...]
Spiritual Lessons From Difficult People
Posted in Religion, tagged Book of Mormon, discipleship, Jesus Christ, ministering on January 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Like most people in my church, I have opportunities that help me get involved in the lives of others, as I try to assist, guide, and comfort them, just as others have opportunities to do the same for me and my family. In this reciprocal series of ministrations, much of the work is pleasant socializing, [...]
Ironic Rhetoric Advances the Book of Mormon’s Thesis
Posted in Language and Literature, Religion, tagged Atonement, Book of Mormon, irony, Jesus Christ, rhetoric on July 24, 2011 | 5 Comments »
3 Nephi 27:14 is one of the more rhetorically clever verses in the Book of Mormon. It features an ironic parallelism that explains the point of the Atonement while emphasizing its apparent absurdity. And my Father sent me that I might be lifted up upon the cross; and after that I had been lifted up upon [...]
Sacrament Talk: Pioneer Faith Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow
Posted in Religion, tagged adversity, Alma, Atonement, Book of Mormon, deliverance, faith, heritage, Jesus Christ, pioneers on July 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I had the privilege again today of speaking in another ward’s sacrament meeting, on the topic of “faith of our fathers.” I tried to take a slightly different approach to the subject, mostly trying to connect it to the Savior, scripture, and basic gospel doctrines. I think it turned out pretty well: ********** This is the [...]
Two Poor Wayfaring Men of Grief
Posted in Religion, tagged A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief, adversity, discipleship, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, sacrifice on June 27, 2011 | 7 Comments »
167 years ago today, Joseph Smith, first prophet of the LDS Church, was murdered by a mob in a jail in Carthage, Illinois. As he and a few friends sat in a room in the jail, awaiting what they knew to be an imminent ambush, Joseph asked John Taylor, who would later become the church’s [...]
A Passion For Prayer
Posted in Religion, tagged Bible, Book of Mormon, discipleship, hymns, Jesus Christ, peace, prayer on June 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was assigned to speak to another ward today on behalf of our stake Sunday School presidency. The topic was “the power of prayer.” I think it went well, but this was actually the first time I’ve addressed another ward’s sacrament meeting, and I think I may have gone a little too quickly–my talk only [...]
Notes on My Talk in Church Today
Posted in Religion, tagged Book of Mormon, divorce, family, fatherhood, Fathers' Day, God, Jesus Christ on June 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Below are my notes from a talk I gave in my ward today, about fatherhood and priesthood. I had to cut a few things out for time, most notably a story about President Monson’s father’s example of priesthood service with his son, and a paragraph about honoring my own dad. The notes are choppy, but I [...]
Politically Unprepared Mormon Virgins
Posted in Politics and Society, Religion, tagged Bible, faith, illegal immigration, Jesus Christ, LDS Church, loyalty, Mormons, parables, preparation, Second Coming, ten virgins on June 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The LDS Church has made another statement about illegal immigration, emphasizing their disapproval of “mass expulsion,” among other things. I saw a news story yesterday about it and how, apparently, Church headquarters is being inundated by calls from conservative church members who are outraged by what they see as a betrayal of their principles. I won’t [...]
Why Mormon Bibles Don’t Have the Words of Christ in Red
Posted in Humor, Religion, tagged Bible, Jehovah, Jesus Christ, LDS Church on February 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
It’s not unusual for Bibles produced for general Christian audiences, and especially evangelical Bibles, to have the words spoken by Jesus Christ printed in red ink, to highlight them. While this is a clever and reverent way of drawing attention to the most important aspects of a very long text, there’s a good reason why [...]
Evil in the Temple
Posted in Religion, tagged discipleship, Doctrine and Covenants, endowment, evil, Jesus Christ, temple on February 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The last few times I’ve been to the temple, I’ve noticed how the endowment addresses the nature of evil: frankly, honestly, directly, in an unflinchingly sober manner that leaves no doubt that we must face this enemy head on. I remember seeing something anti-Mormon once that criticized the temple endowment for its references to evil, [...]
God’s Unrequited, Unconditional Love
Posted in Religion, tagged Abraham, Bible, charity, forgiveness, God, Jesus Christ, love on January 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Imagine that someone you love very dearly has rejected you. You were close once, and you’ve spent untold time and energy serving them, but now they’ve turned away from you and everything you stand for. For many, this scenario is all too realistic. But now imagine that millions, even billions, of your loved ones have [...]
Role Models From the Early Life of Christ
Posted in Religion, tagged angels, Anna, Bible, discipleship, Jesus Christ, joy, Luke 2, Mary, missionary work, praise, scripture study, shepherds, Simeon, wise men, worship on January 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I drafted this chart based on some of our discussion in Sunday School today. We studied the birth and early life of Jesus Christ (mostly from Luke 2), and found basic patterns in the lives of those involved in that period, setting clear themes and models for us to follow in our own devotion to the Lord:
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