Monthly Archives: August 2008

Photosynth of Temple Square

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Aaron Shafovaloff

My first Photosynth of Lake Blanche turned out much better, but this one is still worth showing. If you get stuck or lost, just push the play button. I left a not-so-subtle Easter egg (hint: Matt holding something black) for … Continue reading →

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James White Video: The LDS Eternal Law of Progression

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Aaron Shafovaloff
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Adam’s Road

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Aaron Shafovaloff

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If proper Mormon baptism is an absolute prerequisite for divine forgiveness, Christians are deluded and have never had a sin forgiven by God

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Aaron Shafovaloff

In The Religious Educator, Mark D. Woodbury, director of the Reno Nevada Institute of Religion, writes: The good news is that there is repentance. Repentance is a great gift from God; indeed, the scriptures teach us that Christ “hath risen … Continue reading →

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Getting Mormons to know the doctrine

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

BYU professor Robert L. Millet spoke at Education Week in Provo, Utah on Tuesday (August 19, 2008). According to a report on the Deseret News blog Mormon Times, “false ideas” about the LDS Church held by non-members come from “dumb … Continue reading →

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Mormons and the Media

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

Last week Joel Campbell over at Mormon Times posted two columns (Wednesday and Saturday) dealing with the media and its treatment of Mormon issues. Wednesday’s column asked, “FLDS: Does the media get it yet?” Mr. Campbell took a look at … Continue reading →

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Christ is the True Temple

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Aaron Shafovaloff

Christ is the True Temple, a sermon by Matt Haney

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Heartbreak of the Mormon Gospel

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

In a recent article on Mormon Times, LDS author Orson Scott Card wrote a column about books. Books he’s seen, books he’s read, and “Mormon books [he'll] do without.” Much of the article was written a bit tongue-in-cheek, but Mr. … Continue reading →

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What God has prepared for those who love Him

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

An LDS friend of mine experienced some spiritual dissonance a few years ago when her non-member father died. At his funeral, all his non-Mormon friends were talking freely and confidently about seeing him again in Heaven. They talked with fondness … Continue reading →

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Rejecting the Cross

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

Last week (August 9, 2008) Deseret News reported on a lecture given at the Sunstone Symposium by Robert A. Rees, the “former editor of the LDS periodical Dialogue.” “On the Cross of Calvary: Mormons and the Broken Tree” discussed the … Continue reading →

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