Category Archives: General Conference

LDS Priesthood Blessings Influenced by “Mortal Imperfections”

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

At the April 2010 General Conference of the LDS Church, Apostle Dallin Oaks spoke about Mormonism’s priesthood power and how it should be used to heal the sick. “There are five parts to the use of priesthood authority to bless … Continue reading →

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Attempting the Impossible?

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Eric Johnson

The ability to earn one’s own salvation is an important distinction in the teachings of the Mormon Church. Using the Book of Mormon passage that a person is saved “by grace after all (he or she) can do” (2 Nephi … Continue reading →

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Ex-LDS Christian on General Conference

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Aaron Shafovaloff

———————- Comments within the parameters of 1 Peter 3:15 are invited. ———————-

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Liveblogging Day 1 of General Conference

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Aaron Shafovaloff

Please feel free to join in. You can stream General Conference with links given here. We’ve had most luck with this audio stream. Update: I’m heading down to Temple Square to shoot some video. I’ll leave Peter O. in charge … Continue reading →

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Text in Context

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Sharon Lindbloom

During the Priesthood meeting at the last General Conference, President Thomas S. Monson addressed the congregation. His talk was titled, To Learn, To Do, To Be. President Monson spoke of the size of the large assembly of LDS priesthood holders, … Continue reading →

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A few teachings from the October 1900 LDS General Conference

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Sharon Lindbloom

The LDS General Conference in October 1900 focused a lot on the law of tithing. The repetition on that topic was due to the feeling among Church leadership that the second coming of Christ was near and the Saints needed … Continue reading →

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It’s No Joke

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Eric Johnson

Our webmaster Aaron decided to play a joke on April Fools Day (2008) that really had some people choking on their morning bowl of Cheerios. The almost-believable story posted on the Mormon Coffee blog site said LDS Church leaders had … Continue reading →

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Open Thread on General Conference

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Aaron Shafovaloff

In October 2006, Richard G. Scott directly contradicted himself and promoted a theology of earning / “qualifying” for forgiveness and mercy: This movie requires Flash Player 9 swfobject.embedSWF(“http://www.youtube.com/v/0taZlm9IUsA&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=0&iv_load_policy=3″, “swf4cee1″, “425″, “355″, “9.0.0″, “”, {}, {wmode: “window”, menu: “false”, quality: “high”, … Continue reading →

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Like stubborn Scotchmen, they couldn’t get Adam-God out of their heads

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Aaron Shafovaloff

At the April 1916 General Conference Charles W. Penrose, a member of the First Presidency, stated: “There still remains, I can tell by the letters I have alluded to, an idea among some of the people that Adam was and … Continue reading →

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Sunday General Conference

Posted on October 7, 2007 by Aaron Shafovaloff

We at Mormonism Research Ministry generally watch all that we can of General Conference to get a pulse for what the Salt Lake hierarchy continues to teach and emphasize. This, along with consulting church-published curriculum, is a far better way … Continue reading →

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