Category Archives: LDS Church

The Pattern of Mormon Temples

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

Last week I returned from a visit to Utah. While there, I took a tour of the Mormon Church’s newly completed Payson Temple. As is the normal practice for temple open houses, the tour began with a video about Mormon … Continue reading →

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Mormon Church Essay on Priesthood Ban Banned From Church Classroom

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

An interesting thing happened to Mormon Sunday school teacher Brian Dawson. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that a student in Mr. Dawson’s youth Sunday school class asked him why his Nigerian wife joined a church that had at one time … Continue reading →

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How “official” is the Mormon First Presidency?

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

In 1973, five years before the Mormon Church lifted its ban on Blacks holding the LDS priesthood and participating in Mormon temple ordinances, Wendell J. Ashton, the Mormon Church’s director of Public Affairs, appeared on “1973 Special News Report: When … Continue reading →

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Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

It’s Throwback Thursday! The following blog article originally posted at Mormon Coffee on May 3, 2006. This year, 2015, marks the 10th anniversary of the original release of the Mormon Church-produced film discussed in this post. Please note: the original film … Continue reading →

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“As Mormons, we worship…?”

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

At the Mormon.org website, visitors can learn about Joseph Smith and what he means to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Under the sub-heading, “A Martyr of the Restored Gospel,” the site says, “Joseph Smith gave … Continue reading →

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What I Learned on My Visit to Old Mormon Nauvoo

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

A few weeks ago I visited The City of Joseph: Nauvoo, Illinois. It was quick trip; I was only able to spend two days in the area, hurrying from place to place in an effort to do some primary source … Continue reading →

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Looking at the April 2015 Mormon General Conference

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

The LDS Church’s most recent General Conference was held April 4-5, 2015. A couple of interesting graphics have been produced as a result. Over at MormonChannel.org’s Facebook page visitors were asked to fill in the blank: “Because of #ldsconf I will … Continue reading →

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Mormonism’s “different Jesus”

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

On Monday I blogged about my disagreement with Mormon bishop Nate Sharp’s implication that because there is “one and only one Jesus Christ” the idea that Mormons believe in a “different Jesus” is a myth. Today I want to look again … Continue reading →

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Is it wrong say Mormonism embraces a “different Jesus”?

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

Mormon bishop Nate Sharp wrote a blog article aimed at “Dispelling 5 More Myths About Mormons.” I want to take a look at the first ”myth” he tackled: “Myth #1: Mormons believe in a ‘different Jesus.’ “One myth about Mormons … Continue reading →

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What a Mormon Seventy Finds in the Book of Isaiah

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

In February (2015) the Charlotte Observer, in its Voices of Faith section, asked its religious columnists to answer the question, “Why is Isaiah your favorite prophet?” The newspaper published two responses — one from a Unity Temple reverend, and one from a … Continue reading →

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