Category Archives: Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry

Do you want to know the truth more than you want Mormonism to be true?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Aaron Shafovaloff

(From an e-mail I sent in December) K., An honest question for you: Are you of the mindset that even if the LDS Church isn’t true, it still might be worth believing in? Have you ever seen the Southpark Episode … Continue reading →

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Seeking the God Who Is

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

When Elijah battled the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18), the LORD was determined to prove He alone was the one true God. “You call upon the name of your god, and I will call upon the … Continue reading →

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Quit pestering us, church leaders tell membership in letter

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Eric Johnson

On October 24th, the LDS First Presidency (led by Prophet Thomas S. Monson) wrote several letters that were to be read in Mormon Sunday services around the world. According to examiner.com, the first letter was “likely spurred by Boyd K. … Continue reading →

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Searching for Answers?

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

Betty Hollowell didn’t grow up LDS. She converted to Mormonism as a young adult. She told a bit of her life story in the July 2010 Ensign (69). Beginning when she was a young child, she always wondered, “Where did … Continue reading →

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Ignore the bad history, go with your gut

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Eric Johnson

In the July 15, 2010 edition of the Mormon Times, popular LDS author Orson Scott Card reflects on how his church’s checkered history used to cause him consternation. Married to the oldest daughter of church historian James Allen, Card and … Continue reading →

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Beloved rescue story is a myth. Say it ain’t so.

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

One feature of the 2008 book Devil’s Gate: Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy by David Roberts is the debunking of popular myths connected to the “handcart experiment.” There are many, and they are continually believed and repeated … Continue reading →

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Something Wrong Within Us

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

I read an article by Kelly M. Kapic titled, “simul iustus et peccator” (“at once justified and sinner”) which, among other things, addressed the sorry condition of the human heart. Dr. Kapic wrote, “Something is wrong not simply ‘out there’ … Continue reading →

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Source of Truth

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

The African Ex-Mormon Foundation recently published an article in The Inquirer Online newspaper (Liberia, West Africa). Seeking to address the question, “Is Mormonism The Same As Biblical Christianity?,” the article forms an interesting argument: “The most important issue with any … Continue reading →

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Make-Believe Mormons

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

On February 21st (2010) a young woman sent her secret to the Post Secret blog. She wrote, “I started a blog to talk about how I’m ‘Faking it’ as a Mormon…I haven’t told my husband I joined for him.” Calling … Continue reading →

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“Picky, theological details”

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

On January 25th (2010) LDS Seventy Bruce C. Hafen spoke at the University of Utah during a fireside for young adults. Though I didn’t agree with everything, I found some of Mr. Hafen’s remarks (as reported in Mormon Times) to … Continue reading →

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