Mormon Talk

The Book of MormonAfter proposition 8 and its funding by the Mormon community, gay Mormonism sounds like kind of an oxymoron. You can be gay, or you can be a Mormon, but you can't be both. That's why I was surprised by this article in the Salt Lake Tribune, which is supposedly a secular newspaper in what is considered by many to be a non-secular state. The article discusses two up-coming conferences aimed specifically at those Mormons who "struggle with same-sex attractions". The headline of the article surprised me as well:  "Gay ex-Mormon Finds Peace, Joy; Others Seek to Change Same Sex Desires".
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Living in the Bible belt, I know firsthand that religion can be stifling, oppressive, contradictory and prejudicial. I know it can ruin people’s lives, separate families, and hurt people in the community, the country, and even the planet.

But I also know that it can sometimes save people’s lives, and that many of the kindest people I know are religious people. I know plenty of Midwesterners who may not be able to point out much on a map—or even “believe” in evolution!—but they would help you fix a flat or shovel snow much more quickly than many other, more “sophisticated” people might. And doesn’t kindness matter most?

Dave Baldauf, a 43-year-old Mormon, farmer and self-described “country boy” of Sarasota Springs, Utah is a kind fellow. He uses his faith in a loving way—to provide for the needy. Read more

Amy AdamsI’m not a Christian—at least not in the traditional sense—but I have many Christian friends (I do live in the Bible belt, after all). I grew up with one friend who was a Mormon, and I have recently met another wonderful woman who is also a Mormon.

I don’t know many Mormons otherwise (at least that I know of), and I never really hear about the religion (it’s all Southern Baptists around here, pretty much!). This got me wondering, how many Mormons are there—it turns out there are millions!—and are there many famous Mormons?

It turns out there are a ton of famous Mormons! Here are just a few:

Amy Adams, the cutie of Disney’s Enchanted among other dazzling performances, was raised Mormon, though she no longer practices the faith. Read more

I am mormon and I know the church is true. I have a testimony that it is, and no one can deny this.
But is it a good idea to try and talk to people on the internet and try to give them a book of mormon? or have missionarys come to their house?
Whever I go, they just say Thanks but no thanks.
SHould I just leave them alone after they say that? Read more

Read the following and explain your beliefs...

Ezek 28:13-17
13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the Read more

I am the Joseph Smith. The angel mormon has appeared to me and I have found some more scrolls. The great ending is near. Stand as one in the mormon faith and sacrifice your wives tomorrow

I was thinking about mormonism (I think that is what it is called) and i was wondering whether the majority of people hold any strong political beliefs.

Do you lean more to the left or the right or are you central? I'm going to assume that nobody is a big fan of Mr Bush or Mr Blair.

Please reply as I'd be interested in finding out about it.

Lots of love

He Who Shoots Mormons

PS. Hope there is no tension between us.

Do you want to see one of Christ's greatest moments in teaching?

One of His greatest moments, that is, in terms of the amount of Divine wisdom he allowed us that day ... and in terms of the shock that it put on the crowd?

Check Matthew 13. Read more

There is endless evidence in central and south America. Mountains and Rocks with Lehi's visions, caves with dark skinned fighting light skinned, baptisimal fonts, the crops match up with the Holy Land. Read the Book of Mormon! It's true!

"We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly ; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God." - Joseph Smith, 8th Article of Faith

The practical ramifications of this principle are obvious. If the Book of Mormon says one thing, and the NIV New Testament says something contradictory, then we can simply assume that the NIV translation is off track. Then we can maintain our belief that both books were given by God. Read more