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This past weekend, one of the LDS general authorities preached from the conference pulpit that "Salvation cannot be bought with the currency of obedience. It is purchased by the blood of the Son of God" - and yet in the Book of Mormon, which of course Mormons believe to be scripture, pure and...

Many years ago, when I was a teacher of 14-15-year-olds in the Young Women's organization, there was a delightful young girl in my class whom I'll call Jane. She was pretty much everyone's favorite because she was friendly and outgoing, artistic and creative, cute as a bug, and a general...

First of all, MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone! So...surely it's okay if we just have a little Christmas fun for a few days, right? I'll start and cordially invite all to join in with whatever silly/fun/festive stuff you have to share. Here goes... I've always been kind of a grammar/English nerd...

In another thread I posted this... I know this is a bit off-topic, for which I apologize. But when I read Mormon Enigma, still a member, I was surprised and quite mortified to learn that liquor was sold and consumed in Joseph Smith's hotel in Nauvoo. This, along with a number of interesting...

There is a new video released by the LDS church concerning the temple garments, and a press release introducing it. The video actually shows the garments - heretofore not done by the church, to my knowledge - and the article about it, among other things, says this: "The latest video dispels the...

In the days of early Mormon polygamy, it was apparently not too uncommon for men to be sealed to girls and women who were related to them by blood and/or other marriages. A Bishop Smith of Brigham City, for example, married two of his own nieces. Bishop Johnson of Springville claimed six nieces...

Section 89 of the Doctrine and Covenants, usually referred to as the Word of Wisdom, reads as follows: 1 A Word of Wisdom, for the benefit of the council of high priests, assembled in Kirtland, and the church, and also the saints in Zion— 2 To be sent greeting; not by commandment or...

An LDS poster here said this would make for an interesting discussion, and I agree. Please share what you think: do you believe that an evil spirit comes from God - or indeed could come from God?

Being somewhat of a word-nerd, when I heard someone today use the word "Abracadabra!" I was curious as to its origin, so I did some research and discovered something very interesting. If you go to Wikipedia and just put in that word, you will see the same fascinating diagram and information...

This may come as a shock to some people here, but there are things about Mormon life that I really miss. I could name several without even trying hard, but for this thread I'll just concentrate on one, and that is the ward socials. Don't misunderstand me - I have wonderful friends in my...

Mormonism teaches that God (usually referred to as Heavenly Father - and sometimes Elohim) has always existed, and that physical matter has always existed, and that the creation of our world was really more organization of matter that already existed. It is also taught that He was assisted in...

Throughout Latter-day Saint scripture, there are references to "secret combinations," described in Ether 8:18 as "most abominable and wicked above all, in the sight of God." Among these were the Gadianton robbers, a bloodthirsty group bent on violence and vengeance against pretty much anyone...

WHEN THE PROPHET HAS SPOKEN, THE THINKING HAS BEEN DONE. I used to hear that a lot when I was LDS, and the first time I heard it, it was said by a counselor in the First Presidency during conference as a new policy was being introduced. I was so thoroughly convinced that he was God's...

I'd be interested to see what y'all think of this: First Presidency Letter on Utah Precinct Caucus Meetings - LDS Newsroom