6 days ago by J G-W

My daily scripture reading has brought me to what is quite possibly my favorite book of the Old Testament, the Book of Job. Job is particularly appreciated by Latter-day Saints because of its references both to a pre-mortal existence and to the resurrection. But what is typically seen as Job's great ...

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9 days ago by J G-W

I've been reading the Book of Esther, and am struck by themes that I've never really noticed before. For one thing, the narrative offers an interesting commentary on the natural human tendency to exercise unrighteous dominion, and particularly men's tendency to exercise unrighteous dominion over the ...

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12 days ago by J G-W

In a recent guest post on Mormon Matters, I was asked to comment on my understanding of what the scriptures have to say about homosexuality. While the question was at least tangentially relevant to the topic of the post, I felt digressing into a full blown discussion of it would take us too far away ...

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18 days ago by J G-W

Last night as a family we watched the movie Contact, starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConnaughy. I remembered not being particularly impressed by this film back in 1997 when we first saw it in theaters. When Glen suggested we watch it, I was sort of lukewarm about popping the videotape into the V ...

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19 days ago by J G-W

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left. (2 Chron. 34: 2)There is an attitude common among believers that it is not possible to be "too" zealous for God. After all, God expects us to ...

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24 days ago by therevr

Thanksgiving O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 118:1 Posted in Devotional, Sacred texts

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25 days ago by SaiYouthIN

The Vedas, sacred texts, and other scriptures Cannot help man to cut off the curtain of illusion. While man is in front of the curtain, God is behind it. The cause is behind and the Effect is in front of the curtain. [Telugu Poem] Embodiments of Love! From ancient times, Bharat (India) has treasured ...

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28 days ago by J G-W

In August 2006, I had a spiritual experience while attending Church with my parents in Springville, UT. The Spirit very clearly told me that I needed to open myself to the possibility of having children. This seemed like an odd prompting to me at the time. When I came out back in the late 1980s, I s ...

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44 days ago by J G-W

Recently, Göran and I went to see the movie Surrogates, starring Bruce Willis. The film (for those of you who somehow managed to have missed the TV and theatrical previews) is set in the near future, in a time when people no longer interact with the real world. Instead, 98% of the world's population ...

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50 days ago by J G-W

I recently finished reading 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings (also known as the 4 books of the Kings).A major theme of the narratives in these texts is obedience. King Saul is ultimately rejected by God because of his disobedience to the word of God as conveyed to him by the prophet Samuel. On the surfa ...

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