If I Were In Charge: Expand the Meaning of “I’m A Mormon”
Lately, there has been a lot of use of the slogan “I’m A Mormon”. Yesterday, ABC did a news story about the “very savvy branding campaign” the Church just started in NYC with the “I’m A Mormon”...
View ArticleApostle – Special Witness of Christ
I wanted to follow up on Grace for Grace’s discussion about revelation, and whether we need to be living righteously to receive revelation. Many people have wondered if apostles have seen Christ....
View ArticleReviewing Religion of a Different Color
I finally finished Paul Reeve’s book Religion of a Different Color. Paul highlights the strange evolution of Mormons, once seen as not white enough, now seen as too white. From page 270, …as late as...
View ArticleBlack Scandals, Orson Pratt, & Dating the Ban
#BlackHistoryMonth is ending and we close the month with Paul Reeve discussing two events which may have led Brigham Young to change his thinking with regards to blacks receiving the priesthood. A...
View ArticleFirst Vision Leads to Multiple Restoration Churches
Early Mormon apostle Orson Pratt probably did more to keep the memories of the First Vision alive in the LDS Church more than any other person. In our next conversation with Dr. Steven Harper, author...
View ArticleOrson Pratt’s Unsung Role & Future of Church History
Orson Pratt is less famous than his older brother, apostle Parley P. Pratt. But it could be argued that he has had a bigger impact on the Church than Parley did. From polygamy to the First Vision to...
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