I was talking to a friend, who stopped by to visit and see how I was doing. We got to talking about some of our favorite blog posts. We came up with a list of things that we thought make for memorable posts. I will do posts over the next…
Help? Do I belong here?
How do we help “new bloggers” find their voice? Are we really a community that does? I believe we are, or at least can be. Main Street Plaza is an Internet home for people who care about their thoughts and ideas, eventhough weoften disagree. Wedon’t have the same world view,but…
the Mormon quiz
Just caught this quiz on Facebook hosted by mormon.org. Feel free to take the quiz. I got 14 out of 14 correct, but two of the questions stood out. First, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints really, really, really hate it when you associate Mormonism with…
Liveblogging Sunstone: day 0!
Tuesday afternoon: I arrive at SLC airport to find a sea of smiling faces on folks wielding bunches of balloons and banners saying “Welcome Home Elder So-and-So”. I immediately think to myself: This is the right place! Tuesday afternoon (continued): I arrive at the campus guest-house, and set up the…
Tuesday in Outer Blogness: Pioneer Day Edition!!
Hi Folks!! Today I’m blogging you from Salt Lake City, Utah — where I’ll be participating in the Sunstone Symposium! Anyone who is in town and wants to get together, please email me: chanson dot exmormon at gmail dot com. Today is a special day in Utah, though so far…
Do you believe in Priesthood Blessings?
In the July 2012 edition of the Ensign, there is an article by Elder Dallen H Oaks. http://www.lds.org/liahona/2012/07/the-importance-of-priesthood-blessings?lang=eng&query=blessings+comfort In the article, he talks about the different kinds of priesthood blessings. For this post, I would like to focus on Blessings of Comfort or Counsel. The article describes them this way:…
Book Review: Sweet Land Of Bigamy
Miah Arnold, the author of “Sweet Land Of Bigamy” is not an ex-Mormon but rather the descendants of ex-Mormons. Her great-great-grandmother was a second wife, disowned by her husband when Utah became a state. And so Miah grew up in rural Utah, in a home attached to the Three-Legged Dog…
Book Review: Could I Vote for a Mormon for President?
Review of Could I Vote for a Mormon for President? An Election Year Guide to Mitt Romneys Religion, by Ryan T. Cragun and Rick Phillips, July 2012, Strange Violin Editions (strangeviolineditions.com). Could I Vote for a Mormon for President? is a well-written, thoughtful, fair, and balanced appraisal of the Mormon…
Repentence – An Apology to My Home
Looking at the pile, As it mocks me from across the room. Tempting me to remove it – Begging me to find the washing machine. Ignoring the piled up dishes – I avert my eyes, on my way to the bathroom. I won’t let myself hear them Crying out for…
Wednesday in Outer Blogness: By the numbers edition!!
I finished the most amazing Mormon family reunion — one of those vacations you have to take a vacation from, as my cousin put it — and now I’m spending a relaxing day at my SiL’s house getting caught up on what’s been happening in blogland in my absence. And,…