Why else do you think we Mormons call it a Stake Center? Elder Bruce R. McConkie gave a devotional speech in 1980 titled “The Seven Deadly Heresies.” Here are the titular heresies, presented in the order given by Elder McConkie: “Heresy one: There are those who say that God is progressing in knowledge and is … Read more
Nauvoo’s East Grove. I visited this site in July 2013 as part of a church history study program. It wasn’t very windy when I visited, but it was very hot! I am currently reading Alex Beam’s new book American Crucifixion: The Murder of Joseph Smith and the Fate of the Mormon Church. Although I have … Read more
Der Götterrat (1622) by Peter Paul Rubens In his poem “Grenzen der Menschheit,” Goethe rhetorically asks, “Was underscheidet Götter von Menschen?” (“What distinguishes gods from men?”) The Church has released it’s latest essay on controversial topics. This time it’s on the subject of deification. (Link) The article is excellent, and is exactly what I, as a Latter-day … Read more
The Ancient of Days (1794) by William Blake. The Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft has an excellent edition of the Lutherbibel that includes an informative Sach– Und Worterklärungen section–––basically the equivalent of the “Bible Dictionary” in the LDS edition of the Bible. Besides the fact that Baal is correctly identified as a rain and fertility deity, and not a … Read more