There is a wonderful little video produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and published on YouTube and other places, titled Earthly Father, Heavenly Father. It details a day in the life of a father and makes the parallel to our Heavenly Father. It ends with a quote that I have long … Continue reading Mormon Monday: What I have learned of God being a father
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On Why I Am a Mormon, or Why I Stay
“And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things” 1 Nephi 11:17 I feel that I should caveat almost all of my posts with this scripture. It sums up my positions rather nicely. I do not know everything, but there are some … Continue reading On Why I Am a Mormon, or Why I Stay
Mormon Monday: On Fatherhood: A year and a half later
Happy Father's Day. It seems only appropriate that I write a few thoughts about fathers and fatherhood. I have written before about lessons I have learned from my father (here, and here), and I have written about becoming a father myself, but now it has been over a year and a half since my son … Continue reading Mormon Monday: On Fatherhood: A year and a half later
Mormon Monday: The Fundamentals of What I Believe
As I mentioned in a post last week, my wife and I have been reading through Preach My Gospel: A guide for missionary service. This is the handbook that full-time missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints use as they find and teach those who are looking to know more about Jesus … Continue reading Mormon Monday: The Fundamentals of What I Believe