Late in his life, Leo Tolstoy became reconverted to the words and gospel of Jesus Christ, deeply realizing that divinity is not found in the institutions of the Church, but rather, within us as we realize the universal love of God throughout all creation.
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In the original text of the Book of Mormon, God shows Nephi the future, and he sees a young woman. God asks, “Knowest thou the condescension of God?” Nephi answers, “I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do
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Part 2 of a series:Surviving the Journey of A Thoughtful Faith The defining characteristic of our Journey of A Thoughtful Faith is that we are no longer certain of the fundamental truth claims of our Church. To many, this appears
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Part 1 of a Series:Surviving the Journey of A Thoughtful Faith As I see it, a faith crisis is not a weakness or a failing. It is an awakening, a transformation into something more. When we realize this, we can
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A Series of our Experience, Strength, and Hope. Introduction Lao Tzu once said, “A Journey of a thousand miles begins from beneath our feet.” The Journey of A Thoughtful Faith is one such journey. Where does it start? In this
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When President Nelson became Prophet, he challenged the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to “keep on the Covenant Path”. This phrase was repeated several times in a recent conference, and has become President Nelson’s theme.
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Many LDS women do not feel that they are being silenced, nor do they feel that they are “silent partners”, neither in marriage nor in the counsels of the Church. There is merit to this thinking. Most LDS priesthood leaders
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I woke up this morning with Paul Simon’s “The Sound of Silence” running through my head. I love that song. The title, the soothing notes of the acoustic guitar, the first lyrics, “Hello darkness, my old friendI’ve come to talk
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Inspired by President Nelson’s challenge to fast from social media for ten days, I committed to actively posting on social media every day during this “fast”. A Social Media Feast. Why? Not sure. It’s just what I felt inspired to
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This week was a tough one in the Borderlands of Mormonism. Lots of anger was expressed, lots of things that have disrupted my sense of peace. In his poem, Choose Something Like a Star, Robert Frost poses how he maintained
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