Doubt, I’ve learned, is a facet of life and of learning. When I was an active member of the Church, I wrestled with doubt in relation to my testimony. As a teenager (like many Christians throughout the ages) I wrestled…
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Why We Must Not Give Up On The Church (And Reflections On An Inspiring Event In The Chicago Stake)
by John Gustav-Wrathall • • 12 Comments
Last year, after my class on Mormon history, in which I had discussed with my students the Mormon belief in modern day revelation and modern-day prophets, I overheard the following comment in a conversation between two of my students: “The…
A Gay Mormon Reads the Scriptures: The Book of Mormon
by John Gustav-Wrathall • • 2 Comments
I first came to the Book of Mormon with the uncritical eyes and mind of a child. Some of my earliest encounters with the Book of Mormon include my dad reading me bedtime stories from Emma Marr Petersen’s Book of…
Cool Tolerance
by Thomas Montgomery • • 24 Comments
My son came out to us (his parents) a little over a year ago. My wife and I, for some blessed reason, were able to rapidly traverse the landmine ridden, 180 degree, whiplash inducing evolution from Prop 8 campaigners to…
A Gay Mormon Reads the Scriptures
by John Gustav-Wrathall • • 1 Comment
One of the most profound spiritual experiences I have ever had took place in January 2006, when I felt a particularly strong prompting from the Holy Spirit to pick up a tattered old copy of the Book of Mormon and…
Ryan Andresen Is My Son (Boys Scouts, Mormons and Inclusion)
by Kevin Kloosterman • • 11 Comments
Having a teenager in the home is an always fascinating experience in parenting. I heard one parent describe it as having a movie or food critic living in your own home! But I find it a source of fun and…