By Jared Johnson (Address given at ALL Are Alike Unto God Conference April 26, 2014) When I was asked to talk – my wife asked me if I would talk – and that she and I together would have ten…
Category: Doctrine/Theology
Sacrament Meeting talk on sinful pride vs humility, peace and love
By Nancy I have been a member of this beautiful gospel of 26 years and have witnessed many beautiful opportunities of my brothers and sisters through the gospel, supported, served, and cared for one another. Yet, I too have experienced…
A Difference of Opinion
Over the past few years, I have had dozens of conversations with friends and family members who are active members of the LDS Church on the subject of homosexuality. Most active members feel misunderstood and maligned by the ‘world’ and…
The Devil is in the Details
During a recent trip to the Philippines on behalf of the Liahona Children’s Foundation, I found myself in a car with some Philippine saints as we were travelling across Manila to screen children to ascertain their levels of malnutrition. We…
There Is Room For You
by Vicki Johnson “There is room for you in this church.” For some of you this statement will resound with truth and you will agree with me, Yes! Of Course! As I am fond of saying, everything I ever needed…
Gay Marriage And My Grandmother
By John Crofts When I was a student at BYU I was given an assignment to interview my grandmother (Gay Marriage among the zillion questions). My grandmother was an amazing woman. Her mother died leaving my grandmother to raise her…
Freedom of Conscience, Christianity, and the LGBT Ordinance
By Wayne Schow This op-ed piece appeared in the Idaho State Journal on Sunday, May 4. Subsequently, in a referendum vote on May 20 Pocatellans narrowly defeated the effort to rescind the anti-discrimination ordinance. The population of Pocatello is roughly…
Gospel Doctrine Lesson 10: Birthright Blessings; Marriage in the Covenant
This lesson has a worthy purpose: encouraging individuals to live “worthy of their birthright blessings and of eternal marriage.” I understand all efforts to be worthy as fundamentally an expression of gratitude. We desire to live in a certain way,…
Accurate Accounts
In a recent press release, the church invited people to hear a message from Elder Oaks on the topic of religious freedom. Released last week, during the height of debate over Arizona’s SB 1062, I find it highly unlikely that…
A Bible, a Bible! Sodom, Lot, Biblical Translations, Homosexuality and Other Strange Matters
When Duane Anderson and I wrote our piece on Sodom, I insisted on using the NIV translation of Genesis because I found it clearer and more accurate. I did not foresee, although I should have, the reaction of some readers…