I recently came across an article, Civil War may begin in Chicago: Second Great Rebellion or Chicago Quote – A. Milton Musser papers, LDS Church Archives. This was a letter from Nephi Packard to A. Milton Musser on July 24, 1896: “… My brother, Noah Packard, says that he heard the Prophet Joseph say that [...]
It is the start of a new year. Great things will take place this year, both globally and personally. What better way to start a record of the year than through blogging or journal writing. Blogging has become more widely accepted during the past few years. Simply put it is journal writing on a website, [...]
History So, how did the idea of 12 days begin? Why not the Ten Days of Christmas or the Fourteen Days of Christmas? It all goes back to the early 4th century Christian church, which believed that January 6 (Epiphany) is the date that Christ was baptized, representing the birth of Jesus’ soul. This was [...]
It is amazing that a group of people (homosexuals) who claim peaceful tolerance are filled with such hate, anger, and violence after the majority of the people of California voted to pass proposition 8 to rid the state of same-sex marriage. Given that less than 2% of the state is actually Mormon (and that includes [...]
Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country. When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went for such a long [...]
So, the passing of Amendments to State Constitutions by a majority of voters through a democratic process was not enough. The gays are blaming the LDS Church that we are taking away their marriage rights. They are protesting in the streets, rioting around temples, destroying and defacing Church property. Utah faces boycott after Mormon work [...]
After a wonderful regional conference, much thought and reflection engrossed my mind through out the day. I decided not to do any work today (it’s nice when you’re self-employed), and instead used my time more effectively at home, thinking about the talk from President Packer from yesterday, and then reviewing his talk from General Conference, [...]
The following should in no way be considered doctrine, but is my own personal experience and notes from the meeting. What is in quotations is verbatim what the speaker(s) said. This Sunday the stakes of Arizona have been blessed to have a regional conference with Bruce C. Hafen of the Seventy, Sister Margaret Lifferth in [...]
Agency is a God-given right for us to make our own choices, and agency is an essential part of the Plan of Salvation. We exercised our agency in the pre-mortal existance to follow Christ’s plan to come to earth (a third of the host of heaven chose a different path). Remember that it was Satan’s [...]
In the Saturday morning session of the 178th SemiAnnual General Conference, President Thomas S. Monson announced the building of 5 more temples in the coming months and years: 1. Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2. Cordoba, Argentina 3. “the greater Kansas City area” 4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5. Rome, Italy After announcing those 5 places, there was a [...]
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