Posts Tagged ‘ Atonement ’

What is ‘grace’? How has it affected your life? Has it?

What do you think happens when we die?
How do you think it differs for those who complete suicide?
What experiences with death have influenced your outlook on either life or death?

The 2nd Article of Faith states: “We believe that men will be apunished for their bown sins, and not for Adam’s ctransgression.” In the temple, we learn that we can become clean from the “blood and sins of this generation.” If we’re only punished for our own sins, what does this phrase from the temple mean?  Does the 2nd Article [...]

My dad is dead. He died the year before last. He lived for 68 years and he was cranky for a lot of it. When he died nobody was particularly sorry, including him. I know, because I was there. In the silence of the hospice room, after all our rushed arrangements – long days of [...]

National Geographic has put together a 3-DVD set about the life of Jesus in a series called Science of the Bible.  Each DVD contains a different aspect of his life.  In a documentary called “The Arrest”, they document the ancient Jewish practices at the temple and events leading to his arrest.  The producers of the [...]

Or rather, do therapists who work with veterans need military experience? Just over 6000 soldiers have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. Around 6,500 veterans commit suicide every year. There is also a shortage of mental health services for these veterans. Many therapists have not had military experience, losing valuable street cred with [...]

About a week ago, you may have read an article in the New York Times by David Brooks regarding the message espoused by Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s Book of Mormon Musical. And if you read that, you may have read Andrew Sullivan’s article pushing back against Brooks or Joanna Brooks’s rather different disagreement. Maybe [...]

Ray at StayLDS gave a talk in church a few weeks ago on the atonement, and how we all need the atonement in our lives.  You can read the outline of his talk here.  I think it’s a beautiful talk, but I want to focus on the end of the talk where he says, End [...]

OT SS Lesson #24 The following statement was made by the LDS Church last Wednesday in conjunction with the execution of Ronnie Lee Gardner by firing squad in Utah.  I see this as a misunderstanding or a misrepresentation of what was taught in the past regarding the doctrine. Mormon Church Statement on Blood Atonement In the mid-19th [...]