by Thinker of Thoughts | May 24, 2015 | Mormonism, Race
Racial equality is an example of an undeniable truth that God should understand and anyone claiming to be God’s mouthpiece should teach. I consider it a bare minimum litmus test for anyone claiming a divine connection. Many people consider the Book of Mormon to...
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 22, 2015 | Mormonism, Track Changes
I have written previously about how the Relief Society issued a statement in October 1842 declaring that the only system of marriage known of in the Church was that of simple monogamy and that the “spiritual wifery” of John C Bennett was his own invention....
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
There was a stone box which held the ancient record of the inhabitants of the Americas and was buried away at the hand of a Prophet, only to be dug up years later by the husband of Emma Smith. After digging through the archives of the Church History Library, it has...
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 15, 2015 | Literature, Mormonism
I have to confess that as a young man there is a book that I loved reading way more than the scriptures. I was first introduced to it in Mrs. Roberts 5th grade Gifted and Talented class. It’s author was more revered to me than any other – Shel Silverstein....
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 12, 2015 | Mormonism
Ever since the introduction of the Mormons temple endowment ceremony in 1842, similarities between the sacred LDS ritual and the Masonic rituals for the Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft and Master Mason have been commented upon. One element in particular was very...