by Thinker of Thoughts | Dec 13, 2013 | Mormonism
[toc]In the Lord of the Ring saga at the end of the second age of Middle Earth there is a battle fought between an alliance of Men and Elves against the forces of Sauron on the plains of Dagorlad. (Geek alert: This is the battle depicted in the opening prologue of the...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Nov 26, 2013 | Mormonism
“I wouldn’t leave the church – Even if it was false. It does too much good!” I heard this from several people during my transition. Many people in the LDS church do not feel that it is worthwhile to investigate any problems with the church...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Nov 25, 2013 | Mormonism, Spirituality
[toc]I have struggled for some time to express my feelings and motivations about why I speak out about issues with Mormon Church History. This is as close as I can come for now: The Parable of the Counterfeit Coin Imagine that you were a prisoner serving a life...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Nov 19, 2013 | Mormonism
In his 1955 address “Profile of a Prophet” LDS Apostle Hugh B. Brown states, about Joseph Smith’s First Vision, “When Joseph came out of the woods, he had at least four fundamental truths, and he announced them to the world: first, that the...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Nov 6, 2013 | Mormonism
When I was in High school, one of my teachers, not realizing I was Mormon, interjected into a conversation about religion that “Mormon’s are a cult!” – This really ticked me off… Very likely other Mormons have had similar experiences....
