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O God of our Sabbath rest: as we now find ourselves deep in the wilderness of our fast, restless with wandering, fill us with hunger for your Spirit, that our Continue Reading
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LDS leaders have been unequivocal when it comes to the importance of the temple. Reiterating past leaders’ statements, and consistent with subsequent leaders’ views, Gordon B. Hinkley asserted that “no member of the Church has received the ultimate which this Church has to give until he or she has received his or her temple blessings in the house of the Lord.” This sentiment is ubiquitous in LDS teachings—it is the official line on temples. And it’s echoed from top to bottom in the LDS Church. Given the LDS Church’s teachings that temple ordinances are necessary for exaltation, this view makes…
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As you may know, I like comic books. On occasion, I like controversies about comic books as well. There was a pretty good controversy in the mid-to-late nineties, following a Continue Reading
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