This reminded me of many instances where I was looked at as “other” within my church during my time there. One that really stuck out was when a group of friends and I got together and decided to start a little Bible study at someone’s house. These were not friends I currently went...
So, too, with Zion. As Latter-day Saints with a duty to build Zion in this dispensation, we cannot be content to passively understand a few aspects of what Zion is. Joseph taught that, “We ought to have the building up of Zion as our greatest object.” To accomplish this monumental ...
A Panel of Relief Society Presidents Introduction Sharon Lee Swenson T H E IDEA FOR THIS PANEL SPRANG FROM LAST YEAR'S western Pilgrimage reunion, an annual meeting of women. We were sitting around observing who'd become a Relief Society president and being amazed. We tried to figure out ...
This is just an analogy to give you an understanding of how the physical body, that you inhabit, can have a certain design that causes you to become imbalanced towards a certain nature, of power or love. If you take this perspective one-level higher, and think about the non-physical real...
starting with your big reveal. I am totally straight and don't understand same sex-attraction…because I've never had it, but I truly admire you and Lolly. I just want you to know that what you are doing is positive for both the gay community and the LDS church. (I'm a 10 year ...
There are also several open questions in the last part to give respondents greater freedom to answer in a way that suits their interpretation. This study uses a non-probability sample, because the statistical accuracy may be less of a concern than being 'fir for purpose'. Purposeful sampling ...