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I figured I would post some of my thoughts about the whole SEC thing on this thread to give the perspective of a believing member of the church. My goal isn't to defend the church. Frankly, I'm not qualified enough in finances or SEC filings to defend the church. What I can describe is what is going...

Okay, I may have overkilled this, but didn't seem like I've been explaining myself very well. Thanks, Gadianton. I feel like I understand much better, enough to say I think I agree with you on this concept. My own faith went from difficult and uncomfortable to something much more firm. I guess I fe...

Yeah, that may be a valid reason to discuss these things in public, but we don't often get a fair discussion. I find that the bad things get discussed and the good things tend to be left out. For example, in the article, both individuals talked about how they had great church leaders for much of th...

Secular translation: When someone prepared to go on a journey, they have hope and faith that they will be successful. They also must be prepared for the fact that they may not be successful. Will their mental health support either outcome? If not, then they may not be prepared to start that journey...

the most offensive part is Joanna thinks it's good to indoctrinate her child into thinking there's a God. Just kidding. That is an appalling story. I like to pile on Bishop's too because I have my own stories. And why anyone thinks some dude untrained in nearly everything associated with personal w...

I'm pretty sure I read that same article. It is interesting to see things from other's perspectives. Although, I have a hard time when these sorts of conversations from bishop's interviews come out for us to discuss in the public square. Yes, there are bishops that aren't the most tactful. There ar...

I am reading about Joanna Brooks’ experience as a public figure during the “Mormon moment.” It is an eye-opening interview. Brooks recalls Elder Oaks telling a congregation she was “wrong about women and the priesthood.” Then there was this gem, which is, frankly, jaw-droppingly incredible and disg...

Sorry for the shotgun posts and then radio silence for a week. I seem to be short on time lately.

To put my point more directly: I think there is serious tension between muster-seed faith and having the faith "not to be healed". "Faith" is an erratic word, conveying different things depending on context. And the game of faith with religionists if often bait and switch. I remember giving my firs...

Thanks. I look forward to it. When comparing riding a bike to faith, I'm more comparing the feeling of learning a bike to the feeling of beginning to have faith. It reminds me of the same feelings: uncomfortable, exposed, unsure, and even a little scary. There are clearly some aspects of the compar...