Joseph Smith

Sacred Grove

The long night and the rising sun

April 19, 2020 |

For those who believe that Joseph indeed saw God the Father and Jesus Christ and seek to partake of the restored gospel, we are subject to the whims of those who have been called to lead the Church and must find a balance in living a full and fulfilling life without risking our relationship with and activity in the Church that we believe is important.

Boy with Bear

Two Degrees off Center: It Can Be Done

March 17, 2019 |

After all, it’s His name that’s on everything from the temples to the stationary, but having personally experienced both Gethsemane and His own crucifixion, He knows all too well that some things here on earth are best learned by sad experience and not just by a revelation to avoid it.

Foto de un libro, posiblemente la Biblia, con un corazón hecho con dos páginas.

Absolutely…NOT!

September 25, 2018 |

Absolutists don’t exist “in and of themselves.” As we come to the time of General Conference, we relativists need to listen carefully for those knife-edged messages that can slice the hearts of those most fragile among us and be vocal in saying, “I don’t think so.”

Gregory Prince

Mormons, Homosexuality, Change, and Uncertainty

May 29, 2018 |

Gregory Prince traces the development in the Mormon Church’s handling of homosexuality, future possibilities for change, and how medicine has evolved its understanding. He discusses the need for gay, lesbian, and bisexual Mormons to have healthy relationships with the church.

Community of Christ Decision Rooted in Joseph Smith’s Sacred Grove, Professor Says

May 28, 2013 |

Delegates “Inspired” to Affirm Same-Sex Marriage by Hugo Salinas A professor of American religion who is also a member of the Community of Christ says that church’s recent decision to marry…