Welcome to the Mormon Spiritual Experiences Podcast! In this second episode, I explain in detail and give examples as to why using the “Divine Witness” framework is a flawed foundation upon which to make truth assertions. To subscribe to this series, add this…
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Welcome to the Mormon Spiritual Experiences Podcast! In this first episode, I explain the purpose of the podcast and give some context as to the importance of this project from the LDS theological point of view. To subscribe to this…
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Hi everyone! Thanks to all those who follow my blog and engage with the content posted. I am excited to announce that I’ve decided to switch the format of the Spiritual Experiences Odyssey Project to become a Podcast instead, and…
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“To pass now to religious phenomena, take the melancholy which, as we shall see, constitutes an essential moment in every complete religious evolution. Take the happiness which achieved religious belief confers. Take the trancelike states of insight into truth which all religious mystics report.…
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“Finally at one point I surrendered. I said “OK God, I want you, I want truth, more than I want this book’” and once I made that choice, made that surrender, all the turmoil, all the struggle, everything lifted. I…
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Today I want to speak about two very special evenings of my life, as a precursor to a new project on which I am about to embark. Evening 1, sometime late 2008: The most powerful spiritual experience of my life I still…
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I usually keep my eyes out for the interesting titbits of information as they continually stream through. Recently I bumped into this cool issue that, while I was fully aware of it before, has pretty good additional and more recent…
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“It is impossible for a man to be saved in ignorance.” D&C 131:6 “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” James Madison Adam…
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To my dear family and many good friends I have made throughout my lifetime association with the LDS church. Hi everyone! For some of you reading, it’s probably been quite some time since we communicated one-on-one. Life moves on and times…
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This is a copy of my conversation with my mission president. I have removed his name for anonymity, and summarised his points for privacy, however my replies are written in full. I decided to tell him about my journey out…
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