“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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(Sent 02-11-2015) Dear family and close friends. This is a follow up email to the one I sent all of you several months ago entitled “a small announcement about me”, wherein I shared with all of you that I had formally…
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(Sent 22-06-2015) Dear family and close friends. I’m writing to you because you are a close family member or very close friend of mine to make a private, confidential announcement. (Naturally I ask that you keep it that way) After…
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Hi everyone, I was up feeding our new baby and had some inspiration for a book I’d like to write. My feeling while going through my faith transition is that often it’s hard to find a balanced book that presents…
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UPDATE: Chris Johnson did a much better analysis of the potential sources of the BOM and presents the findings here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAGasQ7j_ZI In 2009 Jeffrey R. Holland said in his talk “safety for the soul“: “If anyone is foolish enough or…
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As I’ve gone through my faith transition and at multiple juncture points, I’ve been asked the following (or similar) question by believing members: “If someone like Richard Bushman, Daniel Peterson or Brian Hales can be intimately familiar with the historical…
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I’ve never really written a prayer down publicly before. But at best I am now a very unorthodox Mormon — so why not? As I near the end of my faith transition (or “phase 1” I could say) I feel a…
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I read this today and resonated with it very deeply, so I am reposting it here. The seductiveness of being certain: When I was a child, moments of doubt would cross my mind. “What are the chances that I was born into the…
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After many months of this spiritual journey, and I’ve calculated over 1000 hours of time spent reading / researching (that doesn’t include pondering) Shawn’s Odyssey is converging to a certain standpoint. I’ve taken the time to prepare the following video for…
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