Imperfections Exist – What Does This Mean?
In the last few blog posts, I’ve hopefully made sure that everyone is aware that the Church is not perfect, its leaders are not perfect, and our standard works are
Month: December 2019
Why So Many Changes In the Church?
My last two posts have attempted to explain a couple of concepts: don’t expect the leaders of the Church to be infallible, and the scriptures themselves are not even perfect.
On the Fallibility of Church Leaders
It seems that there are some members in the Church who want to believe that its leaders do not or should not make any mistakes. People want to view these
Are the Standard Works Perfect?
Our eighth Article of Faith states: “We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon
Commend Yourself Unto the Lord
If you are like me, you’ll try to control a situation so that it turns out the way you want it to. How much should we entrust to the Lord? … Continue readingCommend Yourself Unto the Lord
Upon This Rock
In the scriptures, there are a handful of passages that people of different faiths interpret in a wide variety of ways. One of those seems to be Matthew 16:15-18. Let’s
Why We Have Adversity
Why do we have afflictions, trials, and difficulties? Couldn’t the Lord stop them if He wanted to? These and many other similar questions can sometimes go through our minds when
LDS Study Tools – Encyclopedia of Mormonism
There are some wonderful gospel study tools provided by BYU. Today, we wanted to share one of the richest resources available for studying the Gospel. It’s called the Encyclopedia of
Do We Need Scriptures?
Much of the Christian world today believes in a closed canon, and rejects the idea of continuing revelation in these, the latter days. This is perhaps because of scriptures like