First, a disclaimer; while I don’t claim to represent the Church or the official standpoint of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (what I usually incorrectly call “LDS Church”), I consider myself a faithful Latter-day Saint, and I…
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Thinking and attempting to discuss life, religion and other things that we experience here. I often have a theme displaying my LDS background.
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What does Christmas mean to me?
Tagged with: Book of Mormon, Celebrate, Christianity, Christmas, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, New Testament, Old Testament, Praise, Rejoice, Resurrection, Roman Empire, Wikipedia, Winter Solstice
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
The Co-Eternal Man
From the first lesson: Our consciousness and personality was not created (especially out of nothing), but has always existed; neither can it be destroyed, so there is escape from consciousness; read about the ideas of Eternal Man. Almost managed to stay under 1,000 words, but there’s a long quotation…
Tagged with: Atonement, Consciousness, Eternal Life, Forgiveness, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, Mormons, Mortality, Pre-mortal Life, Resurrection, Spirit
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
Are Faith And Doubt Always Mutually Exclusive?
I try to answer a question, that is asked of me now and again. I don’t know I have the answer, but reading this may help you understand, what people mean when they say that faith and doubt can not coexist in us.
Why We Must Die In Order to Live
“Except a acorn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.” Some thoughts that surfaced when I clothed a friend for his burial. This is not about seeking death, but rather about how experiencing mortality can help us appreciate immortality.
We are planning some action against "Defective by Design", AKA DRM
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Please take a look at Free Software Foundation, Freedom is important for software, too.
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