For years now Native Americans have passed on their own history to the next generation through the oral traditions of story telling. For years now they have not been believed […]
“There is a curse on these aborigines of our country who roam the plains, and are so wild that you cannot tame them. They are of the house of Israel; […]
Brigham Young, “There is a curse on these aborigines of our country who roam the plains and are so wild that you cannot tame them. They are of the House […]
(Names of Missionaries withheld to protect identity.) The Book of Mormon is cherished as the word of God among those who believe and follow the teachings. It is taught as […]
LABEL – a classifying phrase or name applied to a person or thing, especially one that is inaccurate or restrictive. (Oxford Dictionary) Earlier this week Dallin H. Oaks responded to […]
This series of three posts have been leading up to some changes that are coming to the blog. At the end of the article I will share more about that. […]
It is always the same, once again I don’t know how to feel. Every year Thanksgiving Day rolls around and I get excited to stuff my face with many of […]
I grew up loving Christmas and believing Santa was real. The idea of Santa alone didn’t make Christmas magical. All the Christmas movies, cookies, and excitement over presents all played into making Santa […]
“Lamanite” issues do not only effect so called “Lamanites”, they effect all members of the church. If any member of the church values both youth and honesty the lies must stop. I am constantly telling […]
In a recent conversation with a friend – I was asked to clarify a few things I had told him in a prior conversation. He wanted to know why I […]
Russel Ballard called Jane Manning James, “a most remarkable disciple who faced difficult challenges.” I agree, and I think Ballard was sincere in this. I think many of the leaders […]
The first 38 years of my life I thought “Lamanites” were an actual real thing. I was taught that my mom was a direct descendant of Lehi, and that I […]
Racism has been everywhere lately, I mean it’s always been here, but recently it has shown it’s ugly head in the mainstream of America. We see the ugliness that happened […]
My family was taught we were direct descendants of Lehi. We were taught we were direct descendants of the Lamanites, that we were in fact Lamanites. The prophet Joesph Smith […]
A few week ago a Mormon friend admitted something to me – until recently they had considered themselves better than dark skinned people due to church teachings. I was proud […]
I have been unable to write for days now. Late last night I posted the latest blog only to remove it within hours. For the past two days I […]
Pain tore through me as I wrote the title of this post. Genocide has happened to many cultures, on many continents. To believe however, to be taught, that it was […]
