theMormonMind

Striving to Enlighten the Latter-day Saint Mind

Choose the Right

rent a car bulgaria[The following is a letter I wrote to a Latter-day Saint acquaintance on Friday, June 13, 2008.  He had invited me to read an address by Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland, entitled “Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence.”  You can read Holland’s address here.  The following is my response. To date, my acquaintance […]

A Visit from the Missionaries

I just wanted to sit down for a few minutes and record some of my thoughts.  Two of the missionaries just dropped by the house today, and we had a good discussion.
The two young men were both around 20 years of age, and were good guys.  I greeted them warmly and invited them in for a […]

Sour Milk

A friend of mine sent me a link to a youtube video the other day.  It’s comprised of short clips taken from a address given by Robert Millet on March 11, 2004, to the Mission Prep Club - a group of young Mormons preparing for a mission.  Millet was formerly the Dean of Religious Education […]

What Was I Thinking?

During my years as a member of the Church, I never questioned my belief in my free agency.  I was certain that I was completely free to make any choice I wanted, and to think any way I wanted. 
But after leaving the Church, I came to the shocking realization that my thoughts and choices were […]

The Fear Factor

As a Latter-day Saint, I knew I belonged to God’s true church.  With that union came the blessings of revealed light and knowledge, and the authority of the Priesthood of God.  I believed that the principles and doctrines I was being taught were pure and true, that the Book of Mormon was “the most correct of any […]

“I know the Church is True”

When I was a Latter-day Saint, I attended a lot of meetings. And in those meetings, I heard a lot of testimonies. And, honestly, I can’t recall a single one that didn’t contain the phrase “I know this church is true.” If you’re a Mormon, you can’t really call it a testimony unless you’ve repeated […]