http://www.themormonmind.com/blog Striving to Enlighten the Latter-day Saint Mind Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:42:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ???????? ????? ???????? [The following is a transcript of a presentation I gave at a local church on November 16, 2008.] Introduction                        Good morning brothers and sisters.  The first thing I want to do is express what an honor it is to be here with you this morning.  I never dreamed ... http://www.themormonmind.com/blog/?p=32 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 ... http://www.themormonmind.com/blog/?p=29 ???????? ????? ???????? [The following is a transcript of a presentation I gave at my church on May 21, 2008.]        http://www.themormonmind.com/blog/?p=28 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 ... http://www.themormonmind.com/blog/?p=27 Meet your Church leaders #2 Check out my newest montage. I examine the Church leaders' track record when it comes to prophecy. I think I'm getting addicted to this stuff.... http://www.themormonmind.com/blog/?p=26 Meet your church leaders #1 I just put together my first montage using OneTrueMedia.com. Check it out! http://www.themormonmind.com/blog/?p=25 I got an e-mail from the LDS book store today.  Here's the subject line:  "Joseph Smith's Birthday Sale Up to 85% OFF 12/14/07 12/28/07" I kid you not, my friends.  The Liahona bookstore (generally acknowledged among Latter-day Saints as their "official" Church bookstore) is running a "Joseph Smith Birthday" sale during Christmas. And Mormons wonder ... http://www.themormonmind.com/blog/?p=24 Please take a few minutes to enjoy this informative new video from Living Hope Ministries. Having been out of the Church for nearly two years now, I've done a lot of reading and studying about polygamy.  I found this video to be a fresh and welcome insight into the lives of ... http://www.themormonmind.com/blog/?p=23 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 ... http://www.themormonmind.com/blog/?p=20 Latter-day Saint apologists claim to have found a "direct hit" in the book of Nephi.  Here, Nephi describes his journey from Jerusalem through the wilderness with his family around 600 BCE.  During their journey, he makes mention of a couple of places named "Nahom" and "Bountiful," and LDS apologists believe they ... http://www.themormonmind.com/blog/?p=18