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I enjoy almost any lesson, since I don't go into them with any expectations. I don't enjoy every class.

There is a difference, and it's important. That EQ class did not include a lesson, and it can be hard to sit through that.

I've made this point more than once in other discussions, but I realized fairly early in my life that I could construct a reasonable argument for just about anything I wanted to do or believe. I mean that; if I apply my mind to construct a justification for almost anything, I can do it. Everyone doe...

I view it as a revealed account of actual people - a (loose) "translation" of an actual record that might or might not have been recorded on the plates Joseph used as the catalyst for the translation. I don't care one whit if the plates he used actually were an accurate historical record, just as I ...

Fwiw, I comment at a number of very different sites (no surprise there - *grin*), and I spend more time on one or another sometimes depending on my mood. I want this site to take more and more of my blogging time as it progresses, because I believe deeply in the core mission of dealing with "issues"...

Gail, you might be interested in two things I wrote a while ago:

A "Fresh View"of Repentance (http://thingsofmysoul.blogspot.com/2008 ... tance.html)

More Thoughts on Repentance (http://thingsofmysoul.blogspot.com/2008 ... tance.html)

My wife and I were raised in Utah County. Since our marriage, we have lived in UT, MA, AL, UT (again) and OH. We have been in the greater Cincinnati area for 11 years - and we LOVE it. We have enjoyed everywhere we have lived (except for UT the second time, but that was due to my unemployment), but ...

Monkey, for what it's worth, there is nothing in the temple recommend that requires one to believe that God has a body of flesh and bones. NOTHING. The question simply is if you believe in Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Nothing more. If your Bishop is saying what you say he is, he is wrong. If there's ...

That's my vision and hope for this site, as well. I know there is a place for those who have been exposed to all of the "issues" but remain faithful anyway, and I want to be able to contribute to that community. I respect what NOM does, and I am so glad it is available, but it's not for me. At the c...

weissadler, I probably will post the full account here separately as we build a section about our own journeys to find peace and activity in the Church despite exposure to everything you mention, but fwiw, the following are excerpts from something I wrote a while ago on Mormon Matters: I have never ...

My father said something once when I was very young that burned into my soul: This is my church. Nobody and nothing can take it away from me. It's mine. He was not an educated man by any stretch of the imagination, but he was a very wise, good man. I hope this forum strengthens that feeling in all w...