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Overview I’ve spent a good 15 years trying to test a literal biblical timeline against contemporary ancient king lists, timelines, archaeological evidence, geological evidence and other modern channeled texts. One of the things that’s really stuck out to me in studying Egyptian, Greek, Babylonian and Akkadian histories is that these ancient people used cultural genealogies to legitimize their authority […]
As I explain in my ‘What is Truth‘ article, I’ve spent a lot of time and energy in my life trying to figure out how all truth in this world fits together into one cohesive whole. To me, that seems to be the highest idea LDS people learn in our church, taught to us in our […]
Biblical Timeline from Abraham to Hoshea, through the Kings of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. See Bible Chronology / Timeline from Adam to Zedekiah for more complete biblical timeline through kings of Judah and much more detail. check out our genealogical correlation chart for a genealogy of all of these timeline together. Gen. Descendant of Adam Notes about […]
Timeline Chronology for the Jaredite culture from the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon. See link for general Bible timeline. The Book of Mormon Jaredite King List gives only 7 exact dates (lifespans and reigns) for the Jaredite Chronology. The only real markers we have to build a working chronology from are firstly, the […]
Introduction With both religion and politics in order to create a group that can really make a difference in the world (or as I presume be exalted in the next life), it is often more important to be unified than to be “right” or perfect according to some subjective standard. Unity should be the ultimate goal, […]
Society has placed certain restrictions on the availability and use of certain addictive or harmful drugs for very good reasons. The use and distribution of both drinking and cigarette smoking are prohibited to people under a certain age… for good reason. Youth have historically been shown to be more easily manipulated and coerced into participating […]
I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said “Stop! don’t do it!” “Why shouldn’t I?” he said. I said, “Well, there’s so much to live for!” He said, “Like what?” I said, “Well…are you religious or […]
reposted from The BunYion Dear Sister Christensen, I’m in desperate need of your help! You see, I’m relatively new to the church and my Bishop just asked me to offer the prayer this Sunday in Sacrament Meeting. I’m nervous beyond belief! It seems like every member of the church offers such beautiful prayers, and I […]
reposted from The BunYion SALT LAKE CITY — Another group protesting for ordination was turned away from General Conference over the weekend: not Ordain Women, but Ordain Children. The group is composed of more than two hundred children ages four to eleven. Six-year-old Timmy Johnson of the Bountiful 8th Ward leads the group. His mother […]
A narrative from the pages of Dialogue:A Journal of Mormon Thought: (minor edits by me) See https://gatheredin.one/5922/scriptural-commentary-on-only-true-church-doctrine/ “What’s a Rameumptom, Dad?” “Well, the Book of Mormon says it was a place where the Zoramites stood to worship and pray.” “But my church teacher said it was a tower that evil people used.” “I can see how someone […]
