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There are ideals that can point us toward a more enlightened way of being and behaving, but there is no gospel that exists in perfect form outside our lived experience....
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Dear Jack, What, exactly, is The Handbook? Is it scripture? Is it not scripture? Is it revelation? Is it not revelation? How can we say we believe in teaching correct...
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“There is no one thing that’s true. It’s all true.”
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We can and should make ethical and moral choices about our sexual behavior, but attaching that morality to perfectly healthy and normal biological responses or our fugitive thoughts is a...
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Dear Jack, My shifting faith away from Mormonism hasn’t created a problem with my parenting decisions — until now as my kids hit their teen years. My 16-year old...
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Dear Jack, I don’t have a great relationship with my father. He and my mother divorced when I was six, and he became engaged to my stepmother two years...
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Dear Jack, Our ward is changing meeting times next year, and we’ll meet right in the middle of kids’ nap and lunch times. Do we make everyone go to church...
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In the new year I’ll be back to answering your questions about life and Mormonism, but I wanted to do something a little different with today’s column, my tenth, and...
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Hello Jack, I just found out about this site. Is it really for people who have left the church? If so, how can it co-exist with those who are sternly...
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Dear Jack, I believe that one of the greatest gifts God has given us is our capacity to think for ourselves. If I do my best to understand a particular...
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Dear Jack, When I think about my testimony of the truth claims of the LDS church, I imagine a candle in my soul flickering. That inner candle used to burn...
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Dear Jack, Our ward primary program is coming up and my six-year-old daughter wants to wear her favorite “fluffy” dress to this special occasion. The dress is white and red...
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Dear Jack, My husband and I are DNA Mormons, 5-7 generations on all lines. We have two young adult sons, neither of whom believe in LDS church teachings. My husband...
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Dear Jack, My husband and I both grew up in the Mormon Church. He is still a more literal believer while I am a friendly agnostic. We have a good...
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Dear Jack, I’ve been struggling with my Mormon-ness for about five years, but have been attending weekly and fully participating. I just got released from a calling that I love....
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Dear Jack, How much coffee is too much? How much alcohol is too much? Those sound like lead-ins to a joke, but I am asking in earnest. I don’t drink...
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Being Mormon is more than just BEING MORMON, you know.
