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In the three years since I lost faith in Mormonism, I’ve tried on more than a few labels to describe my spiritual alignment: agnostic, atheist, humanist. I’m not content with...
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When we see physical need in others, it is merely an external manifestation of an inner need we all carry.
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We want to hear your personal stories about why there is less than a perfect fit between your spiritual needs and what the church offers.
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I’m a faithful skeptic, a doubting believer; this is why these spiritual experiences were so unexpected.
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I have felt those same feelings in and around mosques, synagogues, and churches of many different Christian denominations. Let’s add mountaintops and porch swings, too.
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This wasn’t how it was supposed to be. That thought thrummed constantly below the surface, a drumbeat following me everywhere.
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More valuable than being obedient was the reminder that I have a personal connection to the Divine, and while a third party’s interpretation may be useful, it is not necessary....
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And it all comes down to one thing: experiencing a sense of Connection. Connection with God. Connection with other people. Connection with the natural world.
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I begged God to change her. But instead, God changed me. . . By the time we arrived in Massachusetts for Cholene’s wedding, God was already there.
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Harvard Business School has its issues, as does any organization. But I believe that its values of openness, tentativeness, intellectual honesty, democratic knowledge, and informed dissent are indeed worthy...
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As parents, what do we value more from our four-year-olds? A paint-by-the-numbers portrait identical to what’s on the box, or a free-spirited “look, Mom, this is you and Dad...
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I pick it up, open it, and read this sentence on page 3: “We know that gender was set in the premortal world.”
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1) Why is it so hard, when it comes to women, for Mormons to understand that being valuable is not the same as being equal?, 2) If King Benjamin were...
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Based on an informal poll of cheap seaters, these are the 10 BEST talks ever.
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Forgiveness. As babies and young children, we can’t help but forgive those that wrong us. We have no choice…. we are too dependent. But somehow along the path to adulthood...
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I had my five year old daughter with me and I was a bit disappointed that I couldn’t get her very interested in the bronzes. Then we turned the...
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Based on an informal poll of cheap seaters, these are the worst conference talks, GA talks, and other official pronouncements in the last forty years.
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It’s about the process, not the outcome. Painting by the numbers, regardless of how carefully, isn’t the same as painting our own picture—and learning to paint on our own, I...
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Today’s “Ride to Church” comes to us from Stephanie Durden Edwards of Missouri. Stephanie writes: My Sundays used to look and feel a whole lot different than they do...
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This week I found myself in that place Tinkerbell is so fond of – the place between asleep and awake. I opened my eyes from an awkward catnap on the...
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As I was telling my Kindergartner earlier this month that we’re all pioneers in some way. Whenever we stand up for what we believe in or do something because we...
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Do we believe, deep down, that the poor are that way because God wants them to be?
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There are two ways into the world of dreams. The first is to walk in consciously, the second is to achieve consciousness during or after it. These two modes suggest...
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Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what we mean when we talk about “losing ourselves in a good book.”
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By Claudia On my personal blog, I am known as “The Faithful Dissident.” For the past three years, I’ve been hiding behind that alias. Afraid of what, I’m not exactly...
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“True spirituality is not a defense against the uncertainties, pain and danger in life, not an ‘an inoculation,’ as Joseph Campbell called popular religion, to avoid the unknown. It is...
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The natural recounting of achievements and regrets with an eye to the future feels like a gift.
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What offering can I leave here, in this moment – to help me remember that I am the source?
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Today, I indulged. I let my mind wander to one of my favorite fantasies. Do you want to join me? Be warned, it’s pretty damn sexy. Imagine – every time...
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Some conservative religious communities build bonfires or try to get books banned from public libraries, Mormons censor themselves.
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Happiness comes from within. It may be one of the most overused spiritual statements, and most of us would agree with it – despite evidence to the contrary. Seriously, what...
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Real. It’s one of my favorite four letter words. I can’t think of any better criteria for a friend — just be real. Satya is the Sanskrit word for truthfulness....
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I thought about God asking me the same question one day and decided I don’t want to be left offering excuses about why I didn’t follow up on my dreams...
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“Confess your hidden faults. Approach what you find repulsive. Help those you think you cannot help. Anything you are attached to, let it go. Go to the places that scare...
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