Author Archives: Mithryn

How to talk to an apostate, a beginners guide

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Mithryn

Notes from a presentation based on a post to /r/LDS[1] that was deleted with the subreddit a long time ago: Common sayings that members repeat without thinking that can be harmful, with why they hurt illustrated and the “Reverse” phrase to illustrate: … Continue reading →

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Adam-God Doctrine Timeline (dozen instances over 37 year time span recorded)

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Mithryn

April 9, 1852 – Brigham Young,  – HE is our FATHER and our GOD April 9, 1852– Hosea Stout – President Brigham Young taught that Adam was the father of Jesus and the only God to us. October 23, 1853 … Continue reading →

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“Big Lists” and apologetics

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Mithryn

Well, it’s been a couple weeks, and Jeff has not responded [Jeff posted comments below.  I invited him to explain his position further] As such I’m going to reiterate my basic point (original post is here)s: 1) Big lists are … Continue reading →

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Most people have asked me a question that goes something like “If you could have members read one book, what would it be?”

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Mithryn

Today I was at lunch with the author of the Letter to the CES Director and the subject of how FAIR gives answers that are so nebulous and ambiguous that they could be a plot point on Star Trek. That reminded me of … Continue reading →

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Elder David A. Bednar – and the wrong birthday

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Mithryn

The following was taken from a post by hoserb2k from reddit: In case you were not watching confrence closely, near the end of Bednar’s “load” speech, he proclaimed that April 6th was known to be Jesus’s birthday by “revelation” (link, … Continue reading →

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Summer of Decision

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Mithryn

The Video My Commentary (Read this in Joel, Crow and Tom Servo’s voices) 0:16 – Gosh I love volkswagon’s.  They look the same no matter the era. 0:27 – Frank Wise did the editing, I hope he was wise about … Continue reading →

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Young Women’s – Roll model analysis and the Bechtel test

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Mithryn

In the Sunstone article we find that women regularly exercised their priesthood up until Joseph F. Smith sent a letter in 1946. Many people asked “how could correlation remove all knowledge of this in such a short time”.  I thought a … Continue reading →

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Top 5 reasons General Conference is not like a Ted talk

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Mithryn

This link has shown up a bit on my facebook feed today: http://www.normons.com/why-you-shouldnt-be-scared-mormon-general-conference/ comparing General Conference to TED talks. Very well, they compel me to go with them a mile, I will go with them twain.  The top 5 reasons that General … Continue reading →

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Lesson 5: Studying the Scriptures

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Mithryn

The Original This lesson begins with a “lost and found” exercise where the teacher asks them to search the room for something lost, and doesn’t describe it.  I remember actually having my instructor use this lesson back when I was … Continue reading →

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Lesson 4: Doctrine and Covenants 1

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Mithryn

By November 1831, Joseph Smith had received more than 60 revelations. Including some already failed prophesies (such as selling the copyright of the Book of Mormon in Canada), but let’s skip past that.  The Prophet convened a conference in Hiram, Ohio, to … Continue reading →

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