Author Archives: Mithryn

General Authority houses

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Mithryn

This post was originally posted to Reddit.  The work is not mine, but the relevance of the information made me want to repost. Known residences for the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve apostles. First Presidency Monson – Does … Continue reading →

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Stage 3 – Bargaining at the house’s table

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Mithryn

The third stage in recovery is known as bargaining.Wikipedia says: The third stage involves the hope that the individual can somehow postpone or delay death. Usually, the negotiation for an extended life is made with a higher power in exchange … Continue reading →

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Nutty Mormon History 2

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Mithryn

Powerpoint with sources: Honest-Mormon-Nuttiness-2

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Church Growth and the lack thereof

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Mithryn

This post is a collection of attempts by redditors and others to estimate “Actual membership”, and all result in about 5 million.  This is not my work:   From a talk given to students at Southern Virginia University[1] : Anyone who’s served … Continue reading →

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Redefining Apostate, or how to illustrate the LDS faith is in fact, apostate by using it’s own leaders quotes

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Mithryn

Suppose your youth receive their impressions of church history from “pictures and stories” and build their faith upon these alleged miracles [and] shall someday come face to face with the fact that their belief rests on falsehoods, what then will … Continue reading →

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Definition of a “Modest Living Allowance”

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Mithryn

What I think of whenever a church leader says that the top dogs are “paid very little”: http://www.dilbert.com/fast/2013-07-03/

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Joseph F. Smith and the Smoot hearings

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Mithryn

The Smoot hearings are one of the more fascinating bits of Mormon history.  Reed Smoot (related to Abraham Smoot of BYU fame) was up for being a senator, but the United States decided they needed to investigate polygamy.  What resulted … Continue reading →

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Quenton L. Cook and Fraud

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Mithryn

http://www.slideshare.net/Mormons4justice/new-l-d-s-apostle-quentin-l Now to clarify, Quenton’s fraud is a civil matter, and hence would have to be prosecuted in a civil court.  No jail time would be faced here.  It was dismissed by a judge that was talked to by Elder … Continue reading →

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Patriarchal blessings and psychic hot readings

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Mithryn

On my mission, I was trained by a member who was famous for his blessings how to “hot read“, although at the time I thought it was just how to give a good blessing. Since then, I’ve wondered if these … Continue reading →

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Mountain Meadows Massacre Timeline

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Mithryn

Most of the details on this post are taken from William Bagley’s book.  Will Bagley is a historian specializing in the history of the Western United States and the American Old West. Bagley has written about the fur trade, overland emigration, American Indians, military history, frontier … Continue reading →

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