Author Archives: Mithryn

What to do if you stop believing and are a student at BYU-Idaho

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Mithryn

I know that students fear doubting because the University threatens to take away their diploma and alter their entire future based on their agreement to the honor code. This weekend, I pled (past tense of “plead”) the case of the … Continue reading →

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Rex D. Pinegar’s story of Spencer Kimball’s Denmark trip (that is Boyd K. Packer’s latest “hard stance” doctrine)

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Mithryn

Once upon a time, which is how all the best stories of General Authorities start, President Kimball, the rest of the twelve, and several seventies headed to Denmark for a regional conference. Rex D. Pinegar was there and related it … Continue reading →

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L. Tom Perry: The one trick pony

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Mithryn

Recently, L. Tom Perry gave a speech to the students graduating from BYU. Before I continue, I want you all to know that I really kinda like L. Tom Perry. He’s a grandpa-kinda figure, and seems less caught up in … Continue reading →

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King of all GA bullsh*t: Paul H. Dunn

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Mithryn

For the younger readers, I give the wiki and a quick summary. Paul H. Dunn was a major General Authority in the 70s and early 80s who was caught lying through his teeth so often that he was removed as a … Continue reading →

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Thomas Monson’s Friend, Arthur Patton

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Mithryn

In 1969, Thomas S. Monson told a story of a friend named “Arthur Patton” and his sad widowed mother. The story is reproduced in full here. Thomas gives some very detailed info about Arthur in this talk. He had blond, … Continue reading →

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Ann Rowley biscuit story told by Marcus B. Nash

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Mithryn

This story, told in General Conference, has all the hallmarks of BS. Feels good, single source that was a friend of someone who was present when the story was told 50 years later by a woman who was in her … Continue reading →

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The Myth of the Five Dollar Lawn

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Mithryn

The myth of the five dollar lawn, the Countess, and Vaughn J. Featherstone’s Aldin Porter story. When I was in Young Men’s, they read us the story of the five dollar lawn. Every time I’d mow the lawn, the story … Continue reading →

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Nutty Mormon History 1- From Post Mormon and friends meetup

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Mithryn

Powerpoint with sources: Honest-Mormon-Nuttiness

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Joseph Smith Translation Class Notes

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Mithryn

I’m working a lot from memory here, so forgive if I’m not 100% accurate. I was getting engaged at the time I was taking the class, but the subject has come up a lot, so I thought I’d share what … Continue reading →

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Laws applicable to polygamy during Joseph Smith’s lifetime

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Mithryn

“Sec 121. Bigamy consists in the having of two wives or two husbands at one and the same time, knowing that the former husband or wife is still alive. If any person or persons within this State, being married, or … Continue reading →

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