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A Limited, Finite God?
“Do Mormons believe in a limited, finite God, not the all-powerful, unlimited God of the Bible?” Ever get that question? Sometimes we are accused of worshipping a limited, finite God…
For Reference Only: A Serving Suggestion from a Shanghai Restaurant
For lunch last week I strolled into a nice restaurant on Henan Street a little north of the Bund Center where I work and decided it was time to try…
Shanghai Latter-day Saints Recently on TV in China
Two members of my branch, one of three branches in Shanghai, were recently featured on significant television broadcasts. First, here is a link to a recorded TV broadcast about Jeff…
The Stuff of Stars
(Originally posted at The Nauvoo Times.) An LDS acquaintance of mine has recently discovered science, it seems, and no longer accepts the scriptural account of Creation. Among his online writings,…
From a Tiny Village in China: A Thank You to Foreign Friends
I’d like to introduce you to the most self-reliant people I have ever met. Noble people who have a message to some of my readers and friends: “Thank you for…
Utah’s Obesity Problem: Not Quite What You’ve Heard
Turns out that some questions are quite stupid after all, or at least highly uninformed. “Why are Mormons so exceptionally fat?” is the common and uninformed question that Daniel Peterson…
America’s Privacy Problem (That Other Problem)
America has shifted its attitudes on privacy. While some Americans remain uncomfortable with a government that can step into their private lives at any moment to listen to their conversations,…
Useful New Resource to Explore Meanings of Book of Mormon Names
The plausibility of Book of Mormon names has been an interesting and fruitful area for students of that ancient volume of scripture. There are many stories to be shared such…
A Father on Loan
In the early 1950s, my father, a young man on a small farm who loved sports and fishing, was drafted out of his familiar mountain village and sent into the…
How’s Your Family Tree?
Just checking. Here’s one model family tree from the Shanghai Wildlife Park.
