The rise and fall of the perfect Nephite civilisation in 4th Nephi – it’s always wonderful and kind of magical to read about the good years, wish I was there/it was here, and wonder what it would have been like to live then. It’s also always sad and disappointing to read about its decline. Such … Continue reading Secrets of a happy society… and how to lose it.
Alma describes the ‘restoration’ which resurrection brings to pass in this way: The soul shall be restored to the body, and the body to the soul; yea, and every limb and joint shall be restored to its body; yea, even a hair of the head shall not be lost; but all things shall be restored … Continue reading Resurrection and restoration: what ‘frame’ will we be restored to?
An ex-Church-member (not someone I know) commented on Twitter about the taste of coffee being freedom when you no longer go to church. Reading that, I felt sad, incredulous, and a bit exasperated. Coffee! That’s the reward for leaving all the goodness of the Gospel behind? Of losing the Gift of the Holy Ghost and … Continue reading False freedoms
The scriptures that speak of the last days before the Lord’s coming describe physical conditions that sound like a worldwide environmental crisis – or rather, multiple environmental crises. So many that the earth cannot maintain its regular state; its systems overwhelmed and out of balance, with feedback multiplying the results and shocks, growing exponentially until … Continue reading The earth in commotion
I understand that this title is black-and-white. Most people are not one thing or the other (whatever thing it is), but bits of both. For Laman & Lemuel, they were also not wholly one thing, but were very close to it, from the evidence we have. I think they also developed through the years of … Continue reading Laman & Lemuel: regular guys with problems, or wicked, obtuse bullies?
Peaceable Treasures 