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George Washington, Nephi and . . . O.J. Simpson?! “Arnold Friberg’s connection to O.J. Simpson.”
LDS Media Talk
Sharing technology ideas with LDS parents and youth to strengthen families and build The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [formerly ldswebguy]
Mormon Lawyers
Discusses the happenings in the LDS Law School and LDS lawyer world.
The Lyon’s Tale
Annette Lyon is Utah’s 2007 Best of State Fiction Medalist and the best-selling LDS author of several books, including the historical novels House on the Hill, At the Journey’s End, and her newest book, a retelling of a Shakespeare favorite: Spires of Stone, which was a 2007 Whitney Award finalist for best historical novel.
A Great Wife
“If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen.” A blog about how to ACTUALLY be a great wife. (It’s not what you think!)
Vida
The way I see things as a Mormon Democrat
Making My Own Colors
Sometimes I write about LDS issues, but most of it is whatever is going on with me, my spouse, and my family. I’m very eccletic. I also have a homeschooling blog and a poetry blog - all reflect my faith.
A Little Bit of Crazy
A little bit of crazy and a whole lot of love is written with laughs and love abounding.
Fairy tales really do come true
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Why San Francisco’s proposal to rename its sewage plant after President Bush may actually be a good idea. [mild content warning, especially if you like SF]
Everyday Food Storage
Come learn (and tell a friend!) that wheat isn’t scary, beans can be a very magical fruit and a bunch of helpful hints to incorporate food storage and preparedness into your everyday life.
Living LDS
The Life of Molly Mormon
NecroDancer
The ramblings and thoughts of a middle aged man on Politics, philosophy and other unimportant topics.
Arizona MTB Racing
The life of a Mormon semi pro mountain bike racer.
McEwens
Raising Boys and staying sane…. well, I guess the sane part is always debatable!Welcome to the Colorado McEwen’s Blog! FEEL FREE TO MAKE A COMMENT!!
Get Up and Play
A blog about my life which includes my adventures as a student, wife, aunt, campaign manager, PR representative, camp leader, primary teacher, photographer and blogger.
At The White House…
All about the White’s and our day-to-day operations!
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The Spirit Of The Law
A discussion of politics, society, and laws of the land, from an LDS perspective.
Just a Thought…
Thoughts and feelings from a Mormon girl on Gospel topics.
Scott’s World Blog
Blog for Scott’s World Website, Gospel Principles, Plan of Salvation, Book of Mormon, Genealogy, ect.
Bloggin’ ’bout Books
BBB features book reviews, author interviews, bookish news, giveaways and more. I review mostly mainstream fiction, but I also enjoy LDS fiction and non. Clean reads are designated as such.
Tami Casper’s Photos of the Day
The Mama Hood
A loving mama to my Polynesian Pearls.
Scott’s Blog
Scott’s random thoughts, Conservative political rantings, social commentary and what ever else rattles out of my head to my fingers..
Needles ‘n’ Notions
The fabric of my life
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Maps.lds.org. Very slick way to find LDS meeting houses. LDS Tech has more details on this beta site and its innovations.
Senator Gordon Smith is under fire for apparently comparing polygamy with same-sex marriage.
During a gay rights forum in Washington, D.C., Gordon was asked to reconcile his support of domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples while also supporting a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman. . .
“Part of what I fear, as you start defining marriage — we have a long history of doing that in this country, and my Mormon pioneer ancestors were the victims of that. They were literally driven from the United States in the dead of winter for following their religious beliefs.”
“I don’t want that coming back,” Smith continued. “But there are some on the front pages of your newspapers who are trying to now.”
On Friday, Smith issued a statement reaffirmed [sic] his support of gay rights while clarifying his stand on the definition of marriage. “I have been a strong proponent of gay rights — such as domestic partner benefits, ENDA (anti-discrimination laws) and stronger prosecution of hate crimes,” the senator said, “but I oppose changes in the current definition of marriage.”
On Tuesday Smith apologized for mentioning polygamy in the discussion of gay rights. “If you’d grown up a Mormon, and spent your life trying to get out from the shadow of that legacy — it’s an emotional scar that you carry,” Smith told his home state paper. “I meant no offense by sharing that part of my history.”
I’m not sure what the Senator meant by injecting his “emotional scar” into the discussion. But at the same time I don’t understand why polygamy can’t be mentioned alongside same-sex marriage.
If same-sex marriage should be legal by what standard should polygamy be barred? I’m sure Sen. Smith didn’t mean it like this, but if homosexuality is the civil rights movement of our day, modeled after black civil rights, what’s to stop polygamists from doing the same?
News from Nauvoo has first hand accounts of efforts to save Nauvoo from the flooding Mississippi (especially here and photos here).
Not sure what he’s responding to, but Mike Huckabee doesn’t want the GOP to demonize Obama. He didn’t have a problem doing it quite literally to Romney and other Mormons.
Every Good Thing
Personal blog of Kevin Crenshaw, focusing on LDS theology, science and religion, family history, family issues, and supporting technology. Includes new talks, reviews, essays, and discussions.
Latter-day Saint Philosopher
We address intellectual issues from a Latter-day Saint perspective. We believe in sustaining church leadership, and will not be critical of them in any way. We identify common philosophical assumptions that guide our daily life and discuss whether they are in harmony with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
CallMeOnAMission.com
LDS missionary tips to help you hit the ground running
Mormon Blog
Mormon Blog is the personal blog of Bob Hilke Jr., a member of The Mormon Church, formally known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The intent of Mormon Blog is to share personal experiences as a member of the Mormon Church, so individuals seeking to understand the Mormon Church, its members, way of life, beliefs, etc. might learn something of interest to them.
KidsActivityBox.com
Collection of Kids Activities and Games for Any Time of Year
InsideEssence.com
Find tips and ideas on interior design. Discover techniques and principles to decorate your home.
A Moment of Clarity
My life as a working,LDG mother and the craziness that is bound to happen
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Why are we gloomier than the economy?
Soft? You betcha. In recession? Quite possibly. And a crisis in the financial markets has rattled nerves for months now. But so far, the economy is holding up better than it did during the last two recessions in 1990 and 2001. Employers haven’t shed as many jobs, the unemployment rate is still relatively low, and gross domestic product has kept rising. Things are nowhere near as bad as they were in the Great Depression, or even during the severe recession of 1982-83. The last time consumers were this miserable, in May 1980, the jobless rate was 7.5 percent and inflation was 14.4 percent. Now those numbers are 5.5 percent and 4.2 percent respectively.
The Cricket and Seagull Fireside Chat
Bringing music and interviews to Latter-day Saints and their friends world-wide, The Cricket and Seagull features the unique voices of LDS authors and artists, singers, songwriters, and more. Posted weekly on Fridays.
Nathan’s World
The Poetic Gospel of Jesus Christ and its Inspiration
Sunrise Tantalize
Investigating Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Kelhop Glen
An occasionally conservative, family-oriented, japan-centric, shallow, liberal, buddhist and/or realist set of “posts” poorly reasoned by yet another Mormon lawyer from California, as if there weren’t enough of us. You may (or may not) find stuff here on LDS life, teachings, and culture, LDS life in Japan, family life, news and politics, and the law.
McEwens
I volunteer as a humor therapist at the hospital, and life can be pretty funny! Look up my blog on swimsuits, capris and shorts! OH MY
Scrumptious And Sinfully Satisfying
Life, this is about life. Plain and simple! Ups and downs, ins and outs!
Oh Those Easleys…
I’m a mom of 5, a wife of 1, a photographer of many, a bad example on the freeway and a strong believer in my faith. Let’s just hope I don’t pull my hair out today.
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LDS Women of God
To help LDS women understand their true destiny
Heavenly Ascents
I am an LDS student work on a graduate degree in Theology at Marquette University, a Catholic school. This blog will record some insights from my studies that would be of interest to LDS readers.
Confessions of a Single Mormon Girl
Five “older” single LDS women blogging about dating and single life in the church.
A Geezer Looks Back
A geezer looks back at his life with the hope that his experiences and lessons learned will be helpful to the youth of today.
cCanoelover’s blog
just a way to put out some pictures and thoughts and stuff — for other canoelovers, naturelovers, doglovers and blacksmithlovers. P.S. Kayaklovers welcome too!
Leave it to LYLA
Lyla’s opinions and ramblings on life, love and just whatever else may come to mind…like it, love it or just LEAVE it to Lyla!
The Liverman Clan
When you come to visit us here, I hope that you laugh or just find something to enlighten you. But above all just enjoy my family as much as I do.
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Scripture Journey
LDS Members sharing insights on lesson assignments and scriptures
As Zion’s Youth
As Zion’s Youth is a basically a blog that chronicles my (Ri) life as a new (less than one year) teenage convert of the church. It’s a mix between church-oriented and daily life in the United States as a teenager.
Stupor of Thought
Some thoughts by some Mormons about some of everything.
Fireflies of Hope
Finding Hope During Hard Times
Linford’s Life
Bret, Megan, Kade and Baby in the Cooker
Dug
I am filled with pretentiousness, knowing that I am a guppy. And yes, I realize that most of the paragraphs and sentences in my blog begin with “I”. The thing is, I love to ski, but I’m the weakest skier in the group I ski with. I love to bike, but everybody I introduce to biking soon surpasses me in skill and speed. I like to write, but all the people I want to read it write better than me. So what to do? Just jump in I guess.
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Changes and lay offs coming to the Deseret News. The industry-wide slump in circulation and ad revenue hits the DN. It sounds like an increased online LDS presence (i.e. Mormon Times) is part of their future strategy.
A committee, comprised mostly of editors, will begin immediately looking at where those cuts will be made. The paper has about 200 full-time employees.
At the same time, the newspaper will be restructured in an effort to appeal to local readers as well as a worldwide audience, particularly members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who make up the vast majority of the newspaper’s readership. The LDS Church owns the Deseret News.
Cannon described it as a 24-hour news source via words and multimedia that is “more local, more online, more Mormon.”
Bloggernacle Correlation
Correlatin’ the Bloggernacle in order to make it more useful to the average member Not!
Once a week, for the edification of those who need not wade in the muck and slime of the Bloggernacle, we will pick a suitable Bloggernacle post that may be of some limited value and Correlate it with the principles of the Gospel. “Correlating your apostate posts so that all may be edified since 2008.”
Passage to Zarahemla
Blog by well-known LDS writer and producer, Chris Heimerdinger. Primary focus on the LDS film and entertainment.
Circles and Dots and Other Distractions
I’m a Mormon girl who up and moved to Leipzig, Germany, to get a Master’s in American Studies (I’m specializing in contemporary American Lit). I know, that’s funny, ha ha. I figure I can combine interests (Linguistics, Lit Theory, sociology, literature, etc.), get my German up to par, meet a lot of cool people, and earn a Master’s while paying the astounding tuition of 81 Euros per semester. In case you didn’t get that I was being facetious, that’s 115 dollars. Per semester
Cultural Comparisons: An American in Germany
The purpose of this blog is to handle all the interesting comparisons I’ve made between American and German culture as I’ve been living in Germany.
Smelling the Flowers
My life. Remembering to smell the flowers of my life as I travel along.
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You can pick to get email updates for all new content or pick among news releases and stories, commentaries, video, photos, audio, public issues statements, and stories from the news media.
This feature appears to be especially targeted to involve bloggers. While not required, the submission form allows you to submit your blog address.
“Traffic as the Test of Christian Character.” It may sound silly but it’s those small things that can be hardest to conquer.
Driving is a magnificent test of our Christian character. We are generally quite anonymous, we have lots of power, and we are fully goal-directed. If anything will demonstrate our spiritual maturity, I suppose that driving will.
While I still think DC drivers are worse, I agree Utah drivers amaze me. Of course, being from both areas does not speak well of me.
I do not have scientific data to support my observations about state contrasts, I only have our experience. When we lived in Alabama, we were surprised at the way drivers let other cars into lines. They exemplified sharing and taking turns. We experienced the same wonderful phenomenon in many communities of Alabama during the six years we lived there. Yet, every time we returned to Utah, it seemed that a Utahn would rather die in a fiery crash than give way in a line of traffic. The gospel may change hearts—but only until we get behind the wheel of a car. Then we become ruthless Pharisees.
“Why I am an anti-intellectual:”
Being anti-intellectual is not the same as being anti-intellect. My beef is with a particular social class — the “intelligentsia” — and not with the practice of using one’s intellect to reflect on experience. In my experience, intellectuals (as a class) are ideologically intolerant, easily offended by ordinary humor, and pretentious in their prejudices, which they disguise as universal truths . . .
Intellectuals spray polysyllables like squid ink, to evade the democratic decencies of conversation.
I love that last line.
[via The Volokh Conspiracy]
BCC may sidelink to a nifty map of heaven but The Door to Hell is pretty cool too.
[via voluntaryXchange]
This Sunday marks the 30th anniversary of the revelation extending the priesthood to all worthy males. While it occurred on June 1, 1978, it wasn’t announced until June 8.
The Church will be holding an event in celebration at the Salt Lake Tabernacle. More information can be found at the website for the Genesis Group.
Hall Pass
Get your hall pass to read about the entertaining musings of our daily lives.
Three Men and a Little Lady
I am surrounded by Y chromosomes MOST of the time. I have to put the toilet seat down at least once a day, meals are often accompanied by sound effects, and anything frou-frou is very out of place in our mostly masculine home. BUT if I had the chance, I wouldn’t change my life at all! …Well, maybe the toilet seat thing…
Rgkaiser Family
religious thoughts, TV program thoughts,current news thoughts,family stories, family ideas, family pictures, geneology pictures.
Our Own Family Adventures
Come On In and See What It’s Like In Our Family. Sometimes It can get a little SCARY, Sometimes It can get a little SWEET. Sometimes We just don’t know WHAT to think! Leave a Comment or two and Let us know what YOU think about Our Own Little Family Adventures!
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LDS Gems in Russian
Chas in Cleveland
A jounal of emails and letters from Chas Marini’s 2 year LDS Mission to Cleveland, OH.
Marini Family
Stories and other info regarding the Marini family. Plenty of humor and insight. Content is family friendly!
Bushmania
My blog is more like a journal of what’s going on in my life- with a lot of pictures!
Our Own Family Adventures
Come On In and See What It’s Like In Our Family. Sometimes It can get a little SCARY, Sometimes It can get a little SWEET. Sometimes We just don’t know WHAT to think! Leave a Comment or two and Let us know what YOU think about Our Own Little Family Adventures!
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