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Do Mormons Go to Twelve Step Programs?
Well, yes. Hi, I am a compulsive overeater… and I’m also a Mormon! I know, I know, overeating is pretty lame. It doesn’t make someone look glamorous, has no associations with hard partying or Las Vegas, and you can’t even … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus Christ, Religion
Tagged 12 step program, addiction, answers, Atonement, overeating, prayer, Word of Wisdom
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The Holiest Week
By Zach D. Growing up in the Church in St. George, Utah, Easter Sunday was the only part of Holy Week noted and was generally commemorated by three things: a new tie before church, a possible talk about the Resurrection … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus Christ, Religion
Tagged Atonement, Catholicism, Crucifiction, Delhi, Easter, Gibraltar, Good Friday, Holy Week, Jesus Christ, Kyiv, Malaga, Maudy Thursday, Orthodox, Palm Sunday, Passover, Resurection, Saetas, Ukraine
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Our Home in Heaven
Growing up, I was blessed to have a very strong relationship with my parents. I loved them and enjoyed spending time with them. They loved me unconditionally and provided me with food, clothing, shelter, insurance, and everything else I needed. … Continue reading
Posted in Mormonism 101, Religion
Tagged becoming like god, Heavenly Father, leaving home, moving out, pre-earth, pre-existence
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Art Perspective: Ensign Peak
High above an already elevated Salt Lake City sits Ensign Peak–a magnificent lookout point significant not just to Utahns, but to Mormons across the world. It was here, after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley only two days before, that … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Religion
Tagged art, Brigham Young, ensign peak, photography, pioneers
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Finding Hope in Regret
By Tim Regret is not as bad as everyone makes it out to be; there is hope within regret. In fact, I propose that there are such things as Refined Regrets and Resolutions. The regret is the original feeling of … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus Christ
Tagged Atonement, death, hope, Jesus Christ, learning, mistakes, regrets, resolutions
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Readers, We Need Your Help
The musical The Book of Mormon has been touring all over the United States and has now spread to the UK. Recently the group putting on the musical in the UK contacted us. Mormons are even less well known in … Continue reading →