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The True Order of Prayer
I’ve recently had occasion to attend the temple more often, and I have some questions. In the temple, we have the opportunity to participate in the true order of prayer. What exactly does that mean?...
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Let the Women Pray: Weekend Poll
All Enlisted is at it again! The latest movement is to petition church leadership to have females give prayers in General Conference. After the pantstastic success of the Wear Pants to Church Sunday,...
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Names on the Prayer Roll
Not an actual image Mormons have the opportunity to submit names for special prayers in the temple. The names are placed on the altars of the temple, and God is asked to bless those whose names lie on...
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Seeking Truth
Today’s post is by new perma and longtime commenter, Hedgehog. On 10 January, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf addressed young single adults at the firstCES devotional of the year. The title of his...
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Will Women Pray in Conference?!
Jean Stevens of the General Primary Presidency becomes the first woman to pray in LDS General Conference Peggy Fletcher Stack of the Salt Lake Tribune said “that LDS women are scheduled, as of now [Mar...
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Prayer at the Rameumptom, LDS Edition
I suspect the first question would be “What the heck is a rameumptom?” What exactly is so objectionable about the prayer of the Zoramites on the Rameumptom? When we discussed it in church a few weeks...
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Modernizing the Parable of the Tax Collector and the Pharisee
I’ve been reviewing The Challenge of Honesty which was released Sept 1. (You might want to check out my first post, or second post on the book.) Frances Lee Menlove relates the following. Today I am...
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Bible Dictionary: Prayer
There are some interesting differences between ancient prayer and modern prayer according to the LDS Bible Dictionary. The attitude of prayer ordinarily was standing. (1 Sam. 1:26; Neh. 9:2, 4; Matt....
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Mitt: the Documentary
A scene from the film shows Mitt ironing his shirt while wearing it. This week is the Sundance Film Festival, and one of headlining movies was Mitt: The documentary (it’s now available on Netflix.)...
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What is it about Vocal Prayer?
Do you pray out loud in private? And why? That’s one of the things I was left pondering at the end of the Priesthood session. Vocal prayer was something mentioned in two of the talks given: “Let’s...
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