Pornography, Priesthood, and Barry Manilow
**** This post contains some elicit language and disturbing mental images — but nothing that has not been taught in at least one Elder’s Quorum lesson on Pornography — continue at your own...
View ArticleCountdown to Halloween: The Devil is making me do this… (part 1)
For some reason, the Devil thinks it’s funny to put Halloween on a Sunday. Maybe it’s because he always tries to imitate the Lord, so he enjoys putting his Satanic substitute for Christmas on the...
View ArticleCountdown to Halloween (part 2)
Story 2: Here’s a story about an encounter with the adversary that I think I heard firsthand from the one who experienced it. It’s been a long time and I’m sure my memory is imperfect, but this is how...
View ArticleCountdown to Halloween (part 3)
The following story was sent to me from Rich LaRocco, who served his mission in Japan in the early 1970′s: I had two encounters with evil spirits on my mission. One of them, four of us in a district...
View ArticleCountdown to Halloween (part 4)
The following story was sent to me in May 1997 by Carl Nielsen who served his mission in Denmark: I had only been out a short while and was just starting to learn a little of the language. My companion...
View ArticleCountdown to Halloween (part 5)
This story was submitted by Aaron Olson, who served his mission in France: While on my mission in the France Marseille mission I had several experiences concerning spirits, evil or otherwise. This one...
View ArticleCountdown to Halloween (part 6)
The following are two versions of essentially the same story. One I heard myself when I was a missionary in Japan. The other was sent to me by Stephen Picht, who served his mission in Hong Kong....
View ArticleCountdown to Halloween (part 7)
The final installment of the “countdown to halloween” segment comes from the late great William “Bert” Wilson, well respected Mormon folklorist. Wilson began collecting stories such as these in 1963 —...
View ArticleTestimony Time
I bore my testimony in sacrament meeting yesterday. It was the first time I have done that in I don’t know how many years. The first counselor opened the meeting with his testimony about conference,...
View ArticleAnti-?
Is Mormon Expression an anti-Mormon podcast? I recently introduced two new friends to the Mormon Expression podcast (in fact, if things go well, I am hoping that I can soon introduce the two of them to...
View ArticlePhilosophies of Glenn, Mingled with Scripture
I have some questions. A lot of questions, really, and not a lot of answers. In the recently published podcast, Mixed Feelings for Mormonism, John, Zilpha, Tom, and I drew some messy and disjointed...
View ArticleMormon Folklore: French Mission Apostasy
There is a false assumption that all folklore (and mythology) is false. Not true. It is much more complicated than that. The basic premise behind the transmission any traditional story is that the...
View ArticleThe Decem Co-Mike-ments
I love Mike Tannehill for so many reasons, and as was pointed out on the comment boards by several listeners, I wish he could have participated on the D&C 132 for Dummies podcast as well. He did...
View ArticleDear Skeptical Friends…
Dear Skeptical Freinds, If you are a skeptic or an atheist or agnostic or a scientist or just feel really really smart this morning because last night you stayed in a Holiday Inn Express, I really need...
View ArticleMissing out
You guys (and gals) who have stopped going to church are really missing out. There is so much good stuff going on here, I am telling you. Just this past Sunday I heard one of the best talks ever! Well,...
View ArticleWhy I (and possibly Richard Dawkins) am a BELIEVER again!
Bust out your label-makers! It’s time for a change. (and buckle up — I’ve been flying for the past 13 hours, and this is a long one – sorry – maybe you might just want to skip this one). The captain...
View ArticleWhy Big Love?
I grew up watching TV shows like Happy Days, Mork and Mindy, the A-Team, and Saturday Night Live. And when I created my imaginary worlds, I became these people. I dressed up in leather jackets, and...
View ArticleThe Naked Truth
Let me keep this brief. I was recently talking to a friend who was concerned by the recent nudist podcast on Mormon Expression. He is pretty new to Mormon Expression, but he likes the podcast as a...
View ArticlePeacemaker 101: Testicles, Homos, Anti-Mormons, and Me
A few people have told me recently that they feel I need to share more of who I am and what I believe on Mormon Expression. It sort of surprised me, because I thought I had been doing that, and I’m...
View ArticleTerrestrial means EARTH — duh!
I’ve tossed this one around a few places, even here on this blog a bit before, but I’ve never had response that really has budged me from my position on this, nor really felt that anyone else even...
View ArticleBlessed are the Pissmakers
It’s amazing the inspiration you can gain from a simple urine test. Some might even call it a blessing of sorts. For many years I have had a degenerative disk as well as some arthritis in my lower...
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