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Sam Brown

@SamBrown_LDS

Intellectual historian, theological dabbler, aspirational homemaker, Latter-day Saint.

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Joined December 2018
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In Ether 1-5 we watched Moriancumer (that name is better attested than "Mahonri") grapple with what it means to pray and want and question and grow. We follow Moriancumer (and by extension all of us) as he encounters problems (confounded language, an exodus that merges Noah and
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for witnessing panoramic visions, and the language that was supposedly for keeping Jaredite society intact but is actually for keeping sacred texts impregnable to the trespasses of time. At the end there is that image -- of a wary, warty human trying their best and God reaching
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an outstretched hand toward that person. Together, we are everything, so much more than we could ever imagine.
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Got the first royalty check from Both Things are True and donated the $ to donate.churchofjesuschrist.o… . We miss her and are glad that her words continue to bless the world.
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Working on Ether 1–5, fascinated by how often "like unto a dish" gets repeated in Ether 2.
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My youngest spoke at Stake Conference tonight. A lovely sermon that cited Madonna, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Alien Sex Fiend, and Jesus (not listed in order of importance). Deeply faithful and thoughtful.
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This made me smile. mayorgallery.com/exhibitions… (Not obvious to me that Pollack is any better.)
Congo the Chimpanzee | 3 - 19 December 2019

Congo the Chimpanzee | 3 - 19 December 2019

“It is the work of Congo, not that of the prehistoric cave artists, that can truly be said to represent the birth of art .” - Desmond Morris, 2005. Surrealist artist and zoologist Desmond Morris is...

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We ended up exploring the nature of Scripture: so much fascinating stuff going on in 3 Ne 20–26. Sort of mind-boggling how interesting and compelling it all is. Just a few of the ways we might understand Scripture include
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· The Law · A shared canon · Eavesdropping on conversations with God · God’s voice caught in amber · A vessel for God’s voice/a place to meet the Spirit · The Comforter that remains when Christ is absent (letters from a dead beloved) · A tune that we sing again and again
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· Evidence of the fidelity of God’s promises · A blueprint for our lives? · Principles for building a just society? · A pedigree.
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Lovely and thoughtful. I have recently started to root for BYU rugby, which has been a fun addition to my experiential repertoire.
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I went to BYU’s homecoming game on Yom Kippur—the least Jewish place in America—and talked to the Jewish quarterback who has led my alma mater’s football team to a miraculous undefeated start. theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
The Jewish Quarterback at a Mormon College

The Jewish Quarterback at a Mormon College

Faith and football at Brigham Young University

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A lovely meditation by my brother on fathers and sons. petercontibrown.substack.com…
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Note for example the deft merge of Loaves and Fishes with Eucharist in 20:6–7: highlights elements missing from both independently. The emblems of the sacrament are markers of sacred and astonishing abundance.
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I'm teaching 3 Nephi 20-26 this week. I'm interested to hear what people think are the most interesting, challenging, inspiring components.
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I love this
Image from Sam Brown (@SamBrown_LDS)
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Mark is wonderful. Seriously, a wonderful human being and a fantastic surgeon, thinker, etc. deseret.com/education/2024/1…
Who is Mark Ott, founding dean of the BYU Medical School?

Who is Mark Ott, founding dean of the BYU Medical School?

BYU announced that Dr. Mark Ott, a surgeon at Intermountain Health, will be the inaugural dean of its new medical school. Learn more about his career.

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I've been thinking about Christ's call to visit the prisoner. I think I've realized that I tend to imagine political prisoners, people unjustly incarcerated, when I think about that in concrete terms. But Jesus didn't limit the scope, did he?
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I think that, just as we are called to love our enemies, we are also called to visit and serve those who are guilty. Not just the innocent sufferers. The guilty ones too.
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