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Some old #Mormon bloggers at a new Mormon blog about politics, social issues, science, and of course, the #LDS church.

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Doubt & Creativity wheatandtares.org/2023/05/17…

Doubt & Creativity

I just finished reading a novel my daughter recommended If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio. It’s a novel that contains a sort of murder mystery, abuse, retribution, relationships, friendship, an…

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1 Corinthians … in the Book of Mormon? wheatandtares.org/2023/05/16…
1 Corinthians … in the Book of Mormon?

1 Corinthians … in the Book of Mormon?

Continuing my New Testament series, let’s talk about 1 Corinthians, another authentic letter of Paul from the mid-50s. Corinth is located right on the isthmus of Corinth (see image at top of …

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Rick Grills Baptist Pastor wheatandtares.org/2023/05/15…
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Donny Osmond wheatandtares.org/2023/05/14…

Donny Osmond

Donny Osmond is my age. He is an interesting guy. While he appears a true-believing conservative Mormon to the outside world, I believe he has to be somewhat nuanced in his beliefs to make it as fa…

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This may be the most important #mormon story ever published... about premortal dogs... and how God feels about them. Aw, please just read it: wheatandtares.org/2023/05/13…

As Witnessed by the Eternal Dog

A Mormon Nativity Story “And the Lord spoke through Jeremiah, saying, “Baldness is come to Zion.” Jeremiah filled his tent with weeping. Then he gazed into his seer stone, and he beheld…

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Racism Against Native Americans wheatandtares.org/2023/05/12…

Racism Against Native Americans

Photo by jose uchasara velasquez on Pexels.com In 1830, with the Book of Mormon hot off the press, Joseph Smith sent missionaries to the Native Americans to teach them of their heritage as descenda…

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Is Mormonism the Buzzfeed of Religions? wheatandtares.org/2023/05/10…
Is Mormonism the Buzzfeed of Religions?

Is Mormonism the Buzzfeed of Religions?

Whenever I hear non-LDS people talking about Mormon stuff, my ears always prick up. I was listening to a recent “Gist” podcast episode in which the host Mike Pesca was talking with Ben …

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The Mormon Bible: Galatians wheatandtares.org/2023/05/09…
Galatians and Early Christian Organization

Galatians and Early Christian Organization

Last week’s post on 1 Thessalonians was well received, so let’s keep the ball rolling with another New Testament post this week on Paul’s letter to the Galatians. It’s the s…

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Are Apostles Getting Older? wheatandtares.org/2023/05/07…

Are Apostles Getting Older?

The short answer is: Yes, the average age of apostles is getting older. My friend Quentin Spencer is somewhat of a data nerd, and he has a blog called LDS Data Analysis that discusses statistics in…

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Melvin Russell Ballard – Listen to the Spirit with a trio of follies wheatandtares.org/2023/05/06…

Melvin Russell Ballard – Listen to the Spirit with a trio of follies

Today’s guest post is from Faith. This is the second post in a developing series spotlighting career backgrounds for general authorities in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Yo…

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Christ’s words. wheatandtares.org/2023/05/04…

Christ’s words.

Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saithunto me, Lord, Lord, shall enterinto the kingdom of heaven; buthe that doeth the will of myFather which is in heaven. Matthew 25: 31-46 When the Son of manshall…

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Can We Talk? wheatandtares.org/2023/05/03…

Can We Talk?

A lot of people in online Mormon spaces have been talking this week about a failed project (a new podcast called Mormon News Weekly) that Patrick Mason announced via Twitter he had decided to step …

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The Mormon Bible wheatandtares.org/2023/05/02…

The Mormon Bible: 1 Thessalonians

I’m going to try something different for awhile: do a series of posts on the New Testament, but not with any particular reference to the order or content in the LDS Come Follow Me New Testame…

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So What if the Family Proclamation gets Canonized? wheatandtares.org/2023/05/01…

So What if the Family Proclamation gets Canonized?

Today’s guest post comes from Jim Bennett: “The Family Proclamation isn’t some part of the gospel or some minor doctrine. IT IS THE GOSPEL.” I burst out laughing when I read that on Twi…

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Golden/Copper Plates? Translating Caracters Document wheatandtares.org/2023/05/01…
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Upstream Solutions wheatandtares.org/2023/04/30…
Upstream Solutions

Upstream Solutions

Imagine you lived in a small town with a river that ran through the middle of it. Every spring there would be flash floods, with the river overflowing its banks suddenly.  This would destroy h…

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What Happened at Community of Christ World Conference? wheatandtares.org/2023/04/29…
What Happened at Community of Christ World Conference?

What Happened at Community of Christ World Conference?

The week-long conference in Independence, Missouri, wrapped up Friday afternoon. Although numerous items of legislation were passed by the approximately 1,800 delegates, what was most evident was t…

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What might atonement and its aftermath look like on another world? Old-school Mormonism envisions this. Come wonder a bit... wheatandtares.org/2023/04/28…

Jeremiah’s Lament at Golgotha

A Mormon Tale of Eastertide “Jeremiah said, ‘The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.’ Then fair King Zedekiah (ever the prophet’s fanboy) nodded convulsive…

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What happens without meaningful appeal. wheatandtares.org/2023/04/27…
What happens without meaningful appeal.

What happens without meaningful appeal.

I had a friend whose only problem was that he was as good looking as he was smart. He was very smart. I decided to reach out to him to get a post for Wheat & Tares. That is when I found out tha…

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Other People’s Parents wheatandtares.org/2023/04/26…

Other People’s Parents

I was recently chatting with my closest childhood friend, and we were waxing nostalgic about how different our homes were growing up, and how we felt about those differences at the time. While it c…

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